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A. J. Santora
New York Times, Thursday, January 16, 1975
51-Across : Busy as ___
Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 60.9
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 R | 2 A | 3 J | 4 A | 5 S | 6 B | 7 U | 8 S | 9 A | 10 M | 11 A | 12 N |
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13 R | I | G | O | R | S | 14 A | S | H | 15 B | A | S | E |
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16 I | C | E | B | R | E | 17 A | K | E | R | 18 E | C | C | E |
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19 G | A | R | B | O | 20 T | E | R | I | 21 Y | A | K | I | ||
22 A | W | 23 E | E | 24 N | E | R | I | |||||||
25 T | 26 R | 27 A | N | S | A | L | 28 A | 29 S | K | A | 30 N | 31 E | 32 W |
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33 W | O | R | K | 34 R | I | P | E | S | T | 35 T | A | I |
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36 A | L | I | S | 37 T | 38 E | R | A | 39 S | 40 L | O | G | S |
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41 I | F | S | 42 A | 43 R | R | E | S | 44 T | 45 I | S | L | E |
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46 N | E | T | 47 P | A | S | S | C | A | 48 T | C | H | E | R |
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49 O | 50 V | E | R | 51 A | B | E | E | |||||||
52 S | C | A | R | E | 53 S | 54 U | P | 55 S | N | 56 O | 57 B | 58 S |
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59 G | U | R | U | 60 B | A | R | E | 61 N | T | S | S | E | A |
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62 E | L | A | N | 63 I | L | S | 64 R | E | E | L | E | D |
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65 M | U | T | T | 66 T | E | A | 67 A | D | D | O | N |
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,287
Across
1
Hindu rulers : RAJAS
6
School vehicle : BUS
9
"___ for All Seasons" : AMAN
13
Hardships : RIGORS
14
Bat wood : ASH
15
First or home : BASE
16
Arctic ship : ICEBREAKER
18
Behold: Lat. : ECCE
19
Gilbert's co-star : GARBO
20
Japanese dish : TERIYAKI
22
Bide-___ : AWEE
24
Saint Philip ___ : NERI
25
Oil-pipeline route : TRANSALASKA
30
Unfamiliar : NEW
33
Employment : WORK
34
Most opportune : RIPEST
35
Paddy-rice people : TAI
36
Careening : ALIST
38
Important time : ERA
39
Works long hours : SLOGS
41
Uncertainties : IFS
42
Check : ARREST
45
Man or Wight : ISLE
46
Profit : NET
47
End, at times : PASSCATCHER
49
In surplus : OVER
51
Busy as ___ : ABEE
52
Gathers with effort : SCARESUP
55
Snooty ones : SNOBS
59
Spiritual leader : GURU
60
Arctic water : BARENTSSEA
62
Enthusiasm : ELAN
63
They: Fr. : ILS
64
Staggered : REELED
65
Jeff's friend : MUTT
66
Pekoe : TEA
67
Append : ADDON
Down
1
Costa ___ : RICA
2
Teen-___ : AGER
3
Computerized hiring aids : JOBBANKS
4
Directional pointers : ARROWS
5
Compass point : SSE
6
Clam picnic : BAKE
7
Addict : USER
8
Reacts, like a washed sweater : SHRINKS
9
Cross as ___ : ABEAR
10
Raincoat : MACKINTOSH
11
Spore sacs : ASCI
12
Once-named : NEE
13
Outfit : RIG
17
Workshops : ATELIERS
21
Irish playwright : YEATS
23
Spike of corn : EAR
25
Writer Mark : TWAIN
26
Colonist John : ROLFE
27
Noble : ARISTOCRAT
28
Behind, in France : APRES
29
Marine art : SEASCAPE
31
Golfing bird : EAGLE
32
Partner of older : WISER
37
Slacken, with "off" : TAPER
40
Authorized : LICENSED
43
Cheese dish : RAREBIT
44
Restaurant check : TAB
48
Examined : TESTED
50
Brag : VAUNT
52
Pacific archipelago : SULU
53
Bargain event : SALE
54
Sky Bear : URSA
56
Scandinavian capital : OSLO
57
Common verb : BEEN
58
Sack or iron : SAD
59
Diamond : GEM
61
F.D.R. agency : NRA
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.
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