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Paul R. Barnes
Paul R. Barnes

New York Times, Monday, October 16, 1967

22-Across : Texas critter.

Author:
Paul R. Barnes
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 22.7 Grid has duplicate clues.
Paul R. Barnes has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,638
Across
1
Big party, London style. : BASH
5
Skier-carriers. : TOWS
9
Big joke. : SPOOF
14
Weapons: Lat. : ARMA
15
Fish. : OPAH
16
Spanish diacritical mark. : TILDE
17
Disputed. : MOOT
18
Edouard of music. : LALO
19
Willow rod. : OSIER
20
Italian bowling game. : BOCCIE
22
Texas critter. : LONGHORN
24
Pedantic. : INKHORN
26
Burmese. : TAI
27
New Mexican town. : TAOS
29
Hound. : BEAGLE
34
Give security to. : GUARANTEE
39
Cotton fabric. : SCRIM
40
Norse name. : ARNE
41
Provisions. : TERMS
43
Girl's nickname. : TONI
44
Mrs. Yokum. : PANSY
46
Benny's man. : ROCHESTER
48
Scheduled. : SLATED
50
Healthy state, old style. : WEAL
51
___ loco (in its own place): Lat. : SUO
53
Nebraska river. : ELKHORN
58
Tierra del Fuego headland. : CAPEHORN
63
Samuel Butler's "Love ___ ... " : ISABOY
64
City near Salerno. : EBOLI
65
Shoulder of a road. : BERM
67
Pheasant brood. : NIDE
68
Beersheba's desert. : NEGEV
69
Hipbones. : ILIA
70
Hands off, printer! : STET
71
Bouquet. : AROMA
72
Dictator. : TSAR
73
Those: Sp. : ESOS
Down
1
Dear deer. : BAMBI
2
Mavourneen. : AROON
3
Painter's garb. : SMOCK
4
Plane exit. : HATCH
5
Forbearing. : TOLERANT
6
W. W. II agency. : OPA
7
Berlin blight. : WALL
8
Photograph. : SHOOT
9
Cheap smokes. : STOGIES
10
Cousin of tush. : PISH
11
Mixture. : OLIO
12
River rising in Moravia. : ODER
13
1967 hurricane. : FERN
21
I in Athens. : IOTA
23
Catch. : NAB
25
Observer. : NOTER
28
Asian goat antelope. : SEROW
30
Statutes. : ACTS
31
Cave: Poet. : GROT
32
Fishing device. : LINE
33
Asian title. : EMIR
34
Wide open spaces. : GAPS
35
Eurasian river. : URAL
36
Friend of Thai king. : ANNA
37
Remainder. : REST
38
Host of a quiz show. : EMCEE
42
Where "pale hands" were loved. : SHALIMAR
45
School for Talmudic study. : YESHIVA
47
Fraternal men. : ELKS
49
Couple. : DUO
52
Circle. : ORBIT
54
Old merchant guild. : HANSE
55
Newspaper items. : OBITS
56
Roundup. : RODEO
57
Red noes. : NYETS
58
Dinner: Lat. : CENA
59
But: Ger. : ABER
60
Kelly's possum. : POGO
61
School: Abbr. : ELEM
62
Norse name. : NELS
66
Narrow inlet. : RIA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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