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George Laczko
New York Times, Tuesday, February 18, 1975
21-Across : Part of S.P.C.A.
Author:
George Laczko
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 52.0
George Laczko has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 R | 2 A | 3 S | 4 P | 5 P | 6 L | 7 A | 8 N | 9 A | 10 S | 11 T | 12 O |
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13 I | C | E | R | 14 L | I | M | E | 15 N | 16 S | H | I | N |
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17 F | R | E | E | 18 S | A | M | P | L | E | 19 P | O | L | L |
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20 T | E | R | M | I | T | E | 21 S | O | 22 C | I | E | T | Y |
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23 S | I | L | O | 24 S | O | N | A | R | ||||||
25 C | 26 R | U | S | T | 27 F | A | N | A | T | I | 28 C | 29 A | 30 L |
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31 R | I | C | E | 32 H | E | N | 33 T | E | N | U | R | E |
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34 A | S | K | 35 S | A | D | D | 36 L | E | R | 37 S | O | D |
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38 K | E | E | 39 P | E | R | 40 L | O | S | 41 S | T | A | G |
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42 E | R | R | A | N | D | 43 B | O | Y | 44 S | P | O | R | E |
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45 T | O | W | I | T | 46 H | O | L | M | ||||||
47 R | 48 A | 49 T | T | R | A | P | 50 M | A | R | I | M | 51 B | 52 A |
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53 O | B | O | E | 54 R | E | 55 P | O | R | T | C | A | R | D |
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56 S | L | U | R | 57 E | D | I | L | E | 58 E | D | I | E |
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59 S | E | T | S | 60 S | T | E | M | 61 S | E | E | N |
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,320
Across
1
Coarse file : RASP
5
Master or Marshall : PLAN
9
Concerning : ASTO
13
Champagne bucket : ICER
14
Threshold : LIMEN
16
Leg bone : SHIN
17
Product giveaway : FREESAMPLE
19
Sampling of opinions : POLL
20
Destructive insect : TERMITE
21
Part of S.P.C.A. : SOCIETY
23
Grain elevator : SILO
24
Detection device : SONAR
25
Unmitigated nerve : CRUST
27
Rabid : FANATICAL
31
Wild or brown : RICE
32
Coop dweller : HEN
33
Term of office : TENURE
34
Inquire : ASK
35
Racetrack worker : SADDLER
37
Turf : SOD
38
Zoo employee : KEEPER
40
___ Gatos : LOS
41
Kind of party : STAG
42
Runner : ERRANDBOY
44
Seed : SPORE
45
Namely : TOWIT
46
Holly tree : HOLM
47
Run-down building : RATTRAP
50
Musical instrument : MARIMBA
53
Hautboy : OBOE
54
Student's milestone : REPORTCARD
56
Disparage : SLUR
57
Roman magistrate : EDILE
58
Adams : EDIE
59
Hardens : SETS
60
Goblet part : STEM
61
Perceived : SEEN
Down
1
Fissure : RIFT
2
Israeli port : ACRE
3
Summer-suit material : SEERSUCKER
4
Assumption : PREMISE
5
Greek philosopher : PLATO
6
Rickey ingredient : LIME
7
Elec. unit : AMP
8
Wrestling hold : NELSON
9
Medicine-chest standby : ASPIRIN
10
Brogan : SHOE
11
Lean : TILT
12
Single : ONLY
15
Infants : NEONATES
18
Soil deposit : SILT
22
Kind of corner : CATER
24
Little League locale : SANDLOT
25
Short-billed rail : CRAKE
26
Stair part : RISER
27
Nourished : FED
28
Not mass-produced : CUSTOMMADE
29
Bellowing : AROAR
30
Shelf : LEDGE
32
Nuts and bolts : HARDWARE
35
Spanish man : SENOR
36
Myrna : LOY
39
Sounds of little feet : PATTERS
41
Prepares movie film : SPLICES
43
Two-footed creatures : BIPEDS
44
Kind : SORT
46
Seraglio : HAREM
47
Antarctic sea : ROSS
48
Qualified : ABLE
49
___ de suite : TOUT
50
Beauty mark : MOLE
51
Soft cheese : BRIE
52
Arabian gulf : ADEN
55
Deep hole : PIT
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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