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Cora Goodman
Cora Goodman

New York Times, Wednesday, June 21, 1967

20-Across : Natural abode.

Author:
Cora Goodman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 32.8
Cora Goodman has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,521
Across
1
Book of the Bible. : AMOS
5
"New" school subject. : MATH
9
Rhyme scheme of a quatrain. : ABAB
13
Arabian judge. : CADI
14
"___ penny ... " : ONEA
15
Beast of burden. : BURRO
16
Honorarium. : EMOLUMENT
18
"Robin ___." : ADAIR
19
Makes tranquil. : SERENES
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Natural abode. : HABITAT
22
Beethoven's Choral Symphony. : NINTH
24
Parlay. : BET
25
The mule, for one. : MASCOT
28
Divided into incidents. : EPISODIC
33
Foreign. : ALIEN
34
Word on a wine label. : BRUT
35
George Herman. : RUTH
36
Operculum. : LID
37
Mexican garments. : SERAPES
40
New Havenite. : ELI
41
The birds. : AVES
43
Girl's name. : LILA
44
Province of N China. : HONAN
46
Taken. : RESERVED
48
Dresses. : ARRAYS
49
Fish dish. : ROE
50
Tasty. : SAPID
52
Mariner's need. : COMPASS
56
One of the rockets. : POLARIS
60
Zodiac sign. : ARIES
61
Soothing preparation. : EMOLLIENT
63
Mixed. : BLENT
64
Earthy deposit. : MARL
65
Baby sitter, old style. : NANA
66
Dispatched. : SENT
67
Preposition. : INTO
68
Plod. : SLOG
Down
1
Top performers. : ACES
2
Alias Angela Lansbury. : MAME
3
Aroma. : ODOR
4
Hamlet's last word. : SILENCE
5
Importance. : MOMENT
6
"___ of robins ... " : ANEST
7
What "decem" means. : TEN
8
"What ___ God wrought!" : HATH
9
Listener in the classroom. : AUDITOR
10
Unruly child. : BRAT
11
Tenor's forte. : ARIA
12
Industial diamond. : BORT
15
Toyland figures. : BABES
17
Striking groups. : UNIONS
21
Have ___ (eat). : ABITE
23
Announces. : HERALDS
25
Of the cheek. : MALAR
26
Vivacious. : ALIVE
27
Laterals. : SIDES
29
Insect stage. : PUPA
30
Señorita's companion. : DUENA
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Let ___ (let be): Colloq. : ITLAY
32
Jaws. : CHINS
34
Cheese. : BRIE
38
Little people. : ELVES
39
High-pitched. : SHRILL
42
Python. : SERPENT
45
Decrees. : ORDAINS
47
Company dinner. : ROAST
48
Model of manly beauty. : APOLLO
51
Nautical term. : APORT
52
Truck parts. : CABS
53
Heraldic fillet. : ORLE
54
Bearing. : MIEN
55
Prefix with pro or precious. : SEMI
57
Veritable. : REAL
58
___ time. : INNO
59
Type of party. : STAG
62
Friday, for one. : MAN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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