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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Thursday, July 11, 1974

50-Across : Heart-shaped

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 32.0
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,098
Across
1
Edgar Guest's "___ o' livin'" : HEAP
5
Steep slope : SCARP
10
Refs' relatives : UMPS
14
Grass of Africa : ALFA
15
Knotty problem : POSER
16
Gaze intently : PORE
17
Aperture : SLIT
18
African animal : ORIBI
19
Neat : TRIM
20
Dutch colonial V.I.P. : PATROON
22
Resentment : UMBRAGE
24
Uncertain : IFFY
25
Game piece : TILE
26
___ Aurelius : MARCUS
29
City on the Loire : NANTES
33
Partners of pains : ACHES
34
Cold comfort : COUGHDROP
37
Arctic explorer : RAE
38
Drafty places : BARNS
39
Full of: Suffix : OSE
40
Cocked hats : TRICORNES
43
Coat fur : LAPIN
45
Governing body : SENATE
46
Rhythmical : CADENT
47
Kind of race : DRAG
49
Grating : GRID
50
Heart-shaped : CORDATE
53
N. J. river : RARITAN
57
Et ___ : ALII
58
Navaho dwelling : HOGAN
60
Miffed : SORE
61
Blackthorn : SLOE
62
Draw forth : EDUCE
63
Plinth : ORLO
64
Magicians' props : HATS
65
Spanish kings : REYES
66
Zenith : NOON
Down
1
Fastener : HASP
2
Miss Fitzgerald : ELLA
3
Throw ___ : AFIT
4
Miss Munsel : PATRICE
5
Fools : SPOOFS
6
Like some jokes : CORNY
7
Thus, in Spain : ASI
8
Disprove : REBUT
9
Undercoats of paint : PRIMINGS
10
Rise in the economy : UPTREND
11
Italian finger game : MORA
12
Overnice one : PRIG
13
Dotted, in heraldry : SEME
21
"That makes two ___" : OFUS
23
Insipid : BLAH
26
Trading centers : MARTS
27
Not ___ in the world : ACARE
28
Wagnerian river : RHEIN
30
Figure of speech : TROPE
31
Red dye : EOSIN
32
Used up : SPENT
34
Container : CAN
35
Bauxite, e.g. : ORE
36
German pronoun : UNS
38
Take a ___ (rest) : BREATHER
41
Links figures : CADDIES
42
Other: Sp. : OTRA
43
Hiding place : LAIR
44
English essayist : ADDISON
46
Wading birds : CRANES
48
Rock cavity : GEODE
49
Monaco name : GRACE
50
Carry's partner : CASH
51
Earthen jar : OLLA
52
Tumult : RIOT
54
Arena figure : TORO
55
Guthrie : ARLO
56
Sign gas : NEON
59
Lombardo : GUY

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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