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Frances Hansen
Frances Hansen

Another Year

New York Times, Sunday, January 4, 1970

128-Down : Equally old, with "of"

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 166, Blocks: 82, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { X }, Scrabble score: 708 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 153, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 19, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 40, Grid flow: 56.3
Frances Hansen has 81 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 40 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original solution grid had AZA at 40-Across; corrected this to ANA. Original clue for 120-Across had "Aint"; changed this to "Ain't."

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J
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L
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,449
Across
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Order to torpedoman : FIREI
6
Present : TODAY
11
"___ are about to die ... " : WEWHO
16
Architect Jones : INIGO
21
Word games: Abbr. : ANAGS
22
Of an acid group : AMIDO
23
French airmail word : AVION
24
"Sing ___ songs ... " : NOSAD
25
___ bell : RINGA
26
All set : READY
27
Loud cries : YELLS
28
Hartebeest : KAAMA
29
Broadway phrase : STANDINGROOMONLY
32
"___ fairer than the day" : BESHE
33
Start of Keats poem : ISTOOD
34
Writer Rand : AYN
35
Times of day, for short : AFTS
36
Fervent plea, with "us" : GODHELP
38
Gray: Fr. : GRIS
40
Collected writings : ANA
41
Overseas address : APO
42
Mouth: Slang : TRAP
43
Sandburg words, after "I am" : THEPEOPLETHEMOBTHECROWD
52
Sound: Prefix : SONO
53
Clement and Marianne : MOORES
54
Eastern nurse : AMAH
55
___ good turn : DOA
56
The Bulbul Amir : ABDUL
58
Chinese dynasty : TSIN
59
Nevada bandit : ONEARM
61
Talking bird : MYNAH
65
Decorate again : RETRIM
67
Frown : SCOWL
69
Moves furtively : SLIES
71
Unit of loudness : SONE
72
Zambales people : AETAS
74
Showy perennials : IRIDS
76
Malay hysteria : LATA
78
Sympathy's partner : TEA
79
85
Presidential nickname : CAL
86
Famous fiddler : NERO
87
Israeli dances : HORAS
88
Man for introductions : EMCEE
89
Combine: Suffix : URET
91
Fiber plant : SISAL
94
Xmas V.I.P. : SANTA
96
Poem part : STANZA
99
Mustapha Kemal : PASHA
101
Latecomer's penalty : NOSEAT
103
Holiday months: Abbr. : DECS
105
Kills : SLAYS
106
Corrode : EAT
108
Garish sign : NEON
109
Ascended rapidly : SHOTUP
111
Intentions : AIMS
112
What "no man lives without" : JOSTLINGANDBEINGJOSTLED
118
Bread: Prefix : ARTO
119
Greek letters : NUS
120
"Ain't We Got ___?" : FUN
121
Savvy remark : ISEE
122
Part of winter lawn scene : SNOWMAN
124
Hair job, for short : PERM
126
Between sine and non : QUA
129
Start of Xmas carol : ITCAME
133
Swords : EPEES
134
Biblical quotation : MYCUPRUNNETHOVER
137
Alentejo's capital : EVORA
138
Black militant Jones : LEROI
139
Devil : SATAN
140
"___ ears," said the rabbit : IMALL
141
Mortise partner : TENON
142
Voter : ADULT
143
Churchill gesture : VSIGN
144
Titter : TEHEE
145
Cunning : CRAFT
146
Sits : POSES
147
Heaps : PILES
148
U.S. Indians : ERIES
Down
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Native of area of Iran : FARSI
2
J.F.K. and L.B.J.: Abbr. : INITS
3
___ check (hunting term) : RANAT
4
Party worker of a kind : EGGNOGPOURER
5
Man's name : ISADORE
6
Mountain lake : TARN
7
Last in a series : OMEGA
8
Pepys' pride : DIARY
9
Append : ADDON
10
Toy : YOYO
11
"___ with a maid" : WAYOFAMAN
12
Consequence : EVENT
13
Rogers and others : WILLS
14
One kind of smoke : HOLY
15
Cricket sides : ONS
16
Signed in a way : INKED
17
Hostess's oversight : NOASHTRAYS
18
"No man ___ to his valet" : ISAHERO
19
Hunting code : GAMELAW
20
Harem room : ODA
30
Dialect : IDIOM
31
Heavy hair : MANE
32
Shouted down : BOOED
36
Unit of fuel use: Abbr. : GPH
37
Shipping term: Abbr. : PPD
39
Catch sight of : SPOT
40
Pleased sounds : AHS
41
Excited : ATHRILL
43
Ivan, for one : TSAR
44
___ Sound, Fla. : HOBE
45
Tippy furniture : ENDTABLES
46
Profit's partner : LOSS
47
Norse king : ERICII
48
Voice parts : TENORS
49
Cockney flats : OMES
50
False god : BAAL
51
Funny show: Abbr. : COM
57
Discovered by chance : LITON
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" ... ___ that I know is damn'd" : OLDHOST
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Union general : MEADE
62
Result of being trod on : NOTOENAIL
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"___ Year's gift ... " : ANEW
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Cure : HEAL
66
Creates : MAKES
68
Accompanying : WITH
70
Flower stalks : STEMS
73
Canary's cousin : SERIN
75
Body fluids : SERA
77
Old ones: Abbr. : ANCTS
79
"___ o' kindness" : ACUP
80
___-kiri : HARA
81
Party disappointment : NOSONGS
82
Mahatma : GANDHI
83
Bone: Suffix : OSTEON
84
Don't ___ (plea of hostess) : BEALATECOMER
90
Label for a gay party, with "Babel" : THETOWEROF
92
On the ocean : ASEA
93
Uris : LEON
95
Emoting: Abbr. : ACTG
97
Ferment : ZYME
98
Set a value on: Abbr. : ASSD
100
Indian dye : AAL
102
"The flowers ___ ... " : ANDFRUITS
104
Wheat of India : SUJI
107
Actress Louise et al. : TINAS
109
Japanese coin : SEN
110
Place firmly : POSIT
112
An Apostle: Abbr. : JAS
113
After "now" : ORNEVER
114
___ dime : STOPONA
115
Hebrew letter : NUN
116
Demote: Colloq. : BUMP
117
Descendant of Adam's son : SETHITE
123
Intended : MEANT
124
Tree genus : PYRUS
125
French school : ECOLE
126
Seemingly : QUASI
127
Up to : UNTIL
128
Equally old, with "of" : ANAGE
130
Madagascan lemur : AVAHI
131
Free-for-all : MELEE
132
Gardner's namesakes : ERLES
134
" ... see ___ my stuff" : MEDO
135
Hostess initials : RSVP
136
Danube tributary : ENNS
137
King of Siam's word: Abbr. : ETC
138
Seat of a sort : LAP

Answer summary:
26 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 19 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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