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New York Times, Monday, March 5, 1973

3-Down : Words for a sure thing

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 7-Down is as it appeared, but "mice" should be "mouse," and "on the clock" would have been more accurate than "to the clock."

1
S
2
A
3
B
4
S
5
T
6
A
7
R
8
A
9
P
10
H
11
O
12
T
13
O
14
T
R
I
P
15
O
R
A
L
16
R
O
V
E
R
17
A
E
R
O
18
P
L
A
N
E
19
O
P
I
N
E
20
S
A
D
I
E
21
B
U
R
22
N
S
I
D
E
S
23
I
L
L
24
A
25
P
O
O
P
26
A
27
B
N
28
T
U
29
B
30
S
E
31
A
32
T
33
O
34
F
35
L
E
H
36
I
37
F
I
38
N
39
G
E
R
B
O
W
L
40
A
M
A
N
41
S
42
A
I
M
43
S
C
E
N
A
44
M
A
N
C
H
45
E
S
T
E
46
R
47
S
T
E
T
48
O
D
D
L
O
T
49
N
A
50
E
51
H
R
S
52
U
N
53
I
54
T
55
F
L
56
O
E
57
C
58
H
59
A
60
R
L
A
T
A
61
N
62
S
P
L
63
I
64
T
65
H
A
T
E
D
66
S
P
A
67
R
E
T
I
R
E
68
I
L
O
V
E
69
S
I
S
I
70
I
N
K
S
71
C
O
M
E
R
72
O
R
A
N
73
C
E
S
T
© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,605
Across
1
Holy days: Abbr. : SABS
5
Scarlett's estate : TARA
9
Kind of finish : PHOTO
14
Safari, for one : TRIP
15
Kind of hygiene or surgery : ORAL
16
Wandering one : ROVER
17
Machine for Josephine : AEROPLANE
19
Think : OPINE
20
Miss Thompson : SADIE
21
Handlebars' neighbors : BURNSIDES
23
That, to Brutus : ILLA
25
Certain deck : POOP
26
Off the ground: Abbr. : ABN
28
Vehicle for three men : TUB
30
By the ___ one's pants : SEATOF
35
City in Utah : LEHI
37
Kind of dipper : FINGERBOWL
40
"It's ___ world" : AMANS
42
Goal : AIM
43
Opera part : SCENA
44
Vermont resort hub : MANCHESTER
47
Proofreading word : STET
48
Less than 100 shares : ODDLOT
49
Scotty's negative : NAE
51
Ruth's output: Abbr. : HRS
52
Part of B.T.U. : UNIT
55
Ice sheet : FLOE
57
Quack : CHARLATAN
62
Melon operation : SPLIT
65
Abhorred : HATED
66
Relative of a bay window : SPARETIRE
68
"How do ___ thee?" : ILOVE
69
Señor's assent : SISI
70
Signs : INKS
71
Fair-haired one : COMER
72
Algerian city : ORAN
73
___ la vie! : CEST
Down
1
Depots: Abbr. : STAS
2
Vicinity : AREA
3
Words for a sure thing : BIRDINHAND
4
Rot : SPOIL
5
Truk island : TOL
6
Al Fatah member : ARAB
7
What the mice did to the clock : RANUP
8
Eaves: Sp. : ALERO
9
Thrives : PROSPERS
10
Pueblo Indian : HOPI
11
Roman poet : OVID
12
Shoe size : TENE
13
Minerals : ORES
18
Skin : PELT
22
Cyrano's prominence : NOSE
24
___ Wiedersehen : AUF
26
Place to remember : ALAMO
27
"You would ___ to try it" : BEMAD
29
Slant : BIAS
31
Kindergarten course : ABCS
32
Obey : TOETHELINE
33
Man of property : OWNER
34
Bonneville, for one : FLATS
36
"Batteries not ___": Abbr. : INCL
38
Juvenile louse : NIT
39
Some Feds : GMEN
41
Soft or cold : SHOULDER
45
Volcano : ETNA
46
British defense arm : RAF
50
Otherwise : ELSE
53
"___ nice to have a man ... " : ITSSO
54
Long-snouted animal : TAPIR
56
Nerve of vision : OPTIC
57
Smart : CHIC
58
Nimbus : HALO
59
Concern of Compton and Fermi : ATOM
60
Dream, in Paris : REVE
61
Monogram at Houston : NASA
63
Annoys : IRKS
64
Rorschach, for one : TEST
67
___ Tin Tin : RIN

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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