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Maura B. Jacobson
Maura B. Jacobson

New York Times, Friday, June 28, 1974

42-Down : Rue Morgue happening

Author:
Maura B. Jacobson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Maura B. Jacobson has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,085
Across
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Bird : CROW
5
Senile one : DOTER
10
Festive : GALA
14
Prefix for globin or stat : HEMO
15
"There ___ bad boys" : ARENO
16
Baseballer Felipe : ALOU
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Mental image: Prefix : IDEO
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Bird : MEADOWLARK
20
Bird : CARDINAL
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Sandpipers' bailiwicks : SHORES
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Sorority member : COED
24
Telegram word : STOP
25
Bird Man of Alcatraz : STROUD
28
Bird : PHEASANT
32
Gators' relatives : CROCS
33
Birds' wing sounds : WHIRS
34
Trouble : WOE
35
Pigpen reply : OINK
36
Certain missiles : THORS
37
Jack of TV : PAAR
38
Craze : FAD
39
Do an oil : PAINT
40
Bird : SERIN
41
Bird : FLAMINGO
43
Gaffes : BONERS
44
Spenserian lady et al. : UNAS
45
Chinese group : TONG
46
Snug as a bug ___ : INARUG
49
Birds : SEAGULLS
53
Bird : WOODPECKER
55
Hawkeye State : IOWA
56
Mrs. Mark Phillips : ANNE
57
___ robin : ROUND
58
Between A.M. and P.M. : NOON
59
Nostradamus : SEER
60
Oscillates : SWAYS
61
Helmsman's readings : SSWS
Down
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Modish : CHIC
2
"The Scarlet Letter" : REDA
3
Biblical measure : OMER
4
Bird : WOODCOCK
5
Accursed : DAMNED
6
Echo, for one : OREAD
7
Bird : TEAL
8
Conclude : END
9
Birds : ROOSTERS
10
Lively dances : GALOPS
11
Having wings : ALAR
12
Knowledge : LORE
13
Birds : AUKS
19
Commands to Dobbin : WHOAS
21
Debtors' notes : IOUS
24
Polo or hair : SHIRT
25
Deride : SCOFF
26
Juror's concern : TRIAL
27
Andalusian city : RONDA
28
Hi-fi : PHONO
29
On to : AWARE
30
Words describing a vacuum : NOAIR
31
Birds : TERNS
33
Tories' opposites : WHIGS
36
Birds : TANAGERS
37
Birds : PENGUINS
39
Barracks décor : PINUP
40
Kind of bird : SONG
42
Rue Morgue happening : MURDER
43
Gets on : BOARDS
45
Itty-bitty : TEENY
46
"As ___ going to St. Ives" : IWAS
47
Nary : NONE
48
Top-notch : AONE
49
Bird : SKUA
50
Writer Anita : LOOS
51
Ukraine city, on a Polish map : LWOW
52
___ souci : SANS
54
Intimidate : COW

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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