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Jack L. Steinhardt
New York Times, Wednesday, January 22, 1975
Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 248 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 15.9
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 O | 3 B | 4 S | 5 T | 6 R | 7 O | 8 M | 9 D | 10 N | 11 A |
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12 C | L | I | 13 P | 14 H | E | I | D | I | 15 S | A | U | L |
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16 A | E | R | O | 17 A | R | G | I | L | 18 H | U | R | T |
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19 D | O | L | L | 20 A | R | S | A | N | D | 21 S | E | N | S | E |
22 T | H | E | E | 23 E | A | T | E | R |
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24 M | 25 O | 26 R | R | I | S | 27 S | 28 K | 29 I | M | |||||
30 I | D | I | O | T | 31 C | A | N | N | I | 32 B | 33 A | 34 L | 35 S |
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36 S | O | L | O | 37 O | R | I | O | N | 38 E | L | I | A |
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39 T | R | E | N | 40 C | H | A | N | T | 41 R | A | D | A | R |
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42 A | M | B | S | 43 R | E | T | A | R | D |
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44 O | 45 R | 46 S | 47 O | N | 48 S | E | E | R | ||||||
49 N | I | C | K | E | 50 L | 51 S | 52 A | N | D | D | I | 53 M | 54 E | 55 S |
56 S | A | A | R | 57 A | N | G | I | E | 58 C | A | R | E |
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59 E | T | N | A | 60 M | E | A | D | E | 61 E | R | I | N |
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62 T | A | T | 63 A | D | R | E | M | 64 L | E | T |
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,293
Across
1
Anguished sound : SOB
4
Thurmond : STROM
9
Genetic acid : DNA
12
Type of joint : CLIP
14
Swiss girl of fiction : HEIDI
15
Biblical king : SAUL
16
Prefix for naut : AERO
17
Potter's clay : ARGIL
18
Wound : HURT
19
Money plus brains : DOLLARSANDSENSE
22
Quaker word : THEE
23
Consumer : EATER
24
Kind of chair or dance : MORRIS
27
Read hastily : SKIM
30
" ... told by an ___" : IDIOT
31
Specialized diners : CANNIBALS
36
Musical piece : SOLO
37
Constellation : ORION
38
Essayist : ELIA
39
Incisive : TRENCHANT
41
Speed-trap gear : RADAR
42
Diplomats: Abbr. : AMBS
43
Delay : RETARD
44
Bean : ORSON
48
Mystical one : SEER
49
Chicken feed : NICKELSANDDIMES
56
European basin : SAAR
57
Miss Dickinson : ANGIE
58
Relief org. : CARE
59
Alcoholic heater : ETNA
60
Civil War general : MEADE
61
"Come back to ___ ... " : ERIN
62
Do lacework : TAT
63
Pertinent : ADREM
64
Tennis word : LET
Down
1
Warm-water fish : SCAD
2
Shortening : OLEO
3
Compete at logrolling : BIRL
4
Participates : SHARES
5
Concentrated : TERSE
6
Baltic gulf : RIGA
7
Frigg's husband : ODIN
8
Word for an oath such as "drat" : MILD
9
Intimidate : DAUNT
10
Take care of : NURSE
11
___ ego : ALTER
13
Coward : POLTROON
15
Eastern stadium : SHEA
20
Make ___ (go over well) : AHIT
21
Truck, for short : SEMI
24
Rain's relative : MIST
25
Fragrance : ODOR
26
Irritate : RILE
27
Pitcher Johnny and family : SAINS
28
Bowline : KNOT
29
Tavern : INN
31
Complain : CRAB
32
Dante's friend : BEATRICE
33
Alan or Robert : ALDA
34
Tale-teller : LIAR
35
Chalcedony : SARD
37
Electrical unit : OHM
40
Malacca : CANE
41
Clarinet : REED
43
Cash in, as trading stamps : REDEEM
44
Beginning : ONSET
45
Cowboy gear : RIATA
46
Meager : SCANT
47
Soup ingredient : OKRA
48
Kind of remark : SNIDE
50
Asian priest : LAMA
51
Lop, in Scotland : SNED
52
Culture base : AGAR
53
Fertilizer : MARL
54
Penna. port : ERIE
55
Dispatched : SENT
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 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.