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Lita M. Elvers
New York Times, Monday, January 27, 1975
28-Down : Copy for short
Author:
Lita M. Elvers
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 31.6
Lita M. Elvers has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 P | 3 T | 4 S | 5 E | 6 A | 7 S | 8 E | 9 S | 10 C | 11 A | 12 R | 13 D |
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14 C | O | O | T | 15 D | E | N | S | E | 16 I | S | E | R |
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17 H | O | U | R | 18 I | R | A | T | E | 19 N | I | N | E |
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20 T | H | R | E | 21 E | T | O | G | E | T | 22 R | E | A | D | Y |
23 A | R | I | 24 H | U | M | |||||||||
25 P | 26 E | 27 N | M | E | N | 28 S | E | N | A | 29 T | 30 O | 31 R |
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32 I | L | E | S | 33 G | 34 I | 35 F | T | S | 36 S | E | G | O |
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37 L | E | G | 38 N | R | A | 39 N | I | P |
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40 E | V | E | 41 R | 42 S | C | O | T | 43 S | 44 L | O | V | E |
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45 S | E | V | E | 46 N | T | H | 47 T | 48 W | O | F | E | R |
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49 P | O | R | 50 I | O | U | |||||||||
51 F | 52 O | 53 U | R | L | E | 54 A | 55 F | 56 C | L | O | V | 57 E | 58 R | 59 S |
60 L | O | K | I | 61 E | C | L | A | T | 62 E | R | A | T |
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63 U | N | E | S | 64 T | H | E | M | E | 65 R | I | T | A |
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66 B | A | S | E | 67 S | E | W | E | D | 68 S | E | A | S |
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,298
Across
1
Classified-ad offerings : APTS
5
Slackens : EASES
10
One of 52 : CARD
14
Foolish old man : COOT
15
Stupid : DENSE
16
River to the Elbe : ISER
17
One of 24 : HOUR
18
Enraged : IRATE
19
Cloudy number : NINE
20
Last call before going : THREETOGETREADY
23
Grecian nickname : ARI
24
Drone : HUM
25
Neat writers : PENMEN
28
One of 100 : SENATOR
32
French islands : ILES
33
Talents : GIFTS
36
Lily of west : SEGO
37
One of a triangle's three : LEG
38
Agency of the '30's : NRA
39
Small drink : NIP
40
At all : EVER
42
Caber tossers : SCOTS
44
Tennis number : LOVE
45
Heavenly number : SEVENTH
47
Half-price ticket : TWOFER
49
By, in Granada : POR
50
Promise : IOU
51
Lucky finds : FOURLEAFCLOVERS
60
Norse god : LOKI
61
Brilliance : ECLAT
62
Latin verb : ERAT
63
French numbers : UNES
64
Motif : THEME
65
Gam : RITA
66
One of four : BASE
67
Monopolized, with "up" : SEWED
68
Seven ___ : SEAS
Down
1
German number : ACHT
2
Milne's Winnie : POOH
3
Journey : TOUR
4
Currents : STREAMS
5
Revising : EDITING
6
Atmosphere: Prefix : AERO
7
Obstacle : SNAG
8
Famous Italian name : ESTE
9
Boils : SEETHES
10
Art-movie houses : CINEMAS
11
One of seven : ASIA
12
Sever : REND
13
Squirrel's nest : DREY
21
Before : ERE
22
Continue : RUN
25
Atomic and junk : PILES
26
French student : ELEVE
27
Israeli desert : NEGEV
28
Copy for short : STAT
29
Fifty past the hour : TENOF
30
Gothic arch : OGIVE
31
Elmo of polls : ROPER
34
Foot part : INCH
35
To's opposite : FRO
41
Musical-show comeback : REPRISE
42
Sesame and Easy : STREETS
43
Stiffly formal : STILTED
44
Slats on shutters : LOUVERS
46
Lon ___ of Cambodia : NOL
48
Court : WOO
51
Botch : FLUB
52
Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
53
Music makers : UKES
54
Word with back or head : ACHE
55
Moved swiftly : FLEW
56
___ about (happened) : CAME
57
Big lake : ERIE
58
Pro ___ : RATA
59
Depots: Abbr. : STAS
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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