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Gladys V. Miller
Gladys V. Miller

New York Times, Wednesday, January 7, 1976

42-Down : Flies

Author:
Gladys V. Miller
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 37.5
Gladys V. Miller has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,643
Across
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Give ___ whirl : ITA
4
Linden tree, in Spain : TILO
8
Secrete : CACHE
13
Uppity one : SNOB
14
Repute : ODOR
15
Greek mountain : ATHOS
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Sculling pieces : OARS
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Continue : GOON
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Small sandpiper : STINT
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At reduced prices : ONSALE
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Carps over details : NITPICKS
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Stone-Age implement : NEOLITH
25
Did a Spitz act : SWAM
26
Different : OTHER
28
City in Sweden : OREBRO
32
"___ to Eternity" : FROMHERE
35
Passed out : ISSUED
36
One of a shooting trio : AIM
37
Layer of blue eggs : ROBIN
39
Youth org. : GSA
40
Without exception : TOAMAN
43
Commits : ENTRUSTS
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Endeavored : STROVE
47
George Michael, the showman : COHAN
48
Stevens : RISE
50
Of shallow water : NERITIC
54
At the right time : INSEASON
58
Previously : BEFORE
59
Distributed : DEALT
60
Elephant boy : SABU
62
Old coin of Greece : OBOL
63
National bird : EAGLE
64
Tell it like ___ : ITIS
65
Partner of rave : RANT
66
Butter substitutes : OLEOS
67
Have a snack : NOSH
68
Wilson and McKinley: Abbr. : MTS
Down
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Senseless : INANE
2
Sculpture piece : TORSO
3
Rebellious son of David : ABSALOM
4
Birds-of-a-feather policy : TOGETHERNESS
5
"Do as I say, not as ___" : IDO
6
Fish-eating bird : LOON
7
Birdlife of a region : ORNIS
8
Milquetoast et al. : CASPARS
9
Occasionally : ATTIMES
10
Fashionable : CHIC
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Traffic sound : HONK
12
Land properties: Abbr. : ESTS
13
And ___ : SOON
20
Part of U.S.S.R. : LITH
22
Bird-in-hand value : TWOINTHEBUSH
24
Kind of sandwich : HERO
27
Pear-shaped instrument : REBEC
29
Bunny : BUGS
30
Sleep : REST
31
Parts of harems : ODAS
32
Waller : FATS
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Kind of gun : RIOT
34
Sharif : OMAR
38
Cash ___ : INON
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Sour cherry : MORELLO
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Flies : AVIATES
44
Like some coins or steaks : RARE
45
Even : UNIFORM
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Red dye : EOSIN
51
Go ___ for : TOBAT
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Removes creases : IRONS
53
Irishman : CELT
54
Notion: Prefix : IDEO
55
Patricia of films : NEAL
56
Wise : SAGE
57
1949 alliance : NATO
61
Twice : BIS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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