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Maura B. Jacobson
Maura B. Jacobson

New York Times, Saturday, October 11, 1975

Author:
Maura B. Jacobson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F K }, Scrabble score: 336 (avg 1.83)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 21.3
Maura B. Jacobson has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,555
Across
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Ending for arab or roman : ESQUE
6
First-down yardage : TEN
9
Far-reaching : VAST
13
Steers clear of : SHUNS
14
Pub drinks : ALES
16
"___ pronounce you ... " : INOW
17
Friend of Raleigh and Essex : QUEENELIZABETHI
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Semiformal wear : TUXEDOS
21
Knickknack : NOTION
22
Month: Abbr. : SEP
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Cuckoo : ANI
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Alcott girl et al. : JOS
25
Creed : ISM
27
Olfactory stimulus : ODOR
29
Part of an Agra name : TAJ
32
Type of stripe : ZEBRA
35
Spenserian lady and namesakes : UNAS
36
Old gray one of song : MARE
37
Waits for : EXPECTS
39
Chihuahuan or Sonoran : MEXICAN
41
Crucifix : ROOD
42
Carmines : REDS
44
Basketry fiber : ISTLE
45
Kind of horse town : ONE
46
Sound of satisfaction : PURR
47
River isle : AIT
48
Oneself: Fr. : SOI
49
Dictionary abbr. : ADV
51
Mauna ___ : LOA
54
Nectars : JUICES
57
Codgers : GEEZERS
59
Ouster of a sort : EXCOMMUNICATION
62
Partner of holler : HOOT
63
Direction to a printer : STET
64
"___ but you" : NOONE
65
Coffee-break props : URNS
66
Porker's bailiwick : STY
67
Fished : EELED
Down
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Courtesy title: Abbr. : ESQ
2
Seals : SHUTS
3
Waiting line : QUEUE
4
Still in effect : UNEXPIRED
5
Domestic of yore : ESNE
6
Claw : TALON
7
Omission, as of a vowel : ELISION
8
Parisian nose : NEZ
9
Nam and Cong : VIETS
10
Opposed : ANTI
11
Carnaby St. locale : SOHO
12
Castor, for one : TWIN
15
Costa Rican capital : SANJOSE
18
Cheese : EDAM
19
Lout : BOOR
26
Pouch : SAC
28
Boulder and Aswan : DAMS
29
Social asset : TACT
30
Inland sea of Russia : ARAL
31
"___ sais quoi" : JENE
32
Love, in tennis : ZERO
33
Acting officer, in Britain : EXON
34
Fraternal org. : BPOE
35
Employer : USER
36
Oklahoma flower : MISTLETOE
38
Obvious facts : TRUISMS
40
Symbol on a clock face : XII
43
Police tactic : DRAGNET
46
Rhymer's opus : POEM
47
With: Fr. : AVEC
48
The Macbeths, for example : SCOTS
50
Olympus dweller : DEITY
52
Spanish thrush : ORIOL
53
In unison : ASONE
54
Biblical king : JEHU
55
Wife, in ancient Rome : UXOR
56
Church image : ICON
58
Writer Grey : ZANE
60
Guido syllables : UTS
61
Relative of Eddy : NED

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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