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Raymond F. Eisner
Raymond F. Eisner

New York Times, Friday, October 18, 1974

Author:
Raymond F. Eisner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 28.7
Raymond F. Eisner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,197
Across
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Chanteuse Edith : PIAF
5
Silver ore : PACO
9
Sloping walks : RAMPS
14
Actor Ray : ALDO
15
Prophetic sign : OMEN
16
Of a space : AREAL
17
Unit of pressure : TORR
18
Table item : SALT
19
Balbo : ITALO
20
Apple pie : EVEWITHTHELIDON
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Send back : REMAND
24
Betrays : SELLS
25
Shah's coin : RIAL
27
Field dog : SETTER
31
Property owned absolutely : ALOD
34
Kind of tube or case : TEST
37
Singer Della : REESE
38
Magazine-artist Irvin : REA
39
Rumor : HEARSAY
41
Had a bite : ATE
42
Dull finish : MATTE
44
Go aloft : SOAR
45
Argued a case : PLED
46
Cling to : ADHERE
48
Hitchcock's window : REAR
50
Played a part : ACTED
53
___ customer : ONETOA
57
Miniskirts, in a way : COMBUSTIBLECHIC
61
Tatum or Ryan : ONEAL
62
Israeli dance : HORA
63
Mystery-man Gardner : ERLE
64
Collector of lint : SERGE
65
Mine entrance : ADIT
66
Activist : DOER
67
Ringlet : TRESS
68
Hawaiian goose : NENE
69
River of Spain : EBRO
Down
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Writer Walter : PATER
2
"___ a Parade" : ILOVE
3
Pertinent: Lat. : ADREM
4
Presumptuous : FORWARD
5
Follow in time : POSTDATE
6
Asian nurse : AMAH
7
Irish and Gaels : CELTS
8
___ qui vive : ONTHE
9
Badinage : RAILLERY
10
Performer : ARTISTE
11
Anthropologist Margaret : MEAD
12
___ Alto : PALO
13
Sneer, in Scotland : SLON
21
Suffix in biology : INI
22
Nostalgic railways : ELS
26
Meadows : LEAS
28
Duck : TEAL
29
Punta del ___ : ESTE
30
Rex or Donna : REED
31
Weapon: Sp. : ARMA
32
Toy-soldier material : LEAD
33
Pledge : OATH
35
Hit sign : SRO
36
Ruler : TSAR
39
Man of 12 labors : HERCULES
40
Having small crevices : AREOLATE
43
Beverage containers : TEABAGS
45
Lead the way : PRECEDE
47
Diminutive suffixes : ETS
49
Donkey, in France : ANE
51
Frome of fiction : ETHAN
52
Electron tube : DIODE
54
Pulsate : THROB
55
Grease monkey : OILER
56
Spanish steel : ACERO
57
Outlay : COST
58
Unique person : ONER
59
Marseilles mother : MERE
60
Stick of a fan : BRIN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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