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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Wednesday, October 2, 1974

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 48, Avg Word Len: 4.78, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 21.9
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,181
Across
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Fig tree of Mideast : PHARO
6
African port : ORAN
10
Filing devices : TABS
14
Blackbird : RAVEN
15
Man of ancient Rome : HOMO
16
Leave out : OMIT
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Bentley and namesakes : ERICS
18
"___ Indigo" : MOOD
19
Woodwind : OBOE
20
Last lines of a sonnet : SESTET
22
Genetic acid : DNA
23
City on the Danube : ULM
24
Like a pond on a quiet day : SMOOTHASGLASS
28
Hurok : SOL
29
Children's-aid org. : SPCC
31
Tree of Brazil : APA
34
Miss Louise : TINA
37
Consider a case : HEAR
38
Capable in a way : ROUGHANDREADY
41
French resort area : MIDI
42
Withered : SERE
43
Old car : REO
44
Blue color : ANIL
45
Old French coin : ECU
47
Trademark of a boor : COARSEMANNERS
55
Numerical prefix : TRI
57
Possessed : HAD
58
Verified : PROVEN
59
Burst of laughter : ROAR
61
Terrible or Great : IVAN
63
Uneven : EROSE
64
Hebrides island : IONA
65
Alaskan cape : NOME
66
Invited : ASKED
67
Card game : SKAT
68
Former, of old : ERST
69
English manor courts : LEETS
Down
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One of the estates : PRESS
2
Eastern palace area : HAREM
3
Dispatch boat : AVISO
4
Right-hand page : RECTO
5
Attacks : ONSETS
6
Electrical unit : OHM
7
Crosses : ROODS
8
"___ My Souvenirs" : AMONG
9
Of a stem joint : NODAL
10
In addition : TOO
11
Tactical concealment : AMBUSCADE
12
Science of life: Abbr. : BIOL
13
___ the tide : STEM
21
Egyptian god : THOTH
25
Police-blotter entry : ALIAS
26
Racquet pro : ASHE
27
Plant shoot : SPEAR
30
Cold: Prefix : CRYO
31
Weapons for Vergil : ARMA
32
Tree with showy flowers : POINCIANA
33
___-visual : AUDIO
35
Compass reading : NNE
36
Relevant : ADREM
39
Arizona river : GILA
40
Review : RECAP
46
Imaginary : UNREAL
48
Type of wine : RHINE
49
Enjoy : SAVOR
50
Cheeses : EDAMS
51
Scandinavian language : NORSE
52
Call forth : EVOKE
53
Adjust : RESET
54
Prunes, in Scotland : SNEDS
55
Speaker of baseball : TRIS
56
Swindle : ROOK
60
Squeal : RAT
62
Barrier for 26 Down : NET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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