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D. Jacobs
D. Jacobs

New York Times, Monday, October 20, 1975

9-Down : Greek letter

Author:
D. Jacobs
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q U V W Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 22.5
D. Jacobs has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,564
Across
1
Coin : CENT
5
Former Beatle : STARR
10
Small bits : DABS
14
Reed : OBOE
15
Pentateuch : TORAH
16
Enthusiastic suffix : EROO
17
Awaits a turn at the whetstone : HASANAXETOGRIND
20
Number : ONE
21
Continent : ASIA
22
Helpers : AIDES
23
Ugandan leader : AMIN
24
"Do not ___, mutilate or ... " : FOLD
26
Certain payoffs : BRIBES
29
Farm animals : PIGLETS
32
Hercules's captive : IOLE
33
Passageway : AISLE
34
Devitalize : SAP
36
Mask and shin guards, e.g. : TOOLSOFTHETRADE
40
Road curve : ESS
41
Friendship : AMITY
42
Algerian city : ORAN
43
Fortune and bank : TELLERS
45
Prosit, etc. : TOASTS
47
Football's front seven : LINE
48
Draw : LIMN
49
Do housework : CLEAN
52
Piercing : KEEN
53
Thirst, in Madrid : SED
56
Certain emblem : HAMMERANDSICKLE
60
Mater or Gluck : ALMA
61
___ box : IDIOT
62
Belgian river : OISE
63
Salad or happy : DAYS
64
___ satisfaction (be thwarted) : GETNO
65
Box : SPAR
Down
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Salmon : COHO
2
Israeli V.I.P. : EBAN
3
Durante trademark : NOSE
4
Repast : TEA
5
Stoppage of fluid : STASIS
6
Poison : TOXIN
7
Vicinity : AREA
8
Kind of race : RAT
9
Greek letter : RHO
10
Ridicule : DERIDE
11
Barren : ARID
12
Dog's reward : BONE
13
Repairs the lawn : SODS
18
___-dropper : NAME
19
Chip of stone : GALLET
23
Genesis name : ABEL
24
Suspicious : FISHY
25
Eye fondly : OGLE
26
Dentist's concern : BITE
27
Perch : ROOST
28
Words of defeat : ILOSE
29
The Great Commoner and family : PITTS
30
Rulers : TSARS
31
Nasser's successor : SADAT
33
Flaming : AFIRE
35
Writes : PENS
37
Like sea water : SALINE
38
Augury : OMEN
39
Horse color : ROAN
44
Beasts of burden : LLAMAS
45
Attaches : TIESTO
46
All: Prefix : OMNI
48
Encouraged : LEDON
49
African nation : CHAD
50
Musical syllables : LALA
51
TV award : EMMY
52
Use yarn : KNIT
53
Partner of hop and jump : SKIP
54
Miss Maxwell : ELSA
55
Road-crossing animal : DEER
57
Manipulate : RIG
58
Drink : ADE
59
Lettuce : COS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later.

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