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Beverly J. Seward
Beverly J. Seward

New York Times, Thursday, October 21, 1976

73-Across : ___ est percipi

Author:
Beverly J. Seward
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 36.6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Beverly J. Seward has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,931
Across
1
Newspaper edition : LATE
5
Wallach and Whitney : ELIS
9
Mystery writers' award : EDGAR
14
"___ a man with ... " : IMET
15
Ballet skirt : TUTU
16
Cloth : TOILE
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Something old : FASHIONED
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Vatican tribunal : CURIA
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Stage direction : ENTER
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Something New : AMSTERDAM
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Actor Alda : ALAN
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Besides, in the boondocks : YIT
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Short-wave buff : HAM
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Denomination : SECT
31
Frees : LETSGO
36
Knievel : EVEL
38
Showy : THEATRICAL
40
Forty-___ : NINER
42
Term-paper grade: Abbr. : EXC
43
Had flu symptoms : ACHED
44
St. Patrick's et al. : CATHEDRALS
47
Tonic-drink nut : KOLA
48
Store fodder : ENSILE
49
Diamonds, e.g. : SUIT
51
Org. of W.W. II : OSS
52
"___ monkey's uncle!" : IMA
54
African weight : ROTL
56
Something Old : IRONSIDES
62
Took notice : SATUP
65
Bernhardt : SARAH
66
Something New : HAMPSHIRE
68
Pooh creator : MILNE
69
Skinner of stage : OTIS
70
Coup d'___ : OEIL
71
___ a fox : SLYAS
72
Pets : CATS
73
___ est percipi : ESSE
Down
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Bowl of cherries, in song : LIFE
2
To ___ (unanimously) : AMAN
3
Something Old and New : TESTAMENTS
4
Waters : ETHEL
5
W.W. II area : ETO
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Moth variety : LUNA
7
Gossip-column tidbit : ITEM
8
Like a bubble bath : SUDSY
9
Time-saving words : ETCETERA
10
Sullen : DOUR
11
Encircle : GIRD
12
Inter ___ : ALIA
13
Use a pipe-cleaner : REAM
18
Gershwin et al. : IRAS
22
Pinball sign : TILT
24
Court need : NET
26
Therefore : HENCE
27
Of birds : AVIAN
29
Loire feeder : CHER
30
Bluebonnet state : TEXAS
32
Clock sound : TICK
33
Something old : SCHOOLTIES
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Celts : GAELS
35
___ the hills : OLDAS
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City of Utah : LEHI
39
Rights org. : ACLU
41
Olives, carrot curls, etc. : RELISHES
45
Half: Prefix : DEMI
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"To ___ with Love" : SIR
50
Kind of pot : TOSS
53
Certain committee : ADHOC
55
Western lake : TAHOE
56
Beliefs : ISMS
57
Part of R.R. : RAIL
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Place for a Concorde : ORLY
59
Zola girl : NANA
60
"I could ___ horse" : EATA
61
Struck : SMIT
63
"Exodus" author : URIS
64
Soccer star : PELE
67
Afterthoughts: Abbr. : PSS

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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