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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Saturday, October 26, 1974

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 43.1 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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H
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C
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A
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O
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U
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E
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C
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D
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E
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W
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T
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C
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M
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D
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U
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P
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E
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D
R
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P
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T
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V
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F
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P
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P
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C
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D
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D
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A
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,205
Across
1
Snug, in Scotland : COSH
5
Diplomacy : TACT
9
Long narratives : SAGAS
14
Holy Roman emperor : OTHO
15
Adjective suffix : ULAR
16
Town near Salerno : EBOLI
17
Outlaw : PROSCRIBE
19
Add interest to : COLOR
20
Scottish plaid : TARTAN
21
Declaim : RANT
23
Deer : DOE
24
Always, to poets : EER
25
Alert : WIDEAWAKE
27
Like some stories : TALL
29
Reprehend : CENSURE
30
Paris friend : AMI
31
___ operandi (ways) : MODI
32
Moored : TIEDUP
36
Town on Long Island : MINEOLA
38
Hangings : DRAPERY
39
Quickly : PRESTO
40
Malay title : TUAN
41
Kind of lace : VAL
42
Blockhead : TOMFOOL
44
Without: Lat. : SINE
45
Certain carriers : PAPERBOYS
48
Jewish month : BUL
49
French spirit : AME
50
Moonshine base : CORN
51
Dipped, as a doughnut : DUNKED
54
Bellini opera : NORMA
56
Nonsense : ABSURDITY
58
Musical chord : TRIAD
59
Votes : YEAS
60
Soon : ANON
61
Château room : SALLE
62
Dotted, in heraldry : SEME
63
Serf : ESNE
Down
1
Egyptian Christian : COPT
2
Other: Sp. : OTRA
3
Area subject to erosion : SHORELINE
4
Inn for young travelers : HOSTEL
5
Right or U : TURN
6
Eastern name : ALI
7
Mother ___, U. S. saint : CABRINI
8
Steps : TREADS
9
Parochial : SECTARIAN
10
Australian native : ABO
11
Israeli name : GOLDA
12
Take ___ at (inspect) : ALOOK
13
"Yes ___!" : SIREE
18
Garage-sale evictee : CAR
22
On the fence : NEUTRAL
25
Indonesian town : WEDA
26
"___ no more, my ... " : WEEP
27
Ram down : TAMP
28
Moslem prince : AMIR
29
Capital of Sri Lanka : COLOMBO
31
Procession of a kind : MOTORCADE
33
Imps : DEVILKINS
34
Monitor lizard : URAN
35
Columnist Ernie : PYLE
37
Punta del ___ : ESTE
38
Pairs : DUOS
40
English historian Arnold : TOYNBEE
43
Raids : FORAYS
44
Fountain order : SUNDAE
45
Kind of suit : PANTS
46
Ancient Jewish scholar : AMORA
47
Hazard : PERIL
48
Chestnut coating : BUR
51
Eleonora : DUSE
52
Town on the Thames : ETON
53
Unit of force : DYNE
55
Wrongful: Prefix : MAL
57
Houston : SAM

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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