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Sara V. Tuckerman
New York Times, Wednesday, October 4, 1967
Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 41.5
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 H | 2 O | 3 R | 4 S | 5 A | 6 B | 7 A | 8 T | 9 S | 10 S | 11 T | 12 A |
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13 O | N | A | I | R | 14 E | V | R | Y | 15 S | L | A | B |
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16 D | I | C | E | D | 17 M | O | O | N | 18 S | T | O | N | E |
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19 S | T | O | N | E | 20 H | A | N | D | 21 C | I | T | T | A |
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22 N | A | N | A | 23 A | R | N | H | E | M |
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24 A | 25 R | T | 26 S | 27 H | 28 O | 29 E | B | A | G | |||||
30 S | E | E | 31 P | 32 H | A | N | D | S | P | R | 33 I | 34 N | 35 G |
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36 K | A | U | R | 37 I | 38 L | I | I | 39 S | A | N | A | A |
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40 S | P | R | I | N | 41 G | L | O | C | 42 K | 43 Y | A | M | S |
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44 M | E | M | E | N | T | O | 45 H | E | P |
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46 D | 47 E | 48 S | I | S | T | 49 O | 50 A | 51 H | U | |||||
52 A | V | E | N | S | 53 L | 54 O | 55 C | K | R | I | D | 56 G | 57 E |
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58 R | I | D | G | E | 59 P | O | L | E | 60 O | L | D | E | R |
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61 T | A | G | S | 62 C | O | I | L | 63 M | U | L | T | I |
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64 S | N | Y | 65 S | P | O | T | 66 A | M | E | S | S |
© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,626
Across
1
5th-cen. invader of Britain. : HORSA
6
Rackets. : BATS
10
Not movable: Abbr. : STA
13
Walk ___ (be elated). : ONAIR
14
"Climb ___ Mountain." : EVRY
15
Flat rock. : SLAB
16
Cubed. : DICED
17
1868 novel (with "The"). : MOONSTONE
19
Print-shop worker. : STONEHAND
21
___ del Vaticano. : CITTA
22
Zola novel. : NANA
23
Netherlands city on the Rhine. : ARNHEM
24
Poetic verb form. : ART
26
Notions item. : SHOEBAG
30
Small spring. : SEEP
32
Acrobatic feat. : HANDSPRING
36
New Zealand timber tree. : KAURI
38
1st-cen. date. : LII
39
Capital of Yemen. : SANAA
40
Fastening device. : SPRINGLOCK
43
Vegetables. : YAMS
44
Something saved. : MEMENTO
45
Wise to. : HEP
46
Stop. : DESIST
49
Waikiki's isle. : OAHU
52
Perennial flowering herb. : AVENS
53
Name on Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries. : LOCKRIDGE
58
Part of a roof. : RIDGEPOLE
60
Companion of wiser. : OLDER
61
Follows (along). : TAGS
62
Gather into loops. : COIL
63
Many times more than: Prefix. : MULTI
64
Curve of a ship's plank. : SNY
65
Place. : SPOT
66
Make ___ of (bungle). : AMESS
Down
1
Coal holders. : HODS
2
Step ___! : ONIT
3
Storyteller. : RACONTEUR
4
City in Tuscany. : SIENA
5
Forest scene. : ARDEN
6
Chancel, in the Eastern Church. : BEMA
7
River to the Severn. : AVON
8
Stepped. : TROD
9
Opposite of ant. : SYN
10
Indolence. : SLOTH
11
French relative. : TANTE
12
Nautical term. : ABEAM
15
Dangerous fish. : STINGRAY
18
Discards. : SCRAPS
20
Muddle. : HASH
23
Missing: Abbr. : ABS
24
Demands. : ASKS
25
Gather in. : REAP
27
City NW of Leipzig. : HALLE
28
Popular garnish. : ONION
29
Command. : EDICT
31
Undercoats. : PRIMINGS
33
With heads together. : INAHUDDLE
34
Fame. : NAME
35
Sound of surprise. : GASP
37
In being: Lat. : INESSE
41
Time abbreviation. : GMT
42
Oddball. : KOOK
46
Pub game. : DARTS
47
French spa. : EVIAN
48
Abounding in certain plants. : SEDGY
50
Bouquet. : AROMA
51
"Eye" of a bean: Bot. : HILUM
53
Airplane maneuver. : LOOP
54
Hodgepodge. : OLIO
55
Welshman, for one. : CELT
56
Prepares. : GETS
57
Greek goddess. : ERIS
59
British law officers: Abbr. : PCS
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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