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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Monday, November 11, 1974

33-Across : Greek letter

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 26.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,221
Across
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Fabulist : LIAR
5
Bahaman island : ABACO
10
Pronoun : THAT
14
Southern constellation : ARGO
15
Dud : LEMON
16
Cover : HIDE
17
Do one's duty : TOETHELINE
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And elsewhere: Abbr. : ETAL
20
Purpose : END
21
Heraldic marking : ORLE
22
Wrap tightly : SWATHE
24
Speck : MOTE
25
Historic period : EPOCH
26
Migrations : TREKS
28
Most chic : SMARTEST
31
Munsel forte : ARIA
32
River isles : AITS
33
Greek letter : RHO
34
Moderate : MIDDLEOFTHEROAD
39
Roger! : OKE
40
Being: Fr. : ETRE
41
Shakespearean villain : IAGO
42
Goes over : REHASHES
44
March players : BANDS
46
Kefauver : ESTES
47
Versifier : BARD
48
Swap : BARTER
50
Greek letter : BETA
51
Hawaiian dish : POI
54
Word with shoppe : OLDE
55
Lacking in freedom : EARTHBOUND
58
Scent : ODOR
59
Moderate : ABATE
60
Bow, in Italy : ARCO
61
Spanks : TANS
62
Beer : LAGER
63
Whirl : REEL
Down
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Arrival-board word : LATE
2
___ horse : IRON
3
Ancient : AGED
4
Go bad : ROT
5
Maydays : ALERTS
6
Charmer : BELLE
7
French friend : AMIE
8
Hoodwink : CON
9
Cross ___ (encounter) : ONESPATH
10
Get in ___ (participate) : THEACT
11
Set out : HITTHEROAD
12
Wife of Esau : ADAH
13
Distant: Prefix : TELE
18
Grapple : HOOK
23
Inferior : WORSE
24
Honey drink : MEAD
25
Discharge : EMIT
26
Moppet's transit : TRIKE
27
Apply pressure : RIDEHERDON
28
Strongboxes : SAFES
29
Chases, as flies : SHAGS
30
Hoopla : TODO
31
Cupid : AMOR
35
Moroccan wind : LESTE
36
Celestial : ETHEREAL
37
Bauxites : ORES
38
Covering : RIND
43
Flowers : ASTERS
44
Jones Beach visitor : BATHER
45
Kuwait native : ARAB
47
Miss Davis : BETTE
48
Italian shape : BOOT
49
Actor Alan : ALDA
50
Crow : BRAG
51
Absolute : PURE
52
Formerly : ONCE
53
Golden calf : IDOL
56
Arabian garment : ABA
57
Scull : OAR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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