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Ben Graham
Ben Graham

New York Times, Saturday, November 15, 1975

Author:
Ben Graham
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 26.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
Ben Graham has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,590
Across
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___ Nostra : COSA
5
Eyelashes : CILIA
10
Chinese leader : CHOU
14
Power source : ATOM
15
Common contraction : ARENT
16
Brinker : HANS
17
Seaway outlet : STLAWRENCE
19
Summit : ACME
20
"Me ___" : TOO
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Regular expense for some : RENT
22
Like some sausages : LINKED
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Cyrano's feature : NOSE
25
Slight degree : TINGE
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Perry and James : MASONS
29
False display : PRETENSE
32
Ape, for short : ORANG
33
Cigar : CLARO
34
"The wages of ___ is ... " : SIN
35
Corn ___ : PONE
36
Gets frazzled : FRAYS
37
Star of "Shane" : LADD
38
NATO member: Abbr. : USA
39
Guinness and Waugh : ALECS
40
Parents' driveway hazard : CYCLE
41
Wife of Odysseus : PENELOPE
43
Unopened, as a wine bottle : CORKED
44
Steelhead : TROUT
45
Weight allowance : TARE
46
Selected : CHOSEN
48
___-de-camp : AIDE
49
Chinese leader : MAO
52
O'Neill daughter : OONA
53
Ohio feeder : CUMBERLAND
56
Worm, at times : BAIT
57
Ant : EMMET
58
River of Italy : ARNO
59
Tito : BROZ
60
Measles symptoms : SPOTS
61
General's shoulder wear : STAR
Down
1
Plaster or fly : CAST
2
Preminger : OTTO
3
Go it alone : SOLO
4
Med. group : AMA
5
Treat with kindness : CARESS
6
Miss Castle : IRENE
7
Easter's predecessor : LENT
8
Business abbr. : INC
9
Places for beret wearers : ATELIERS
10
Use a dressing room : CHANGE
11
Newark Bay feeder : HACKENSACK
12
"The drinks are ___" : ONME
13
___ up (expended) : USED
18
Injury : WRONG
23
"___ the mouth of hell rode ... " : INTO
24
Ten Little Indians, finally : NONE
25
Serving pieces : TRAYS
26
Complete a job : MOPUP
27
Heeded the alarm : AROSE
28
Texas river : SANANTONIO
29
Sutton or Peyton : PLACE
30
Slip through a crowd : SIDLE
31
Over : ENDED
33
Proceeded slowly : CREPT
36
Throws oneself about : FLOUNCES
37
Old instrument : LYRE
39
Medicinal plant : ALOE
40
Fruit gadget : CORER
42
Artificial : ERSATZ
43
West Pointers : CADETS
45
Lhasa's land : TIBET
46
Author of "Old Judge Priest" : COBB
47
Kind of frost : HOAR
48
Hunter's need, for short : AMMO
49
Emporium : MART
50
Magnani : ANNA
51
Perfume : ODOR
54
Catcher's company : UMP
55
___ Palmas : LAS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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