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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Monday, November 17, 1975

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Grid flow: 33.9
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,592
Across
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Treasure trove : CACHE
6
Thumb ___ : TACK
10
Shelter : ABRI
14
Suffered : ACHED
15
Tourist mecca in India : AGRA
16
Has-___ : BEEN
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Long tale : ILIAD
18
Athletic event : MEET
19
She, in Italy : ESSA
20
Sorcerer : NECROMANCER
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Color : TAN
24
Mother or down-to : EARTH
25
Gaboriau or Zola : EMILE
27
Likeness symbol : PEA
30
Indian title : SRI
31
One who guarantees : ENSURER
33
Major or Minor : URSA
35
Explosive : TNT
37
Poetic contraction : EER
38
One with tricky hands : PRESTIDIGITATOR
44
Gershwin : IRA
45
One of the Little Women : MEG
46
Half a ___ : LOAF
47
Escape artist : HOUDINI
51
Brit. medical program : NHI
53
Calif. fort : ORD
54
Gabriel, for one : ANGEL
55
Cornered : TREED
57
Fine lace : VAL
58
Forte of 38 Across : LEGERDEMAIN
64
Money premium : AGIO
66
Professorial gown : TOGA
67
Blood carrier : AORTA
68
___-do-well : NEER
69
Show's partner : TELL
70
Beer : LAGER
71
Irish expletive : ARRA
72
Employs : USES
73
Baby carrier : STORK
Down
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Biblical murderer : CAIN
2
Asian tree : ACLE
3
Smart : CHIC
4
Get wind of : HEAR
5
Taro roots : EDDOES
6
Tropical fruit : TAMARIND
7
Undercover person : AGENT
8
Christmas lawn display : CRECHE
9
Singer Smith : KATE
10
Beame : ABE
11
Rouse : BESTIR
12
Auction deal : RESALE
13
Less sensible : INANER
21
Possible U.F.O. passenger : MARTIAN
22
Replace pied type : RESET
26
Rivera work : MURAL
27
Kind of tent : PUP
28
Deviate : ERR
29
Peer Gynt's mother : ASE
32
Whinnied : NEIGHED
34
Actor's ploy : ASIDE
36
Conway of TV : TIM
39
Bird sound : TRILL
40
Smuts and MacArthur : GENERALS
41
"It's ___ late" : TOO
42
Shell equipment : OAR
43
Postal abbreviation : RFD
47
Fine cigar : HAVANA
48
Ancient catapult : ONAGER
49
More menacing : UGLIER
50
"___ without saying" : ITGOES
52
Standards : IDEALS
56
Ruler, in France : REGLE
59
"___, Brute" : ETTU
60
Ditch of old : MOAT
61
Constellation : ARGO
62
Brain passage : ITER
63
Stool pigeon, in England : NARK
65
Mouths : ORA

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