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Raymond F. Eisner
Raymond F. Eisner

New York Times, Wednesday, November 5, 1975

Author:
Raymond F. Eisner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 85.9
Raymond F. Eisner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,580
Across
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Pilgrimage to Mecca : HADJ
5
Debra : PAGET
10
Russian peninsula : KOLA
14
Mars: Prefix : AREO
15
Miss MacMahon : ALINE
16
Trees of the Philippines : IBAS
17
Hudsons : ROCHELLEANDROCK
20
Emotional pang : TWINGE
21
Theatrical flops : TURKEYS
22
"___ of your business" : NONE
24
Silkworm : ERIA
25
Skits : PLAYLETS
29
Group of nine : ENNEAD
33
Hindu melody : RAGA
34
Season : SALT
36
"There's nothing like ___" : ADAME
37
Sharing : INON
38
Belle of West : STARR
40
Small bird : WREN
41
Aromatic ointments : NARDS
43
Dirk : SNEE
44
Rural rests : INNS
45
Coronets : TIARAS
47
Metal mold : TEMPLATE
49
___ mundi : ANNO
51
Irish tribe : SIOL
52
Trailer's partner : TRACTOR
55
Snow, in France : NEIGER
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62
Fairy-tale start : ONCE
63
Unearthly : EERIE
64
Debatable : MOOT
65
Greenish blue : TEAL
66
Like some fruit : DRIED
67
Neighbor of Olympus : OSSA
Down
1
Moss or William S. : HART
2
In a line : AROW
3
Tenth: Prefix : DECI
4
Carsons : JOHNNYANDRACHEL
5
Pallor : PALENESS
6
Completely : ALL
7
Robert Burns word : GIE
8
Related maternally : ENATE
9
Term : TENURE
10
Douglases : KIRKANDWILLIAMO
11
Reed : OBOE
12
Weblike : LACY
13
Requests : ASKS
18
Mercury antiseptic : EGOL
19
Yugoslav river : DRINA
23
French political units : ETATS
25
"Read the fine ___" : PRINT
26
Veranda, in Oahu : LANAI
27
Marketplace : AGORA
28
Viewpoint : SLANT
30
___ living (manage) : EARNA
31
Catkin : AMENT
32
Impenetrable : DENSE
35
Places for trunks : TREES
39
Brought back memories : REMINDED
42
Yearly visitor : SANTA
46
Disturbed the peace : SNORED
48
Ode or sonnet : POEM
50
Directive : ORDER
52
Turkey or fox : TROT
53
Russian hemp : RINE
54
Medieval brocade : ACCA
56
Heavy silk fabric : GROS
57
Slaughter of Cards : ENOS
58
Hayworth : RITA
60
Onassis : ARI
61
Never: Ger. : NIE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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