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Lansing
Lansing

New York Times, Saturday, November 6, 1976

1-Across : Show surprise

Author:
Lansing
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Lansing has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,947
Across
1
Show surprise : GASP
5
Monk's hood : COWL
9
Did shoe repairing : SOLED
14
Toward shelter : ALEE
15
Laugh : HAHA
16
Serviceable : UTILE
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Official sanctions : SEALSOFAPPROVAL
20
Mauna ___ : LOA
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Chicago el feature : LOOP
22
Map abbr. : RTE
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Intentional act at sea? : PORPOISEFULDEED
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Onassis et al. : ARIS
29
Truck part : CAB
30
Winter wrap : FUR
31
Vessel : URN
32
But, in Valencia : PERO
33
Weasel's relative : SABLE
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Ready for delivery : SIGNEDANDSEALED
41
Ruhr city : ESSEN
42
Up to one's ___ : EARS
43
Image: Prefix : EID
44
Tree of Brazil : APA
46
Roman 401 : CDI
47
Actor Jacques : TATI
48
Conspicuous lip décor : WALRUSMOUSTACHE
53
Pierre's friend : AMI
54
Prepare martinis : STIR
55
"___, du lieber!" : ACH
56
Vertical sailboat spars : DOLPHINSTRIKERS
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Remove : ERASE
63
Abound : TEEM
64
Silkworm : ERIA
65
Come up again : RECUR
66
R.R. stops : STAS
67
Invitation abbr. : RSVP
Down
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Run out of ___ : GAS
2
Beverage : ALE
3
Finger wear : SEALRINGS
4
Son of Tantalus : PELOPS
5
Japanese measure : CHO
6
Dolt : OAF
7
Milady's garment : WHALEBONECORSET
8
___ luxury : LAPOF
9
Public-budget rarities : SURPLUSES
10
Siouan : OTO
11
Pierre's book : LIVRE
12
Gladden : ELATE
13
Took out : DELED
18
___ Paulo : SAO
19
Fluff of hair : POUF
23
Children's Hour, e.g. : PAUSE
24
Fragrant root : ORRIS
25
Kind of tea : ICED
26
Teasdale : SARA
27
Measure of Tripoli : DRAA
32
Clerical drudge : PENPUSHER
34
Ballpark section : BLEACHERS
35
Scottish port : LEITH
36
Bracken or Albert : EDDIE
38
Approach : NEAR
39
District of Pakistan : DADU
40
Indian titles of respect : SRIS
45
___ spumante : ASTI
47
Staple driver : TACKER
48
Long-legged water bird : WADER
49
Love, Italian style : AMORE
50
Fragrant shrub : LILAC
51
After-dinner offerings : MINTS
52
Pacific porgy : TAI
57
University Park campus : PSU
58
Something for two : TEA
59
Rental abbr. : RMS
60
Hudson or Ohio: Abbr. : RIV
61
Stupe : SAP

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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