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Dennis Listort
Dennis Listort

New York Times, Friday, December 12, 1975

52-Down : Arab noble

Author:
Dennis Listort
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 20.2
Dennis Listort has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,617
Across
1
Fissile rock : SHALE
6
Castle-visitor's hurdle : MOAT
10
A or H weapon : BOMB
14
Consumed : EATEN
15
Division word : INTO
16
Coll. course : ECOL
17
Fashion-show inquiry : WHATDIDDELAWARE
20
Undermine : SAP
21
"Days of Wine and ___" : ROSES
22
Claw : TALON
23
Track down : HUNT
24
Mission : ERRAND
25
Moon goddess : SELENA
28
Loosen : UNTIE
30
Part of a ship : PROW
31
"___ dry eye in the house" : NOTA
32
Recipe abbr. : TSP
35
Answer to 17 and 56 Across : IDONTKNOWALASKA
40
___ o'Shanter : TAM
41
Tinier : WEER
42
Post : MAIL
43
Napkin material : LINEN
44
Like yachtsmen's clothes : SPORTY
46
French auto-race city : LEMANS
49
Rabbit ___ : EARS
50
Carry ___ (be melodic) : ATUNE
51
Eagle's nest : AERIE
53
Sheep's cry : BAA
56
Airport query : WHENDIDMARYLAND
59
French resort : NICE
60
Pace or trot : GAIT
61
Rowed : OARED
62
Al Capone feature : SCAR
63
Other, in Spain : OTRO
64
Moscow denials : NYETS
Down
1
Does mending : SEWS
2
Merry sounds : HAHA
3
Nipa palm : ATAP
4
Allow : LET
5
Football play : ENDRUN
6
Interior : MIDST
7
Wave, in France : ONDE
8
Sweetsop : ATES
9
Part of TNT: Abbr. : TOL
10
Look out! : BEWARE
11
Florida city : OCALA
12
Dimwitted one : MORON
13
Mixture : BLEND
18
College in New Rochelle : IONA
19
Of a heart part : ATRIAL
23
Cut : HEWN
24
Miss Kett : ETTA
25
Cookout accessory : SPIT
26
Earth goddess : ERDA
27
Appear : LOOM
28
Feeble, old style : UNORN
29
"___ hear this!" : NOW
32
Emperor : TSAR
33
Revue unit : SKIT
34
Divided, in heraldry : PALY
36
Interwoven : TWINED
37
Areas of knowledge : KENS
38
Wedding-report word : NEE
39
Andy's partner : AMOS
43
Falcon of Europe : LANNER
44
Sore, in Glasgow : SAIR
45
Victimize : PREYON
46
Grassy places : LAWNS
47
Body of morals : ETHIC
48
Grimace, in Madrid : MUECA
49
Clio's sister : ERATO
51
Malay law : ADAT
52
Arab noble : EMIR
53
Condition of a cupboard : BARE
54
Dill herb : ANET
55
Does arithmetic : ADDS
57
"But ___ on forever" : IGO
58
Make a wager : LAY

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

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