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Raymond F. Eisner
Raymond F. Eisner

New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 1977

Author:
Raymond F. Eisner
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 19.1
Raymond F. Eisner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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M
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C
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,349
Across
1
Mountain gorge : PASS
5
Crimson Tide, for short : BAMA
9
Paul Bunyan's blue ox : BABE
13
"Vissi d'___," aria from "Tosca" : ARTE
14
Represents oneself (as) : POSES
15
___, duo, tres : UNUS
16
Word with herd : NEAT
17
Y.M.C.A. and Y.M.H.A. : ASSNS
18
Young zebra : COLT
19
Frederick Forsythe novel : DAYOFTHEJACKAL
22
Encourage : ASSURE
23
Work like a horse : TOIL
24
Cultivate : TILL
26
Ineffectual : USELESS
31
Indian sheep : SHA
34
Lovable lioness : ELSA
36
Preminger : OTTO
37
Christopher Fry adaptation : TIGERATTHEGATES
42
At some remove : AFAR
43
Breed of animals : LINE
44
W.W. II area : ETO
45
The constellation Camelopardalis : GIRAFFE
49
Transactions : ACTA
51
Important European forage plant : ALFA
53
Greeley : HORACE
57
Novel by Ouida : ADOGOFFLANDERS
61
Kind of leopard : SNOW
62
Ultimate goal : TELOS
63
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
64
Haitian shrub : ANIL
65
Giant grass, used for basketry : OTATE
66
Cubs or cardinals : NINE
67
Lions' lairs : DENS
68
Volstead's opponents : WETS
69
Cumberland river : TEES
Down
1
Himalayan bearcat : PANDA
2
Regions : AREAS
3
Ropes : STAYS
4
Buffet spread : SETOUT
5
Empty talk : BOSH
6
Speed, to a cheetah : ASSET
7
Memorable actor from Pittsburgh : MENJOU
8
Brazilian palms : ASSAIS
9
Male antelope : BUCK
10
Wild ox of the Celebes : ANOA
11
Male elephant : BULL
12
N.Y. time : EST
14
Kneecap : PATELLA
20
Tasty bird : FRIER
21
___ Elum, city in Washington : CLE
25
Beachhead craft : LST
27
African worm : LOA
28
Diminutive suffix : ETTE
29
Direction to a printer : STET
30
Mediocre : SOSO
31
Male caribou : STAG
32
Kind of phonograph : HIFI
33
Oriental soup ingredient : AGAR
35
Sight from Mass. shores : ATL
38
Period : ERA
39
Hawk parrot : HIA
40
Decorate with inlaid work : ENCHASE
41
Board : GETON
46
Tire by labor : FAG
47
"Martha" composer : FLOTOW
48
Decadent : EFFETE
50
Zealous : ARDENT
52
Elgar's "Symphony in ___" : AFLAT
54
Eagle's nest : AERIE
55
Whooping one : CRANE
56
Park in Colorado : ESTES
57
Jackson from Allegheny : ANNE
58
"___ What Comes Natur'lly," 1946 song : DOIN
59
Night birds : OWLS
60
Quite a bit : LOTS
61
Kind of sack or iron : SAD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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