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Jack Philbrick
Jack Philbrick

New York Times, Tuesday, December 16, 1975

Author:
Jack Philbrick
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 21.8
Jack Philbrick has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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O
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D
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P
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P
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H
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M
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,621
Across
1
Sailors' drink : GROG
5
Rascal : SCAMP
10
Anaconda and python, e.g. : BOAS
14
Aborigine of Japan : AINU
15
China's neighbor : KOREA
16
Seaweed : ALGA
17
Battle site of 1777 : BRANDYWINECREEK
20
Legislator: Abbr. : SEN
21
Town of Venezuela : ELPAO
22
Start of a Stein line : AROSE
23
Wings : ALAE
24
Lippo, for one : FRA
25
Moving fast : HIGHBALLINGIT
31
Hawaiian porch : LANAI
32
Seep : OOZE
33
Party fare : DIP
35
Photos, for short : PICS
36
Gem : TOPAZ
38
Beverage of Roma : VINO
39
Notepaper seller: Abbr. : STA
40
Swimming or rat : HOLE
41
"You bet your ___!" : BOOTS
42
Feeling joy : INGOODSPIRITS
46
River isle : AIT
47
Etcher's need : ACID
48
Matinee stars : IDOLS
51
"And thy princes ___ due season" : EATIN
53
Three, in Italy : TRE
56
Kind of bomb : MOLOTOVCOCKTAIL
59
Greek god : ARES
60
Pauline's woe : PERIL
61
"Exodus" author : URIS
62
Prepare potatoes : MASH
63
Dull discourse : PROSE
64
Winning margin : NOSE
Down
1
Chatters : GABS
2
Laugh, in Lyon : RIRE
3
___ even keel : ONAN
4
Kind of metal or powder : GUN
5
Lofty test area : SKYLAB
6
Forage plant : COWPEA
7
Callas offering : ARIA
8
"Ask ___ questions ... " : MENO
9
Island off Brazil : PAE
10
Pub-worker's need : BARRAG
11
Spread : OLEO
12
Matures : AGES
13
Beverage of Kobe : SAKE
18
City of India : DELHI
19
Chili con ___ : CARNE
23
Turkish titles : AGAS
24
Soda sound : FIZZ
25
Papa Doc's land : HAITI
26
Andes native : INCAN
27
Strides easily : LOPES
28
Mauna ___ : LOA
29
Numskull : IDIOT
30
Hues : TINTS
31
Some records: Abbr. : LPS
34
Opposite of neg. : POS
36
Binge : TOOT
37
___ Glory : OLD
38
Emptiness : VOID
40
Raise : HOIST
41
Verge : BRINK
43
Winter footwear : GALOSH
44
Jargon : PATOIS
45
Stalactite shape : ICICLE
48
Moslem priest : IMAM
49
Dumb ___ : DORA
50
Corrida sounds : OLES
51
Word with more or green : EVER
52
Prefix for bat or nym : ACRO
53
Pacific root : TARO
54
Reformer Jacob : RIIS
55
Otherwise : ELSE
57
Against: Abbr. : OPP
58
Wine cask : TUN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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