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Paul G. Remley
Paul G. Remley

New York Times, Thursday, December 16, 1976

Author:
Paul G. Remley
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 23.2
Paul G. Remley has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,987
Across
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Jewel-thief's outlet : FENCE
6
Relatives of et als. : ETCS
10
Actress Rowlands : GENA
14
Spry : AGILE
15
Laugher in 35 Across : LITTLEDOG
17
Deep sleep : SOPOR
18
Often : MANYATIME
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Bribe : SOP
21
Enjoys : LIKES
22
___ homo : ECCE
25
Italian composer : ROSSINI
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As well : TOO
30
Purple color : LILAC
31
Fashion name : DIOR
35
Start of a nursery rhyme : HEYDIDDLEDIDDLE
39
What Liberace tickles : IVORIES
40
Sea nymphs : NEREIDS
41
More of 35 Across, with "the" : CATANDTHEFIDDLE
43
Large number : SLEW
44
Southeast wind : EURUS
45
Charged particle : ION
46
Building levels, in Britain : STOREYS
49
Packaging information: Abbr. : NTWT
50
Detecting device : SONAR
52
Greek letter : ETA
54
Well-known cake-patter : BAKERSMAN
58
Rejoice : EXULT
62
Expansions : DILATIONS
63
Capital of Bulgaria : SOFIA
64
Wound mark : SCAR
65
Music group : TRIO
66
"Two hearts that beat ___" : ASONE
Down
1
Musical notes : FAS
2
Freudian unit : EGO
3
Small drink : NIP
4
Hot and humid : CLOSE
5
Saarinen : EERO
6
Tree : ELM
7
Aunt, in Madrid : TIA
8
Box: Abbr. : CTN
9
Phonograph needles : STYLI
10
Take a ribbing : GETKIDDED
11
Miss Adams : EDIE
12
___ de plume (pen names) : NOMS
13
Ripen : AGE
16
Reclined : LAIN
20
Had self-esteem : PRIDED
22
Political concern : ETHICS
23
Contemporary : COEVAL
24
Small wolf : COYOTE
26
Senior citizen : OLDSTER
27
___ soda : SAL
28
Sightseer's diversion : SCENERY
30
Estonian measure : LIIN
32
Words of triumph : IDIDIT
33
___ German (dead language) : OLDLOW
34
Take offense : RESENT
36
Approaches : DRAWSNEAR
37
Render harmless : DEFUSE
38
Murdoch : IRIS
42
Cry's partner : HUE
47
Small pie : TART
48
Either stand ___ : ORSIT
49
Aegean island : NAXOS
50
Levantine ketch : SAIC
51
Neighbor of Ark. : OKLA
53
Indian buzzard : TESA
54
Lumber pieces: Abbr. : BDS
55
Fine leather: Abbr. : MOR
56
Black bird : ANI
57
Navy person: Abbr. : NSO
59
Aerial enigma : UFO
60
Straight: Abbr. : LIN
61
Grasp, in Scotland : TAE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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