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John Prytz
John Prytz

New York Times, Friday, December 26, 1975

Author:
John Prytz
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 47, Avg Word Len: 4.56, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 52, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 8, XRef: 11, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 18.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
John Prytz has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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A
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I
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R
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A
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S
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P
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C
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A
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P
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A
V
G
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A
L
T
O
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A
V
E
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R
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S
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E
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N
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T
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P
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H
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A
R
C
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H
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N
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O
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T
R
Y
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A
H
U
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N
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D
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O
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R
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M
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A
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M
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T
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A
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A
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S
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I
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A
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O
R
C
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H
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R
D
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R
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W
B
O
A
T
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O
C
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S
S
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F
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L
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R
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L
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A
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E
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G
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O
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N
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P
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L
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S
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B
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B
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R
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R
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T
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M
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S
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O
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R
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N
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E
A
S
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T
A
S
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A
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N
E
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D
L
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A
S
T
A
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E
T
C
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S
Y
R
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T
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D
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,631
Across
1
"Bali ___" : HAI
4
Grate : RASP
8
Bottle part : CAP
11
Run-of-the-mill: Abbr. : AVG
12
___-relievo (high relief) : ALTO
13
Unwilling : AVERSE
17
Futuristic novel, with 21 Across : NINETEEN
19
Thought ___ of 17 Across : POLICE
20
Las Vegas machine : SLOT
21
See 17 Across : EIGHTYFOUR
23
Kind of duke or support : ARCH
25
Recent: Prefix : NEO
26
Attempt : TRY
27
Gazelle of Asia : AHU
28
Witch of ___ : ENDOR
32
Irish Sea isle : MAN
34
N.Y.C. subway agency : MTA
37
Superstate of 17 Across : EURASIA
41
Fruit-tree grove : ORCHARD
43
Park-pond rental item : ROWBOAT
44
Superstate of 17 Across : OCEANIA
45
Compass point : SSE
46
Neighbor of Ga. : FLA
47
Nocturnal animal : LEMUR
49
Relative of long. : LAT
51
Alter ___ : EGO
54
Fiber knot : NEP
56
Telescope part : LENS
58
"Relative" in 17 Across : BIGBROTHER
63
Certain turkeys : TOMS
65
Character in 17 Across : OBRIEN
66
Superstate of 17 Across : EASTASIA
68
Haystack fugitive : NEEDLE
69
Movie dog : ASTA
70
Catchall abbr. : ETC
71
Mideast land: Abbr. : SYR
72
German: Abbr. : TEUT
73
Batters-only in A.L. : DHS
Down
1
Andersen or Brinker : HANS
2
City in Spain : AVILA
3
"___ is strength" (slogan for 57 Down) : IGNORANCE
4
Slum pest : RAT
5
Nautical position : ALEE
6
Beer mug : STEIN
7
Silk fabric : PONGEE
8
Ship's V.I.P. : CAPT
9
Old cry of surprise : AVOY
10
Riches : PELF
14
Disorder : RIOT
15
Horn tissue : SCUR
16
Weird : EERY
18
Delineate : ETCH
22
Users of strops : HONERS
24
Compassionate : HUMANE
29
Pairs : DUOS
30
Author of 17 Across : ORWELL
31
Mortar mixer : RAB
32
Pasture sound : MOO
33
Circle part : ARC
35
Neat : TRIM
36
Subdue, old style : ADAUNT
38
Like a dumdum bullet : SOFTNOSED
39
Adjective suffix : IAL
40
___ standstill : ATA
42
TV actor Linden : HAL
48
Put on the stove again : REHEAT
50
P.I. native : AETA
51
Black : EBON
52
Scoff at : GIBE
53
Monster : OGRE
55
"___ porridge hot ... " : PEASE
57
Character in 17 Across : SMITH
59
Bridge calls : BIDS
60
Count on : RELY
61
Unique person : ONER
62
Between Q and V : RSTU
64
Pouches : SACS
67
Work on lace : TAT

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

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