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Avery
Avery

New York Times, Tuesday, December 25, 1984

25-Down : Conks

Author:
Avery
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { F K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Avery has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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L
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E
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A
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H
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J
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N
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C
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V
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M
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,831
Across
1
A, in W.W. II : ABLE
5
Scrooge's cry : BAH
8
All-purpose vehicle : JEEP
12
Thurmond of S.C. : STROM
13
Like ___ of bricks : ATON
15
Arena in Atlanta : OMNI
16
Like some puns or buns : STALE
17
Town near Caen : STLO
18
Bring forth a lamb : YEAN
19
Yuletide visions, à la Moore : SUGARPLUMS
21
Heraldic emblazonment : ENTE
22
A Campbell : GLEN
23
Evades capture : ELUDES
25
"By the shining ___-Water": Longfellow : BIGSEA
29
Antique car : ESSEX
31
Highly spiced stew : OLLA
32
Dramatis personae : CAST
34
"For want of ___ ... " : ANAIL
38
Plumber's need : PLUNGER
40
Exalt : ENNOBLE
42
Brawl : SETTO
43
Comedian Jacques : TATI
45
Simplicity : EASE
46
Late bloomer : ASTER
48
Types of danses : VALSES
50
Mambo relative : CHACHA
53
Air : MIEN
55
Flier's maneuver : ROLL
56
Season's greeting, in Gubbio : BUONNATALE
62
"Rhapsody in Blue" star: 1945 : ALDA
63
Body of knowledge : LORE
64
Composer Villa-___ : LOBOS
65
Tricolore hue : BLEU
66
Eternally : EVER
67
Apollo's path : ORBIT
68
Opposites of ants. : SYNS
69
Scrap for Spot : ORT
70
Veers to the right : GEES
Down
1
Aleutian post : ATTU
2
Rodomontade : BRAG
3
Irish dancer Montez : LOLA
4
Leave a grotto : EMERGE
5
Swiss canton, old style : BASLE
6
Makes harmonious : ATTUNES
7
Flat land by a river : HOLM
8
Season's greeting, in Metz : JOYEUXNOEL
9
Edit : EMEND
10
Maternal kin : ENATE
11
Season's conifers : PINES
12
Draft initials : SSS
14
Proboscises : NOSES
20
Situate : PLACE
24
Tilt : LEAN
25
Conks : BOPS
26
"Winnie ___ Pu" : ILLE
27
Oversupply : GLUT
28
Season's visitor : SANTACLAUS
30
Proofreader's order : STET
33
Giorgio's craft : ARTE
35
Father of Proetus : ABAS
36
Fräulein's name : ILSE
37
Dregs : LEES
39
Mild epithet : GOSH
41
Thornton ___ Wilder : NIVEN
44
Knight's aide : ARMORER
47
Postpone an agendum : TABLE
49
Basis for comparison : ANALOG
50
Brachyurans : CRABS
51
Season's décor : HOLLY
52
Standish spokesman : ALDEN
54
Motionless : INERT
57
Stracciatella ingredient : UOVO
58
Rent : TORE
59
An ecclesiastic : ABBE
60
Clark Kent's friend : LOIS
61
Time-zone letters : EST

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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