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Tanaquil Le Clercq
Tanaquil Le Clercq

New York Times, Saturday, February 14, 1976

Author:
Tanaquil Le Clercq
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.86, Missing: { C J Q W X Z }
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18, Grid flow: 24.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Tanaquil Le Clercq has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,681
Across
1
Catch sight of : ESPY
5
"Act One" author : MOSSHART
10
Gives courage to : HEARTENS
14
Gambler, in old Rome : ALEO
15
Miss Loos : ANITA
16
Victim : PREY
17
N. Z. bird : RURU
18
French historian : RENAN
19
Kilns : OSTS
20
Pitiable : HEARTRENDING
22
Most arid : DRIEST
24
Spur : GOAD
25
"Unto us ___ is given" : ASON
26
Coneys : DAMANS
29
Dauntless : STOUTHEARTED
33
Gladden : ELATE
34
Walk pompously : STRUT
35
Busy one : BEE
36
Extremely generous : ALLHEART
37
Trompe ___ (visual deception) : LOEIL
38
Roll up, as a flag : FURL
39
Type of novel: Abbr. : ROM
40
Burmese rices : SELAS
41
Mr. Lanza : MARIO
42
Frank discussion : HEARTTOHEARTTALK
44
French queens : REINES
45
Adriatic wind : BORA
46
Writer O'Casey : SEAN
47
Iran's capital : TEHRAN
50
Carefree : LIGHTHEARTED
54
French thought : IDEE
55
Cape Verde island : BRAVA
57
"The ___ Lonely Hunter" : HEARTISA
58
Concert halls : ODEA
59
City of China : YENAN
60
Otherwise : ELSE
61
Polio pioneer : SALK
62
Unfeeling : HEARTLESS
63
Colorist : DYER
Down
1
Flier Amelia : EARHEART
2
Cast aspersions on : SLUR
3
___ Marquette : PERE
4
Lively in spite of age : YOUNGATHEART
5
Miss Tallchief et al. : MARIAS
6
Upright : ONEND
7
"Wake Up and ___" : SING
8
Depot: Abbr. : STA
9
Completely : HEARTANDSOUL
10
Center of an escutcheon : HEARTPOINT
11
Gaelic : ERSE
12
Butterfly and hair : NETS
13
Part of C.B.S.: Abbr. : SYST
21
Finished : DONE
23
Defeat soundly : ROUT
25
Prefixes for heart cavities : ATRIS
26
Words of affection : DEARHEART
27
Apportion : ALLOT
28
Swedish port : MALMO
29
Salisbury ___ : STEAK
30
Aftermath of overeating : HEARTBURN
31
Uncanny : EERIE
32
Apollo's birthplace : DELOS
34
Do, re, mi, fa, ___, ti : SOLLA
37
Memorize : LEARNBYHEART
38
Timorous : FAINTHEARTED
40
Portico : STOA
41
Biblical wall tower : MEAH
43
Sorrow : HEARTBREAK
44
Lear's daughter et al. : REGANS
46
Hindu deity and others : SIVAS
47
Spanish uncles : TIOS
48
Icelandic writing : EDDA
49
Cad : HEEL
50
Superman's Lois : LANE
51
Cordially : HEARTILY
52
Common Latin verb : ESSE
53
Of stock, in old Ireland : DAER
56
Aunt or uncle: Abbr. : REL

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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