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Alice H. Kaufman
Alice H. Kaufman

New York Times, Saturday, February 15, 1975

10-Down : Morose

Author:
Alice H. Kaufman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q W Y }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 58.7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Alice H. Kaufman has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,317
Across
1
Arm of an ocean : GULF
5
Hinder : EMBAR
10
Reception hall : SALA
14
Ancient instrument : ASOR
15
Kind of goat : SCAPE
16
Atop : UPON
17
Hawaiian goose : NENE
18
Stingy : TIGHT
19
Jungle beast : LION
20
Delphi's land : GREECE
22
Wrights' creation : AIRPLANE
24
Westchester train stop : HARTSDALE
26
Composed of layers : STRATOUS
29
Appetizer : CANAPE
33
Sphere of activity : ARENA
34
Early fiddle : REBEC
36
No dice! : NIX
37
One who takes soundings : LEADMAN
39
Light-colored mineral : EDENITE
41
Dry : SEC
42
Parts of churches : APSES
44
Kind of home or cycle : MOTOR
45
Musical tone : ESHARP
47
Forbearing : TOLERANT
49
Westchester train stop : LARCHMONT
51
Become heathenish : PAGANIZE
54
King Arthur's father et al. : UTHERS
58
Done : OVER
59
Caravansary : SERAI
61
Handle roughly : MAUL
62
Line of joining : SEAM
63
Boric and carbolic : ACIDS
64
Bewildered : ASEA
65
Sins : ERRS
66
Asian capital : LHASA
67
Fit together : NEST
Down
1
Al Capone's command : GANG
2
Employer : USER
3
Solitary : LONE
4
Unrestrained : FREEHAND
5
Sea inlet, in Spain : ESTERO
6
Roman 1101 : MCI
7
Sugar-cane refuse : BAGASSE
8
Garden pest : APHID
9
Went over again : RETRACED
10
Morose : SULLEN
11
Capital of Samoa : APIA
12
Diving bird : LOON
13
English queen : ANNE
21
Twin-hulled boat : CATAMARAN
23
Type of football kick : PLACEMENT
25
Revolves : TURNS
26
Mud volcano : SALSE
27
Kilmer poem : TREES
28
Attain : REACH
30
Miss Loos : ANITA
31
Mountain-climbing aid : PITON
32
Put forth : EXERT
35
Twig broom : BESOM
38
Evaluation: Var. : APPRISAL
40
Canadian or Scandinavian : NORTHMAN
43
Genus of mollusks : ETHERIA
46
Frightens : ALARMS
48
Miss Alcott : LOUISA
50
Native of Bohemia : CZECH
51
Sit : POSE
52
Assert : AVER
53
Equipment : GEAR
55
Allay : EASE
56
French streets : RUES
57
Bed support : SLAT
60
Paid notices : ADS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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