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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Thursday, February 21, 1974

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,958
Across
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Pen ___ : PALS
5
Elegant : POSH
9
German composer : WEBER
14
Where Mosul is: Var. : IRAK
15
L'___ d'Huez, French peak : ALPE
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Miss St. Johns : ADELA
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Heavenly : CELESTIAL
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Having secret meaning : RUNIC
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Lengthy TV program : TELETHON
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Fibber of radio : MCGEE
22
Roofing material : SLATE
23
Resort off Florida : NASSAU
26
Take umbrage : RESENT
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Corner : TREE
32
Word with meal or cake : OAT
35
Atomic or kinetic : ENERGY
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Unctuous : OILY
37
Hindenburg's state : PRUSSIA
39
Dessert sherry : OLOROSO
41
Port of Israel : ACRE
42
Indignant looks : GLARES
44
Cole : NAT
45
Cod's relative : HAKE
46
Old Egyptian amulets : MENATS
47
Villella : EDWARD
49
Metrical feet : IAMBI
54
Puccini opera : TOSCA
56
Of the waterside : RIPARIAN
59
"___ for every state" : ASTAR
60
Women's libbers : FEMINISTS
61
English poet : BLAKE
62
Is obligated : OWES
63
Tennis name : ASHE
64
Units of loudness : SONES
65
Spanish pronoun : ESTA
66
U. S. cartoonist : NAST
Down
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Ancient Britons : PICTS
2
Spinning : AREEL
3
___ Rookh : LALLA
4
Form of trapshooting : SKEET
5
Way : PATH
6
Potpourri : OLIO
7
Type of wrench : SPANNER
8
Loki's daughter : HEL
9
Readies the rolls : WARMS
10
Horace Mann, e.g. : EDUCATOR
11
Israeli statesman : BENGURION
12
Journalist Abel : ELIE
13
Human or rat : RACE
18
Cubic meters : STERES
24
Sweater yarn : ANGORA
25
Engraving tool : STYLET
27
Riddle : ENIGMA
28
Arctic vessel : SEALER
30
Miss Maxwell : ELSA
31
River island: Var. : EYOT
32
Moonfish : OPAH
33
Alms box : ARCA
34
Region of central Asia : TURKESTAN
38
Tea fare : SEEDCAKE
40
Legendary Gaelic hero : OSSIAN
43
Julie or Dana : ANDREWS
48
Merchandise : WARES
50
Of an early Eastern doctrine : ARIAN
51
___ solemnis : MISSA
52
House units : BATHS
53
Map addition : INSET
54
Keep ___ on : TABS
55
European capital : OSLO
57
"___ a man with ... " : IMET
58
Tuscany city : PISA
60
Adversary : FOE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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