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Alice H. Kaufman
Alice H. Kaufman

New York Times, Friday, February 22, 1974

Author:
Alice H. Kaufman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 33.7
Alice H. Kaufman has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,959
Across
1
Not one : NARY
5
Expand : DILATE
11
Embrace : HUG
14
Genus of lily : ALOE
15
Rams or Colts : ELEVEN
16
Pronoun : ONE
17
Sets in order : HOUSECLEANS
19
Miss Hagen : UTA
20
Astern : AFT
21
Contend : VIE
22
Oriental silkworm : TUSSER
24
Famed Shawnee chief : TECUMSEH
28
Equable : EVEN
29
Nebraska river : PLATTE
30
Deteriorate : DECAY
32
Fellow emcee : COHOST
35
Sloths : AIS
37
Swells, in England : NOBS
38
P.I. volcano : APO
39
Lamprey : EEL
41
Upholstery fabric : REP
43
Beverage : ALE
44
Measures of heat: Abbr. : BTUS
46
Little bit : DAB
48
Cheap racehorse : PLATER
50
Durable fiber : SISAL
52
Bobtail's partner : RAGTAG
54
Bill of fare : MENU
55
Quality of a bleak room : BARENESS
58
Certain steaks, for short : FILETS
60
Scottish uncle : EME
61
Pacific herb : PIA
63
Esker : OSE
64
Trains : HOUSEBREAKS
68
Prerogatives: Abbr. : RTS
69
Obliterate : EFFACE
70
Journey : TREK
71
Kind of curve : ESS
72
Peace-disturber : RIOTER
73
Tax : CESS
Down
1
Okinawa city : NAHA
2
Airborne : ALOFT
3
Way : ROUTE
4
Word of agreement : YES
5
Destroyed most of : DECIMATED
6
Most unwell : ILLEST
7
Poe's Annabel : LEE
8
Miss Gardner : AVA
9
Camp unit : TENT
10
Followed : ENSUED
11
Lounging robe : HOUSECOAT
12
Indefensible : UNTENABLE
13
Trappings : GEAR
18
Extract forcibly : EVULSE
23
Explorer Hedin : SVEN
25
Naval rating: Abbr. : CPO
26
Greek letter : ETA
27
Successor : HEIR
31
Belgian river : YSER
32
Engineers' places : CABS
33
Pollyannas : OPTIMISTS
34
Without shelter : HOUSELESS
36
Morn time : SEPTEMBER
40
Bearberry : LARB
42
Tool for smoothing : PLANER
45
Healthy : SANE
47
Barnyard sound : BAA
49
Mellow : AGE
51
King's middle name : LUTHER
53
Land of Keats's urn : GREECE
56
Lean : SPARE
57
Character in "Oliver Twist" : SIKES
58
Front : FORE
59
Moslem mystic: Var. : SOFI
62
Inquires : ASKS
65
Sky-saucer initials : UFO
66
Convened : SAT
67
Common abbr. : ETC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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