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Teresa Healy
New York Times, Wednesday, February 23, 1977
Author:
Teresa Healy
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.6
Teresa Healy has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 K | 3 I | 4 P | 5 G | 6 A | 7 F | 8 F | 9 C | 10 L | 11 E | 12 F | 13 T |
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14 U | N | D | O | 15 A | M | O | I | 16 A | E | R | I | E |
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17 P | O | L | K | 18 L | E | I | F | 19 P | A | G | A | N |
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20 S | W | E | E | 21 T | E | N | S | T | 22 H | E | P | O | T | |
23 R | A | N | 24 T | H | E | |||||||||
25 S | 26 W | 27 I | F | T | 28 C | I | 29 A | 30 M | 31 A | 32 S |
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33 C | A | R | A | T | 34 D | 35 E | A | L | M | 36 E | O | U | T |
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37 A | S | I | C | E | 38 E | R | R | 39 E | L | U | D | E |
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40 U | N | D | E | R | 41 H | A | N | D | 42 R | E | T | I | E |
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43 P | T | S | 44 S | O | D | 45 I | C | H | O | R |
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46 O | B | 47 I | 48 A | C | T | |||||||||
49 I | 50 N | 51 S | 52 I | D | E | S | 53 T | R | A | I | 54 G | 55 H | 56 T |
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57 I | L | E | A | C | 58 A | L | U | M | 59 O | N | E | R |
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60 S | K | A | T | E | 61 T | E | N | O | 62 N | A | M | E |
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63 M | A | T | E | D | 64 S | T | A | R | 65 S | T | A | Y |
© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,056
Across
1
Leave hurriedly : SKIP
5
Iron hook : GAFF
9
Like the Rock of Ages : CLEFT
14
Ruin : UNDO
15
Mine, in Metz : AMOI
16
Cliff dwelling : AERIE
17
U.S. President : POLK
18
Ericson : LEIF
19
Unreligious one : PAGAN
20
Adds chips : SWEETENSTHEPOT
23
Also ___ : RAN
24
Article : THE
25
Jonathan or Tom : SWIFT
28
U.S. agency : CIA
30
More, in Madrid : MAS
33
Weight unit : CARAT
34
Quitter's request : DEALMEOUT
37
Cold ___ : ASICE
38
Stray : ERR
39
Dodge : ELUDE
40
Kind of pitch : UNDERHAND
42
Fasten again : RETIE
43
J.F.K.'s 109, etc. : PTS
44
Turf : SOD
45
Blood of the gods : ICHOR
46
Sash : OBI
48
Put-on : ACT
49
Tempting holding : INSIDESTRAIGHT
57
Intestinal : ILEAC
58
Astringent : ALUM
59
Nonpareil : ONER
60
Enjoy the rink : SKATE
61
___'clock scholar : TENO
62
Reputation : NAME
63
Paired : MATED
64
North or movie : STAR
65
Support : STAY
Down
1
Eats : SUPS
2
Word with how or ledge : KNOW
3
Useless : IDLE
4
Communication barrier : POKERFACE
5
Early doctor : GALEN
6
Final word : AMEN
7
Force upon : FOIST
8
Critical deal at stud, often : FIFTHCARD
9
Cod, e.g. : CAPE
10
Bound : LEAP
11
Consequently : ERGO
12
Decree : FIAT
13
Jack's inferior : TEN
21
Rags : TATTERS
22
Adolf's greeting : HEIL
25
Diving duck : SCAUP
26
"It ___ my fault" : WASNT
27
Perennial plants : IRIDS
29
Vespucci's claim to fame : AMERICA
30
Word with loud or trench : MOUTH
31
TV part : AUDIO
32
Guide : STEER
34
Spongers : DEADBEATS
35
Ocean bird : ERN
36
Primaries, e.g. : ELECTIONS
41
Robin or Red Riding : HOOD
47
___ of Langerhans : ISLET
48
Jousting wear : ARMOR
49
Miss Chase : ILKA
50
Trim : NEAT
51
Overfill : SATE
52
Frosted : ICED
53
Game fish : TUNA
54
Insect : GNAT
55
Blood: Prefix : HEMA
56
Card : TREY
57
Doctrine : ISM
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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.