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Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss

Daffy Edibles

New York Times, Sunday, February 25, 1973

Author:
Arnold Moss
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170, Blocks: 93, Avg Word Len: 5.13, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 658 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 142, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 20, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 27, Grid flow: 33.6
Arnold Moss has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 139-Across is as it appeared, but "marbles" should be "Marbles." Clue for 5-Down is as it appeared, but "'woes'" should be "'woe.'"

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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,597
Across
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Sydney soldier : ANZAC
6
Apples : POMES
11
Some Scouts : CUBS
15
Fabric : TOILE
20
Cheese : GOUDA
21
Vigilant : ALERT
22
Ali's faith : ISLAM
24
Ara of the sky : ALTAR
25
Songwriter Harold : ARLEN
26
Shakespearean role : VIOLA
27
Met diva Lucine : AMARA
28
"___ man put asunder ... " : LETNO
29
Give Rose a buzz : CAULIFLOWER
31
Icy stares : CHILILOOKS
33
Basic nature : ESSE
34
Hawaiian hawks : IOS
35
Soho thank-yous : TAS
38
"Right you ___!" : ARE
39
Speech part: Abbr. : ADV
40
Gold standard : FOURTEENCARROTS
49
Wax ointment : CERATE
53
Popular book : PEPPERBACK
54
Eastern nurse : AMAH
55
Ancient Mariner's cry : ASAIL
56
Ladies of Spain: Abbr. : SRAS
58
Type of theater : ARENA
59
In abeyance : ONICE
60
Tell an old joke : SPINACHESTNUT
64
Relatives of rtes. : RDS
65
Indian craft : CANOE
66
River area : BED
67
Fish : SHAD
68
Corrode : EAT
69
Ill. city : CHI
70
Citizen's ___ : ARREST
71
Vicinity : AREA
73
Toward the mouth : ORAD
75
U.S. electrical pioneer : TESLA
77
Cop a ___ : PLEA
78
Victory on Charles River : HARVARDBEET
81
Prestidigitator's request : TURNIPACARD
86
Whitney and Wallach : ELIS
87
Possibly : MAYBE
89
Actress Louise : TINA
90
Robert ___ : ELEE
91
Hardwicke : CEDRIC
94
Debussy theme : MER
95
Neighbor of B.C. : ALB
97
Story word : ONCE
99
G. and S. princess : IDA
100
Wayne location : ALAMO
101
___ ton : WON
102
Yankee city on March 17 : GREENBEANTOWN
105
Splits : RIVES
106
Surpass : OUTDO
108
Yellow-fever man : REED
109
U. S. missile : TITAN
110
Norse god : ODIN
111
Shaw has trouble breathing : ARTICHOKES
114
Fronton game : PELOTA
115
Cease-fire bid : LETTUCEHAVEPEAS
117
Neighbor of Aust. : GER
118
Teachers' org. : NEA
119
Singer Johnny : RAY
120
Girl of song : SAL
121
Preserves : JAMS
125
Lower take-home pay : CELERYCUTS
132
Do-it-yourselfer's concern : LEEKYFAUCET
136
Home : ABODE
137
Concur : AGREE
139
___ marbles : ELGIN
140
Indian lute : SITAR
141
Pig and cast : IRONS
142
Ballet bends : PLIES
143
Pacific group : SEATO
144
Plautus's stage : SCENA
145
___ home (out) : NOTAT
146
Famed football coach : YOST
147
Sounder : SANER
148
San Juan Hill name : TEDDY
Down
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On edge: Fr. : AGACE
2
Bayes and Helmer : NORAS
3
Bantus : ZULUS
4
Astaire : ADELE
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"___ see another's woes?" : CANI
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Russian dog man : PAVLOV
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Potpourris : OLIOS
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Alley sound : MEOW
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Gardner : ERLE
10
Set in motion : STARTUP
11
Govt. agency : CIA
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Defense branch: Abbr. : USMC
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Washed-out : BLAH
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Indira's garb : SARI
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Mutt, to Jeff : TALLER
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Spread : OLEO
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"Tell ___ the ... " : ITTO
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Gaunt : LANK
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Libido : EROS
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Certain canes : MALACCAS
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Bona ___ : FIDE
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Where Mosul is: Var. : IRAK
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French artist : ARP
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Fat: Prefix : STEAT
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Man of the world : ATLAS
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Columnist Adams et al. : FPAS
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West: Sp. : OESTE
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Deviate : ERR
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U. S. poet : EBERHART
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Fiji's airport : NANDI
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Imitated Atalanta : RANARACE
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"Mother ___" : OMINE
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Tortillas : TACOS
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Kind of metal : SHEET
49
Charles Boyer milieu : CASBAH
50
Waiting, in Madrid : ESPERA
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Nader man : RAIDER
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Biblical well : AIN
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Cracked pots : SHARDS
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Touch up : REDAB
59
Botanical sheath : OCREA
61
Of a singing group : CHORIC
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Spiffy : NATTY
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Shoshonean : UTE
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Rights org. : CLU
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Llama's cousin : ALPACA
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Affirmation : AVERMENT
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Madness : DEMENTIA
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Stone slab : STELE
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Held immobile : PINNED
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Inter ___ : ALIOS
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"In one ___ ... " : EAR
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"Like ___, all tears" : NIOBE
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S. F. Mayor : ALIOTO
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Bloody, in Scotland : REDWAT
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Miss Durbin : DEANNA
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___ sinister : BAR
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Channing : CAROL
92
Omit : ELIDE
93
Boat device : DAVIT
94
Orate : MOUTH
96
College in Ky. : BEREA
98
Inscribe : ENTER
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Dressed like a nurse : WOREACAP
102
"Let her ___ way ... " : GOHER
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Monster's lake : NESS
104
Sesame : TIL
107
Dark Ages date : DCV
111
___-deucy : ACEY
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W. W. II agency : OPA
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With no opener : KEYLESS
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Riches : PELF
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Disquiet : UNREST
117
Mitzi : GAYNOR
120
Prank, in Scotland : SKITE
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Electricity : JUICE
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Behaved : ACTED
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"___ My Shadow" : MEAND
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Kind of dog : STRAY
125
Killer : CAIN
126
River in Spain : EBRO
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Plunder : LOOT
128
Ferber : EDNA
129
"The ___ American" : UGLY
130
The Magi : TRIO
131
Discerns : SEES
133
Ancient Greek city : ELEA
134
Man in Juneau : EGAN
135
Kind of prof. : ASST
138
Approximate: Abbr. : EST

Answer summary:
17 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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