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William E. Heinemann
William E. Heinemann

New York Times, Monday, February 25, 1974

43-Down : Plant pest

Author:
William E. Heinemann
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 12.0
William E. Heinemann has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,962
Across
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Multitude : HOST
5
Kind of fruit cake : BABA
9
Least bits : RAPS
13
Inter ___ : ALIA
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Whisky drinks : SOURS
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Spiced stew : OLLA
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Hockey milieu : RINK
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Indian silk : CORAH
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Small vessel : VIAL
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Ridicule : POKEFUNAT
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Famine's opposite : FEAST
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Courtyard, in Bonn : HOF
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Discordant : HARSH
24
Start a hole : TEEOFF
27
Pallid : WAN
28
Little pig : SHOAT
29
Return ticket : RAINCHECK
35
Certain diver's quest : PEARL
36
Coffee maker : URN
37
Alpine refrain: Var. : YODLE
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Chaplin's forte : PANTOMIME
40
Released : FREED
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Kind of cake : OAT
42
"Road" movie wear : SARONG
44
News bulletin : FLASH
47
Footlike part : PES
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Open space : GLADE
49
Neglected : INTHECOLD
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Take a ride : AUTO
56
Paradise nymph : HOURI
57
Reed : OBOE
58
One of a series : STEP
59
Stakes : ANTES
60
Remora : PEGA
61
Saucy : PERT
62
Affluence : EASE
63
Looked on : EYED
Down
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Northern constellation : HARP
2
Medley : OLIO
3
Swim's opposite : SINK
4
Gain courage : TAKEHEART
5
Convivial : BOON
6
Nimbus : AURA
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Little brother, sometimes : BRAT
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Residue : ASH
9
Corsair, for one : ROVER
10
Pseudonym : ALIAS
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Watery sound : PLASH
12
Sharp wit : SALT
14
Shoe mishap : SCUFF
20
Uncommitted : FOOTLOOSE
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Partner of 20 Down : FANCYFREE
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Chinese dynasty : HAN
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Companion of Artemis : THEA
25
Of the dawn : EOAN
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Product : FRUIT
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Tokay, sack, etc. : WINES
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Distinct varieties: Abbr. : SPP
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Sea extension : ARM
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Popular daily reading : HOROSCOPE
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Paradise : EDEN
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Gadfly, in Britain : CLEG
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Sheep tick : KED
39
___-jongg : MAH
43
Plant pest : APHIS
44
Tootler's need : FLUTE
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Afterward : LATER
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Embrace : ADOPT
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Catch one's breath : GASP
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Island in the Hebrides : IONA
50
Acorns : NUTS
51
Tung or tui : TREE
52
Carry out : OBEY
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Theater box : LOGE
54
Beat or pan : DEAD
56
Have, in Scotland : HAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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