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Dorothy N. Davis
New York Times, Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Author:
Dorothy N. Davis
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 250 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 22.5
Dorothy N. Davis has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 T | 2 I | 3 L | 4 L | 5 U | 6 N | 7 D | 8 E | 9 R | 10 I | 11 A | 12 G | 13 O |
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14 E | R | I | E | 15 N | O | I | R | E | 16 S | T | U | D |
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17 L | O | N | G | 18 I | S | L | A | N | D | 19 S | O | U | N | D |
20 A | N | T | 21 D | U | A | L | 22 C | L | A | S | S |
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23 F | E | R | N | 24 C | 25 L | A | D | |||||||
26 R | 27 A | 28 M | O | S | E | 29 R | E | E | R | E | 30 C | 31 T | ||
32 A | F | E | R | 33 S | I | L | V | A | 34 A | I | 35 L |
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36 S | T | A | T | 37 U | 38 E | O | F | L | I | B | 39 E | R | T | Y |
40 P | E | D | 41 T | E | L | L | S | 42 G | N | A | R |
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43 R | E | 44 S | O | L | V | E | 45 E | 46 U | G | E | N | E |
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47 A | P | S | E | 48 T | A | S | S | |||||||
49 S | 50 O | 51 U | C | I | 52 B | A | S | E | 53 P | 54 O | 55 I |
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56 M | A | N | H | A | 57 T | 58 T | A | N | I | S | 59 L | A | N | D |
60 E | S | C | E | 61 R | A | N | G | E | 62 I | N | C | A |
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63 E | T | A | T | 64 A | R | D | O | R | 65 B | E | E | S |
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,964
Across
1
Cultivate : TILL
5
___ the weather : UNDER
10
Classic villain : IAGO
14
U. S. Indian : ERIE
15
Bête's color : NOIRE
16
Nailhead : STUD
17
New Haven's waterfront : LONGISLANDSOUND
20
Insect : ANT
21
Twofold : DUAL
22
Genre : CLASS
23
Living-room plant : FERN
24
Dressed : CLAD
26
Branched : RAMOSE
29
Put up again : REERECT
32
West wind : AFER
33
Forest trees of a region : SILVA
34
Trouble : AIL
36
Famed torchbearer : STATUEOFLIBERTY
40
Foot: Prefix : PED
41
Becomes evident : TELLS
42
Growl : GNAR
43
Determine : RESOLVE
45
McCarthy or Field : EUGENE
47
Vaulted recess : APSE
48
Moscow agency : TASS
49
Sans ___ : SOUCI
52
Diamond corner : BASE
53
Hawaiian fare : POI
56
Bargain realty unit : MANHATTANISLAND
60
Verb suffix : ESCE
61
Cowboys' milieu : RANGE
62
S. A. Indian : INCA
63
French state : ETAT
64
Zeal : ARDOR
65
Drones : BEES
Down
1
Body tissue : TELA
2
Duke or horse : IRON
3
Fuzz : LINT
4
Part of a table : LEG
5
Precarious : UNSURE
6
Hale's Philip ___ : NOLAN
7
Tune in the TV : DIAL
8
Fish-eating bird : ERN
9
Actor Buttons : RED
10
Wagnerian lady : ISOLDE
11
Polynesian deity : ATUA
12
Revs the engine : GUNS
13
Toteboard listings : ODDS
18
Freshwater fishes : IDES
19
Egyptian image : SCARAB
23
Lee or Wayne : FORT
24
Cubicles : CELLS
25
Son of Leah : LEVI
26
Scrape : RASP
27
"___ the Fall" : AFTER
28
Union general : MEADE
29
Small firearm : RIFLE
30
Actress Judy : CARNE
31
Powerful leader : TITAN
33
Unravel : SOLVE
35
Stringed instrument : LYRE
37
Perfect spot : UTOPIA
38
Fish : EELS
39
Nog bases : EGGS
44
Perfumed powder : SACHET
45
Less exacting : EASIER
46
Functions : USES
48
Dance : TANGO
49
Pintail duck : SMEE
50
Oven : OAST
51
Eighth note, in music : UNCA
52
Brake feature : BAND
53
Part of a window : PANE
54
___ over lightly : ONCE
55
Slayer of Castor : IDAS
57
Musical sound : TRA
58
Road material : TAR
59
Women's ___ : LIB
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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