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Martha J. DeWitt
New York Times, Monday, March 14, 1977
Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 33.5
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 D | 3 D | 4 S | 5 A | 6 L | 7 T | 8 S | 9 S | 10 C | 11 O | 12 T |
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13 A | C | R | E | 14 E | V | I | A | N | 15 C | H | A | R |
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16 C | H | U | L | 17 A | V | I | S | T | A | 18 A | A | R | E |
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19 T | E | G | U | M | E | N | T | 20 P | 21 E | R | U | S | E |
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22 S | E | R | E | 23 U | P | S | E | T | ||||||
24 R | 25 A | 26 C | I | N | E | 27 D | R | E | S | S | A | 28 G | 29 E |
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30 E | T | H | O | S | 31 H | O | A | R | E | 32 U | R | N |
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33 B | I | E | N | 34 C | O | I | L | S | 35 A | Q | U | A |
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36 E | M | S | 37 D | O | L | L | S | 38 C | R | U | E | T |
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39 L | E | A | 40 D | E | N | L | Y | 41 T | A | M | A | L | E |
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42 P | E | N | N | Y | 43 M | E | S | H | ||||||
44 G | 45 R | E | A | S | E | 46 P | A | R | T | O | 47 F | 48 I | 49 T |
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50 L | E | A | R | 51 C | 52 H | A | N | C | E | L | L | O | R |
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53 E | L | K | E | 54 T | E | R | S | E | 55 E | E | L | Y |
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56 E | Y | E | R | 57 S | W | E | E | T | 58 S | E | E |
© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,075
Across
1
Tack on : ADD
4
Epsom products : SALTS
9
Man from Dundee : SCOT
13
Farm unit : ACRE
14
French spa : EVIAN
15
Burn : CHAR
16
City near San Diego : CHULAVISTA
18
Swiss river : AARE
19
Covering : TEGUMENT
20
Study : PERUSE
22
Withered : SERE
23
Unexpected victory : UPSET
24
City in Wisconsin : RACINE
27
Horse guidance : DRESSAGE
30
Group character : ETHOS
31
Viscount Templewood : HOARE
32
Ossuary : URN
33
French "well" : BIEN
34
Springs : COILS
35
Bluish-green : AQUA
36
German spa : EMS
37
Guys' partners : DOLLS
38
Vinegar bottle : CRUET
39
With heavy steps : LEADENLY
41
Mexican meat dish : TAMALE
42
Price of a thought : PENNY
43
Web : MESH
44
Kind of monkey : GREASE
46
Have no ___ (shun) : PARTOFIT
50
King or poet : LEAR
51
David's friend John : CHANCELLOR
53
Sommer : ELKE
54
Short : TERSE
55
Slippery : EELY
56
Ogler : EYER
57
Like Ida or Sue : SWEET
58
Look at : SEE
Down
1
Throb : ACHE
2
Kind of store : DRUG
3
Snare's partner : DELUSION
4
Harsh : SEVERE
5
Of coots, loons, etc. : AVINE
6
Incline : LIST
7
Use a shuttle : TAT
8
Turtles and fish : SNAPPERS
9
Cows : SCARES
10
Cultural center in N.Y. State : CHAUTAUQUA
11
Gig rig : OARS
12
Dryad's home : TREE
13
Play part : ACT
17
Enthusiastic agreements : AMENS
21
Being : ESSE
23
Asian range : URALS
24
Beard the lion : REBEL
25
Wicker's "___ to Die" : ATIME
26
Kind of retriever : CHESAPEAKE
27
Table linen : DOILY
28
Thin porridge : GRUEL
29
Growing out : ENATE
31
Ilex : HOLLY
34
Hooks up : CONNECTS
35
Dress necessities : ARMHOLES
37
Hideouts : DENS
38
Rank : CASTE
40
More expensive : DEARER
41
Three-line stanza : TERCET
43
Rectory : MANSE
44
Exultation : GLEE
45
Depend : RELY
46
Whittle : PARE
47
Skedaddle : FLEE
48
Hercules's captive : IOLE
49
Give it a whirl : TRY
52
Cut to shape : HEW
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 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.