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McAulay
McAulay

New York Times, Monday, March 22, 1976

Author:
McAulay
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 63.5
McAulay has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,718
Across
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Joey et al. : PALS
5
Stripling : LAD
8
Subdue : TAME
12
Blue-pencil : EDIT
13
Prefix for gram : EPI
14
Does tree surgery : PRUNES
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Barcelona child : NINO
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Rio de ___ : ORO
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Arteries : AORTAS
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"Run Silent, Run ___" : DEEP
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Very possibly : NODOUBT
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"Wait 'til the ___" : SUNSHINESNELLIE
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Charged atoms : IONS
28
Reviews applicants : SCREENS
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Doyle's was red-headed : LEAGUE
32
"Wie ___ es Ihnen?" : GEHT
33
Gang weapon : GAT
34
Merits : EARNS
35
Sup : EAT
36
Black Sea cape : EMINE
38
S.A. country : ARG
39
Knicks' Pearl : EARL
41
Political lists : SLATES
42
Kind of bum : STUMBLE
44
Student : COED
45
"Wait till ___" : THECOWSCOMEHOME
50
P.R. town : GUAYAMA
51
The end ___ era : OFAN
52
Difficult : THORNY
55
Roman 950 : CML
56
Elemental part : UNIT
57
Simple organisms : MONADS
58
___ polloi : HOI
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Loudness measure : SONE
60
Ragout : STEW
61
Spanish queen : ENA
62
German river : EDER
Down
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Awaits decision : PENDS
2
Farewell : ADIEU
3
Sturdy cloth : LINEN
4
Crossroad fixture : STOPSIGN
5
Like Elsa : LEONINE
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Kitchen wear : APRONS
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Electron tube : DIODE
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"The Voice of the ___" : TURTLE
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Insect : ANT
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___ culpa : MEA
11
Curve : ESS
14
Spare tire : PAUNCH
15
C.S.A. name : ROBERTELEE
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Caucasus native : OSSET
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Confined, as with a cold : HOUSEBOUND
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On the level : LEGIT
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Silly : INANE
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Kefauver : ESTES
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Kind of wise : LEAST
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Mother or Good : EARTH
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Debate : ARGUE
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Sal or Friday : GAL
35
Cockney's religious dissent : ERESY
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Scene of confusion : MADHOUSE
40
Berlin song : ALWAYS
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African republic : SOMALIA
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Longtime Giant manager : MCGRAW
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Paine's sense : COMMON
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Hidden store : CACHE
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Land ___ : OFNOD
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"As ___ goes ... " : MAINE
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Record : ENTER
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Patents' relatives: Abbr. : TMS
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"Some Like It ___" : HOT
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Pronoun : ONE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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