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Evelyn Benshoof
New York Times, Monday, March 6, 1978
60-Across : Funambulist's sine qua non
Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 8.8
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 O | 3 S | 4 S | 5 E | 6 D | 7 B | 8 O | 9 G | 10 A | 11 R | 12 T |
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13 P | U | T | U | P | T | O | 14 P | U | T | O | V | E | R |
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15 O | N | T | R | I | A | L | 16 A | G | I | T | A | T | E |
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17 O | C | E | A | N | 18 P | 19 A | L | 20 S | H | I | R | K |
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21 F | O | R | T | 22 C | H | I | L | 23 E | 24 L | O | S |
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25 G | R | I | D | 26 X | 27 E | 28 D | ||||||||
29 D | 30 A | 31 T | 32 E | L | I | N | E | 33 T | R | A | 34 D | 35 E | 36 R |
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37 A | R | A | R | A | T | 38 R | O | T | A | T | E |
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39 R | E | P | A | S | T | 40 P | 41 R | E | S | A | G | E | D |
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42 S | S | E | 43 R | O | M | E | ||||||||
44 L | 45 I | 46 T | 47 R | 48 E | E | S | E | 49 P | 50 L | 51 U | 52 S |
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53 O | N | E | 54 A | 55 L | 56 D | Y | E | 57 P | L | A | N | T |
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58 A | T | A | W | O | 59 R | D | 60 B | 61 A | L | A | N | C | E |
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62 N | O | S | E | G | A | Y | 63 U | P | A | N | D | U | P |
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64 S | W | E | D | E | N | 65 D | E | T | E | S | T |
© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,432
Across
1
Acted in a domineering way : BOSSED
7
Oscar winner in 1951 : BOGART
13
Provoke; incite : PUTUPTO
14
Accomplish : PUTOVER
15
Being tested : ONTRIAL
16
Toss about : AGITATE
17
Area in an atlas : OCEAN
18
Comrade : PAL
20
Malinger : SHIRK
21
McHenry or Sumter : FORT
22
Santiago is its capital : CHILE
24
Them: Sp. : LOS
25
Grating : GRID
26
Obliterated : XED
29
News story heading : DATELINE
33
Merchant : TRADER
37
Site of Noah's landing : ARARAT
38
Turn around : ROTATE
39
Meal : REPAST
40
Gave a warning : PRESAGED
42
Compass point : SSE
43
Site of St. Peter's : ROME
44
Eng. course : LIT
47
Peewee : REESE
49
Extra : PLUS
53
Ryan or Tatum : ONEAL
56
Stain : DYE
57
Confederate in the audience : PLANT
58
In an instant : ATAWORD
60
Funambulist's sine qua non : BALANCE
62
Posy : NOSEGAY
63
On the ___ (honest) : UPANDUP
64
Strindberg's land : SWEDEN
65
Abhor : DETEST
Down
1
Con game : BUNCO
2
Dark brown fur : OTTER
3
Seaport where the British first settled in India : SURAT
4
Gyrate : SPIN
5
Letter from Greece : ETA
6
Spiny-finned fish : DOLPHIN
7
Earwig, e.g. : BUG
8
Amos of the K.C. Royals : OTIS
9
Barbarian : GOTH
10
Be of profit or use : AVAIL
11
Prefix with cede or flex : RETRO
12
Migrates : TREKS
13
Cry of contempt : POOF
14
Jade : PALL
19
Military man : AIDE
22
Bossy or hoss : CRITTER
23
Uncompromising : EXTREME
25
Barometer or tumbler : GLASS
27
Irregular : EROSE
28
Facts : DATA
29
Patriotic org. : DAR
30
Exist : ARE
31
Broach a cask : TAP
32
Important dates : ERAS
34
Hammarskjöld : DAG
35
Summer, in Dijon : ETE
36
Cranberry or tomato : RED
40
Quarry : PREY
41
Sled in "Citizen Kane" : ROSEBUD
44
Grants : LOANS
45
Under protection : INTOW
46
Goad or vex : TEASE
48
Whirlpool : EDDY
49
Kill Devil Hill machine: Dec., 1903 : PLANE
50
Disembarks : LANDS
51
Not abridged : UNCUT
52
Word with father or son : STEP
54
Inspired with fear : AWED
55
Booth : LOGE
57
Quadrat : PLAT
59
Competed in a heat : RAN
61
Simian : APE
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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