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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Wednesday, April 10, 1974

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { G Q Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 12.6
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,006
Across
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Strengthens, as muscles : TONESUP
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Reprimands : JUMPSON
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Kind of hit at Shea : ONEBASE
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Having trouble : INAHOLE
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Wandered aimlessly : RAMBLED
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Shop tool : BANDSAW
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Western Indians : UTES
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Bungling : INEPT
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Many times, poetically : OFT
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"Wind of the Western ___" : SEA
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One of enduring fame : IMMORTAL
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Contemptuous looks : SNEERS
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Soviet range : URAL
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Carnegie's birthplace : SCOTLAND
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Celebes port : MENADO
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Long-suffering : PATIENT
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Enlarges : DILATES
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Expels : EVICTS
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Rebozo wearers : MEXICANS
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Secretary : DESK
42
Unorthodox doctrine : HERESY
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December days : YULETIDE
46
Rolled tea : CHA
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Attach : ADD
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Shoe parts : SOLES
53
Rocks : ORES
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Become resolute : BRACEUP
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Available for a sale : INSTOCK
59
Engage in a bash : CAROUSE
60
Debase : VITIATE
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Hoofer : STEPPER
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Certain college member : ELECTOR
Down
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Convex molding : TORUS
2
New Mexico colonizer : ONATE
3
Valley in Greece : NEMEA
4
Declines : EBBS
5
Gal of song : SAL
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Take advantage of : USE
7
Classic gable : PEDIMENT
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Mockers: Var. : JIBERS
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Not appropriate : UNAPT
10
Devilfish : MANTA
11
College degree : PHD
12
Just fair : SOSO
13
Norwegian king : OLAF
14
Salamander : NEWT
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French district : NORD
24
Shoreline feature : INLET
25
Wherewithal : MEANS
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Stupidity : LUNACY
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Like some wickets : STICKY
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Pro ___ : RATA
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Arabian port : ADEN
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Deprivation : LOSS
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Broke a traffic law : SPED
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Wine cellar : CAVE
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U. S. inventor : OTIS
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Blended : MIXED
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Girl's name : ELISE
38
Showing mockery : DERISIVE
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Allot : METE
42
Assistant : HELPER
44
Consume : USEUP
45
___ up (botch) : LOUSE
46
Eastern European : CROAT
47
Hundred: Prefix : HECTO
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Inquiring one : ASKER
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Elementary facts : ABCS
50
Shucks! : DRAT
51
Defy : DARE
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Auricular : OTIC
55
Snitch : COP
57
Zero : NIL
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Sault ___ Marie : STE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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