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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Wednesday, April 21, 1976

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 10.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,748
Across
1
Scored on a serve : ACED
5
"As you ___, ye are ... " : SOW
8
Trees of Panama : COPAS
13
Commonplace : BANAL
15
Sash : OBI
16
Like a house ___ : AFIRE
17
Lion's friend : ANDROCLES
19
Drop flavor : LEMON
20
Not tied down : FOOTLOOSE
21
___ lazuli : LAPIS
22
Strive, old style : TEW
23
Eremites : LONERS
25
Grant : CEDE
26
Attack craft: Abbr. : LST
27
Cowardly Lion : LAHR
29
Timber wolf : LOBO
32
Old N.Y. hotel : ASTOR
35
Recent: Prefix : NEO
38
Not tied down : PLAYINGTHEFIELD
42
Word on a wine label : SEC
43
Lend's partner in W.W. II. : LEASE
44
Accoutered : CLAD
45
Edward Everett : HALE
47
Half a fly : TSE
49
Change direction : VEER
51
Of the back : DORSAL
55
Begin, poetically : OPE
58
Havelock or Dock : ELLIS
60
Not tied down : FANCYFREE
62
Porch : STOOP
63
Friendly : FRATERNAL
64
Sculpture piece : TORSO
65
Suffix for profit or chariot : EER
66
Poker call : RAISE
67
Separate book leaf : INSET
68
Dakota Indian : REE
69
Belgian river : YSER
Down
1
Behind, nautically : ABAFT
2
Gitche Gumee sight : CANOE
3
Furnish : ENDOW
4
Type of board : DART
5
Athenian lawgiver : SOLON
6
Of ample girth : OBESE
7
More politic : WISER
8
Phone or close : CALL
9
A bit ___ (assortment) : OFEACH
10
Leslie Howard's was scarlet : PIMPERNEL
11
Tropical plant : AROID
12
Perceive : SENSE
14
Takes it easy : LOLLS
18
Diving bird : COOT
24
___-eyed : SLOE
26
Actress Myrna : LOY
28
Sandy's comment : ARF
29
Records, for short : LPS
30
Cheer : OLE
31
Ones not tied down : BACHELORS
32
Mideast title : AGA
33
State and Market: Abbr. : STS
34
Article : THE
36
High note : ELA
37
Fellows or couple : ODD
39
Word with humor or temper : ILL
40
Exigency : NEED
41
Kind of cold : ICE
46
Melodic : ARIOSE
47
Diplomacy : TACT
48
More underhanded : SLYER
49
"___ la giubba" : VESTI
50
Singer John : ELTON
52
Propose : OFFER
53
Street show : RAREE
54
Delusion's partner : SNARE
55
Regional birdlife : ORNIS
56
Porridge of rhyme : PEASE
57
Fisherman : EELER
59
Kind of light or check : SPOT
61
Commotion : FRAY

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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