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Maurice J. Teitelbaum
Maurice J. Teitelbaum

New York Times, Tuesday, April 22, 1975

Author:
Maurice J. Teitelbaum
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 60.9
Maurice J. Teitelbaum has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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K
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,383
Across
1
Sulks childishly : POUTS
6
Perched : SAT
9
Kind of street or watch : STOP
13
Band instrument : CORNET
14
Military address : APO
15
Hawaiian port : HILO
16
Repast for many on a certain Friday : COLDTURKEY
18
Singer Ed : AMES
19
Kind of collegiate leader : CHEER
20
Homes for Phantoms : AIRBASES
22
Royal one in Delhi : RANI
24
News item : OBIT
25
Titled Irish playwright : LORDDUNSANY
30
Laconian clan : OBE
33
Bread cover : OLEO
34
"___ a tavern ... " : THERES
35
Bird of N. Z. : KEA
36
Cobra's weapons : FANGS
38
Anti-drinking org. : ATS
39
Pollutes : SOILS
41
Explosive : TNT
42
Goat-hair fabric : PATTOO
45
That, in old Rome : ILLE
46
Sea inlets: Abbr. : SDS
47
Citizen Kane : ORSONWELLES
49
Air polluter : SOOT
51
Negative contraction : ISNT
52
Water and springer : SPANIELS
55
Modern H.M.S. Bounty : CAINE
59
Listen : HEAR
60
Closet occupant : COATHANGER
62
Preakness, e.g. : RACE
63
Household god : LAR
64
Glacial ridges : ESKERS
65
Lapland transport : SLED
66
Grid lineman : END
67
Famed party giver : MESTA
Down
1
___-Bah of "Mikado" : POOH
2
Heraldry band : ORLE
3
David, as against Goliath : UNDERDOG
4
Group of four : TETRAD
5
Man's nickname : STU
6
Writer Munro : SAKI
7
Copycat : APER
8
Fido's plaything : TOYBONE
9
Chinese port : SHASI
10
Early-bird's reward, often : TIMETOKILL
11
Shouts for the matador : OLES
12
Opposite of neg. : POS
13
D minus CC : CCC
17
April weather wear : RAINHATS
21
Immeasurable gulf : ABYSS
23
Brazil or Indian : NUT
25
Artists' quarters : LOFTS
26
Early Charlie Chan : OLAND
27
Leases a desk : RENTSSPACE
28
Brawl : SETTO
29
Pyromaniac : ARSONIST
31
Ball's V.I.P. : BELLE
32
Makes comfortable : EASES
37
River for poet Masters : SPOON
40
Sights in Aruba : OILTANKS
43
Part of the Constitution : ARTICLE
44
Exclamations : OWS
48
Surround : ENCASE
50
Equipped, as a rowboat : OARED
52
Circus performer : SEAL
53
Of the dawn : EOAN
54
Enrich : LARD
56
"___ a kick out of ... " : IGET
57
Tiber tributary : NERA
58
Sounds from one lacking words : ERS
59
Time units: Abbr. : HRS
61
Dressmaker's concern : HEM

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

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