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Samuel K. Fliegner
Samuel K. Fliegner

New York Times, Monday, April 3, 1978

17-Across : St. Philip ___, of Italy

Author:
Samuel K. Fliegner
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 36.5
Samuel K. Fliegner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Errors in 31-Down clue, which is an inaccurate popular legend, and 60-Down clue, where "Silvia" should be "Sylvia"; left both as in the original.

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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,460
Across
1
Spellbound : RAPT
5
Leash : STRAP
10
Spiced meat spread : PATE
14
Don Juan's delight : AMOR
15
"The farmer takes ___" : AWIFE
16
Senescent : AGED
17
St. Philip ___, of Italy : NERI
18
Political back scratching : LOGROLLING
20
Rorschach feature : INKBLOT
22
Windflower : ANEMONE
23
Husking or quilting activity : BEE
24
Shamrock fanciers : IRISH
26
O.A.S. member : USA
28
Set one's sights : AIMED
30
"The ___ Truth" : AWFUL
35
Shell fragments : SHRAPNEL
37
Russian vehicle drawn by three horses : TROIKA
38
Seamen : TARS
39
Spencer or Dick : TRACY
41
Patron saint of Norway : OLAV
42
"Rumanian Rhapsodies" composer : ENESCO
44
Title word in two epics by Milton : PARADISE
46
"___ of Venus," by Anaïs Nin : DELTA
47
Highway curves : ESSES
48
Oysters' home : BED
49
Queensbury's contribution to boxing : RULES
51
Greek letter : TAU
53
Peter or Paul : APOSTLE
57
Swellheads : EGOISTS
61
White House action by inaction : POCKETVETO
63
Portico : STOA
64
Words before precedent or trap : SETA
65
Annual income for Pierre : RENTE
66
Cheesecake display : LEGS
67
Budget, in Berlin : ETAT
68
Chinchilla habitat : ANDES
69
Antony's friend : EROS
Down
1
Gypsy's wife : RANI
2
Ritual response : AMEN
3
Self-serving legislation : PORKBARREL
4
Hurons or Mohicans : TRIBE
5
Acid used in antiseptics: Comb. form : SALO
6
Unfaithful spouse : TWOTIMER
7
Teamster vehicle : RIG
8
Filled with apprehension : AFRAID
9
Unskilled laborers : PEONS
10
Date tree : PALM
11
Exchange discount : AGIO
12
Neighbor of Ky. : TENN
13
Brink : EDGE
19
"Merry Widow" composer : LEHAR
21
Vault : LEAP
25
Setback : RELAPSE
26
"Habla ___ español?" : USTED
27
Alan Ladd movie : SHANE
29
Strongly involved with : INTO
31
Material for Washington's dentures : WOOD
32
Capitol Hill talkathon : FILIBUSTER
33
Official proclamation : UKASE
34
Bathed : LAVED
36
Aide to a Sec. : ASST
37
One of the great cities of antiquity : TYRE
40
Magnetic tape : CASSETTE
43
___ blanche : CARTE
45
About : ASTO
47
Cricket team : ELEVEN
50
Extreme : ULTRA
52
Theater section : AISLE
53
Church recess : APSE
54
Sandburg was one : POET
55
Eight: Prefix : OCTA
56
Three-handed card game : SKAT
58
"Anything ___," 1934 song : GOES
59
African republic : TOGO
60
Silvia ___, Met soprano : SASS
62
Finite point : END

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