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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Wednesday, May 12, 1976

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 14.4
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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B
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Y
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,769
Across
1
Pigeons' pads : COTES
6
Geography-class need : MAP
9
Clan : TRIBE
14
Old French coin : OBOLE
15
High note : ELA
16
Connecticut's is New : HAVEN
17
First battle of Revolution : LEXINGTON
19
Muse : ERATO
20
Continent : ASIA
21
Metric measure : ARE
22
Madison Sq. Garden et al. : ARENAS
23
Materialistic : SENSATE
25
Superior : OVER
26
Job-applicants' offerings : RESUMES
28
___ Roy : ROB
31
Civet's relative : GENET
35
Decisive battle of Revolution : SARATOGA
37
Orchestra unit : OBOE
38
Moves : STIRS
40
Rowboat adjuncts : OARS
41
Last battle of Revolution : YORKTOWN
43
Minstrels' instruments : LYRES
44
Collection of quotes : ANA
45
Squirm : WRIGGLE
48
Granular snow : FIRN
49
Sphinxlike offerings : RIDDLES
54
Kind of pants : SMARTY
57
U.N. secretary : LIE
58
Ready : RIPE
59
Sample TV film : PILOT
60
Gung-ho group of Revolution : MINUTEMEN
62
Astound : AMAZE
63
In addition : AND
64
Designated : NAMED
65
Weary : TIRED
66
Affirmation : YES
67
Volcanic rock : TRASS
Down
1
Soft drinks : COLAS
2
Overweight : OBESE
3
Poison : TOXIN
4
Mr. Howe : ELIAS
5
Japanese money : SEN
6
Rhythms in music : METRES
7
Medicinal plant : ALOE
8
Opposite of a rave : PAN
9
Spanish saint : THERESA
10
More choice : RARER
11
The Terrible or the Great : IVAN
12
Greek letter : BETA
13
Genesis name : ENOS
18
Proceeds of a performance : GATE
22
Declares : AVERS
24
Carney : ART
25
Jerusalem's Mosque of ___ : OMAR
27
Taking advantage of : USING
28
Lion's warning : ROAR
29
Monster : OGRE
30
Singing voice : BASS
31
Spanish painter : GOYA
32
Very dark : EBON
33
Ibsen heroine : NORA
34
Comic-strip yell : EEK
36
Plaything : TOY
38
Word with "wrong number" : SORRY
39
Remus or Dromio : TWIN
42
Taunted : TWITTED
43
Went first : LED
46
Drip and regular, e.g. : GRINDS
47
In ___ of (instead) : LIEU
48
Halted suddenly : FROZE
50
Gloomy : DREAR
51
Old Greek music note : LIMMA
52
Swords : EPEES
53
Transmits : SENDS
54
Quarrel : SPAT
55
Miss Benzell : MIMI
56
Winglike : ALAR
57
Maginot, for one : LINE
60
Kind of pole or apple : MAY
61
Explosive : TNT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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