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Frank Geary
Frank Geary

New York Times, Monday, May 15, 1978

Author:
Frank Geary
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 29.3
Frank Geary has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,502
Across
1
Students' habitat : DORM
5
Chorus member : ALTO
9
Humiliate : SHAME
14
Mother of Zeus : RHEA
15
"Go put your creed into your ___": Emerson : DEED
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Apiary product : HONEY
17
"I ___ Got Nobody" : AINT
18
Strop : HONE
19
Harangue : ORATE
20
Woman's fitted vest : BODICE
22
Flogged : TROUNCED
24
One of the Poles : NORTH
26
Extort money from : BLEED
27
Celebrant : REVELER
30
Bounder : CAD
31
"Man is but ___": Pascal : AREED
32
In harmony : ATONE
34
Muffin : GEM
37
Curl : TRESS
38
Comparative suffix : IER
39
Cowboy's rope : RIATA
41
Otic organ : EAR
42
Very unpopular : HATED
44
Loos or Bryant : ANITA
45
Mt. Wilson structure: Abbr. : OBS
46
Printing error : ERRATUM
48
Gallery entry : ROGUE
51
___ apple : ADAMS
52
Kicked over the traces : REBELLED
54
African insect : TSETSE
58
Set right : AMEND
59
Burglar's boodle : LOOT
61
Straight up, as a nip of rye : NEAT
62
Imitation jewelry : PASTE
63
English composer : ARNE
64
Spahn's former companion in Boston : SAIN
65
Sign of derision : SNEER
66
Lack : NEED
67
Wagner role : ERDA
Down
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Part of o.d. : DRAB
2
Grant's birthplace : OHIO
3
Cleave : REND
4
Daytime shows : MATINEES
5
Cling : ADHERE
6
Tolstoy : LEO
7
Sappho, the ___ Muse : TENTH
8
Czech river : ODER
9
Military command : SHOULDERARMS
10
Lena or Marilyn : HORNE
11
Within ___ of (very close) : ANACE
12
Doled : METED
13
Gave the once-over : EYED
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Scottish seaside resort : OBAN
25
Characteristics : TRAITS
27
Pace : RATE
28
___ Pater (almanac) : ERRA
29
Diverge : VEER
30
Twilled : CORDED
33
Links item : TEE
34
Stride : GAIT
35
"___, Brute!" : ETTU
36
Form of address : MAAM
40
From one aspect : INASENSE
43
First shepherd : ABEL
47
Became a stoolie : RATTED
48
Hire a new crew : REMAN
49
Portly : OBESE
50
People, to Pablo : GENTE
51
Idolize : ADORE
52
Blows : RAPS
53
Verve : ELAN
55
"Crocodile" fakery : TEAR
56
Aforementioned : SAID
57
Sight from Taormina : ETNA
60
Unit : ONE

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

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