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James A. Brussel
New York Times, Thursday, May 20, 1976
Author:
James A. Brussel
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.6
James A. Brussel has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 P | 2 O | 3 M | 4 P | 5 F | 6 A | 7 M | 8 A | 9 A | 10 M | 11 P | 12 S |
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13 A | D | A | R | 14 T | U | N | E | S | 15 F | O | I | L |
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16 R | O | D | E | 17 A | R | I | A | S | 18 L | A | K | E |
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19 C | R | O | S | 20 S | P | O | L | L | I | 21 N | A | T | E | D |
22 I | T | E | R | 23 G | U | M | ||||||||
24 G | 25 R | 26 A | D | E | D | 27 C | 28 O | N | T | E | 29 S | 30 T | 31 S |
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32 R | E | N | E | W | 33 P | A | V | E | S | 34 H | E | P |
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35 A | V | I | D | 36 S | I | R | E | D | 37 T | O | R | E |
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38 B | U | S | 39 S | H | E | E | N | 40 A | R | O | S | E |
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41 S | E | E | 42 D | I | E | S | T | 43 E | L | A | T | E | D |
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44 E | R | R | 45 S | T | E | P | ||||||||
46 C | 47 R | 48 O | S | S | I | 49 N | 50 G | T | H | E | L | 51 I | 52 N | 53 E |
54 H | O | M | E | 55 F | O | L | I | O | 56 I | D | O | L |
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57 A | L | A | R | 58 F | L | O | E | S | 59 N | E | B | S |
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60 P | E | R | T | 61 S | A | W | S | 62 E | A | S | E |
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,777
Across
1
Circumstance's partner : POMP
5
Rumor personified : FAMA
9
Elec. units : AMPS
13
Jewish month : ADAR
14
Gets a violin ready : TUNES
15
Thwart : FOIL
16
Traveled : RODE
17
Musical offerings : ARIAS
18
Erie, for one : LAKE
19
Produced hybrid flowers : CROSSPOLLINATED
22
Brain channel : ITER
23
Kind of drop : GUM
24
Worked on exam papers : GRADED
27
Struggles : CONTESTS
32
Take up again : RENEW
33
Gem settings : PAVES
34
Wise to : HEP
35
Eager : AVID
36
Gave rise to : SIRED
37
Raced : TORE
38
Inge's vehicle : BUS
39
Radiance : SHEEN
40
Revolted : AROSE
41
Most threadbare : SEEDIEST
43
Jubilant : ELATED
44
Miscalculate : ERR
45
"___ lively, please" : STEP
46
Occasion for a cruise-ship bash : CROSSINGTHELINE
54
In : HOME
55
Page number : FOLIO
56
Favorite : IDOL
57
Winged-shaped : ALAR
58
Arctic hazards : FLOES
59
Beaks : NEBS
60
Sassy : PERT
61
___ wood (snores) : SAWS
62
Lighten : EASE
Down
1
Paris rest area : PARC
2
Perfume : ODOR
3
Australian fish : MADO
4
Chaired : PRESIDED
5
To-do : FUROR
6
Dyestuff : ANIL
7
Oat or corn : MEAL
8
Designated : ASSIGNED
9
Burning : AFLAME
10
Castle guardian : MOAT
11
Walleyed or turn : PIKE
12
Vehicle : SLED
14
Recorded : TAPED
20
Worry : STEW
21
Soup's counterpart : NUTS
24
Seizes : GRABS
25
Ziegfeld offering : REVUE
26
Cordial flavor : ANISE
27
Proof mark : CARET
28
Broiler's place : OVEN
29
___ the works : SHOOT
30
Succinct : TERSE
31
Break a traffic law : SPEED
33
Mince and apple : PIES
36
Posse leaders : SHERIFFS
37
Series of snares : TRAPLINE
39
Dear ones in letters : SIRS
40
Away from the wind : ALEE
42
Forsake : DESERT
43
Group spirit : ETHOS
45
Farmyard areas : STIES
46
Fellow : CHAP
47
Characterization : ROLE
48
Bradley : OMAR
49
Felix Arndt's claim to fame : NOLA
50
Kind of worm : GLOW
51
Impression : IDEA
52
Cribbage cards : NOBS
53
"You and who ___?" : ELSE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.