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George Laczko
George Laczko

New York Times, Monday, May 6, 1974

Author:
George Laczko
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 41.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
George Laczko has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,032
Across
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Stuff : CRAM
5
Weight : GRAM
9
Shoddy : CHEAP
14
Easy gait : LOPE
15
Gam : RITA
16
Phone opening : HELLO
17
Kiln : OAST
18
Biblical book : AMOS
19
Positive electrode : ANODE
20
Eatery of a sort : GREASYSPOON
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Favorite : PET
24
Crony : PAL
25
Shrews : NAGGERS
27
Jumble : MISHMASH
32
Oolong : TEA
33
Casually : IDLY
34
Spur : GOAD
36
Winter coating : SLEET
40
High ___ : SEAS
41
Port ___ (cheese) : SALUT
43
Mauna Loa footing : LAVA
44
Palatable : SAPID
46
Elegant : POSH
47
Currier's partner : IVES
48
Fish : COD
50
Soft clams : STEAMERS
52
Faint : PASSOUT
56
Inlet : RIA
57
Wonder : AWE
58
Jargon : DOUBLEDUTCH
64
French composer : RAVEL
66
Kind of hard or out : BLOW
67
Like gas-station air : FREE
68
Dunne : IRENE
69
Distinctive air : AURA
70
Govern : RULE
71
Transmits : SENDS
72
Notices : SEES
73
Outcry : YELL
Down
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Obstruct : CLOG
2
Bellow : ROAR
3
Church section : APSE
4
Field for Aristotle : METAPHYSICS
5
Wild geese : GRAYLAGS
6
Lens holders : RIMS
7
Overhead : ATOP
8
James or Jackie : MASON
9
Uses the dressing room : CHANGES
10
Farm creature : HEN
11
Abscond : ELOPE
12
Birch's cousin : ALDER
13
Horace et al. : POETS
21
Levene : SAM
22
Grain : OAT
26
Jumble : GALLIMAUFRY
27
Muffet or Brooks : MISS
28
Brainstorm : IDEA
29
Rebuff : SLAP
30
Cleanser : SOAP
31
Nimbuses : HALOS
35
Houseclean : DUST
37
Roof part : EAVE
38
At all : EVER
39
Soviet agency : TASS
42
"___ an old woman ... " : THEREWAS
45
Memo-pad art : DOODLES
49
Pair : DUO
51
Lend a hand : AID
52
City of Light : PARIS
53
Onto : AWARE
54
Playing card : SEVEN
55
Instruments : TUBAS
59
Risqué : BLUE
60
Knowledge : LORE
61
___ bill (indictment) : TRUE
62
Biological unit : CELL
63
Shoe part : HEEL
65
Finish : END

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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