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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Tuesday, May 7, 1974

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 32.7
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,033
Across
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Uses the bulletin board : POSTS
6
Pahlavi's home : IRAN
10
Way off : AFAR
14
Sea bird's haven : ISLET
15
Biblical peak : NEBO
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First name in silents : POLA
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Musical piece : ETUDE
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Gulf Coast, etc. : DEEPSOUTH
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Japanese coin : RIN
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Friends, in Cherbourg : AMIS
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Phila. athletes : EAGLES
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Hill for T. R. : SAGAMORE
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Good name, for short : REP
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Unaspirated : LENE
28
Film technique : FADEOUT
32
Woodland deity : SATYR
35
Quiet : CALM
37
Large quantity : SLEW
38
Central American tree : EBO
39
Sharpen in a way : STROP
40
Ivy Leaguer : ELI
41
To-dos : ROWS
43
Glee-club member : ALTO
44
Fitting piece : INSET
46
New York, to Lindsay : FUNCITY
48
Ides or nones, e.g. : DATE
50
Haec's follower : HOC
51
Delivery-room words : ITSAGIRL
55
Secured : MOORED
58
Coin in Teheran : RIAL
59
Miss Murray : MAE
60
Like Johnstown in 1889 : INUNDATED
62
Steamed up : IRATE
64
Belmont margin : NOSE
65
What the Hubbard dog got : NONE
66
Knick or Net : CAGER
67
Scott : DRED
68
Son of Hera : ARES
69
Run-down : SEEDY
Down
1
Harbor units : PIERS
2
Rome's old port : OSTIA
3
Thrown : SLUNG
4
Talent-hunter Mack : TED
5
Great Eastern, for one : STEAMER
6
In a roundabout way : INDIRECTLY
7
Famed shortstop : REESE
8
Beame : ABE
9
Word of refusal : NOPE
10
Orbit points : APOGEES
11
Outfield fixtures at Shea : FOULPOLES
12
Adenauer epithet : ALTE
13
Stadium sounds : RAHS
19
Quartz variety : SARD
22
"Hoot ___!" : MON
25
Like a malt drink : ALY
28
Overwhelming quantities : FLOODTIDES
29
Energy unit, for short : AMP
30
Congo river : UELE
31
Tease : TWIT
32
Slave : SERF
33
___ ben Adhem : ABOU
34
Dwelling for the upper crust : TOWNHOUSE
36
Buchwald : ART
39
Calendar abbr. : SAT
42
" ... fury like a woman ___" : SCORNED
44
Type used for emphasis : ITALICS
45
Not pos. : NEG
47
Kind of tea : ICED
49
Free ___ bird : ASA
51
Musical revival : IRENE
52
Embodiment : IMAGE
53
Assessed : RATED
54
Suspicious : LEERY
55
Victor over matter : MIND
56
___ about : ONOR
57
Writer Richard Henry : DANA
61
High place : TOR
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Girl's name : RAE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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