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Cora Goodman
Cora Goodman

New York Times, Monday, May 28, 1962

23-Down : Hauling vehicle.

Author:
Cora Goodman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { B F G J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Cora Goodman has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,700
Across
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Fourteenth U. S. President. : PIERCE
7
Had fun. : PLAYED
13
Rags. : TATTERS
14
U. of Wyoming site. : LARAMIE
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Sibyls. : ORACLES
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Sponges, sea anemones, etc. : ANIMALS
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U. S. coin: Abbr. : DOL
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Longed. : YEARNED
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Cashew. : NUT
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Came down. : ALIT
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Aborigines of Borneo. : DYAKS
25
Paraguay tea. : MATE
26
A long time. : YEARS
28
Meet. : SIT
29
Family man, in Germany. : VATER
30
Cookies. : SNAPS
32
Not a single buyer. : NOTAKERS
34
Popular TV give-aways. : CARS
36
Memphis' river. : NILE
37
Depots. : STATIONS
41
In ___ (truly): Archaic. : SOOTH
44
Any law or decree. : CANON
45
Like: Suffix. : OID
47
Descriptive of exurbia. : RURAL
49
Oriental name. : OMAR
50
Customs. : MORES
52
Part of TV. : TELE
53
Leather piece on a heel. : TAP
54
Feels contrite. : REPENTS
56
One ___ time. : ATA
57
Raise. : ELEVATE
59
Twisted in a spiral. : VOLUTED
61
Die for reshaping cartridges. : RESIZER
62
Puzzle solvers' aids. : ERASERS
63
Mounts. : STEEDS
64
Lapels. : REVERS
Down
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Give a ticket of leave. : PAROLES
2
Language. : ITALIAN
3
And so forth. : ETC
4
Depend (on). : RELY
5
Belief. : CREED
6
Literary compositions. : ESSAYS
7
Floating organic life. : PLANKTON
8
Traffic divisions. : LANES
9
Uninteresting. : ARID
10
Vegetable. : YAM
11
Issue. : EMANATE
12
Thinner. : DILUTER
13
Now. : TODAY
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Natural fats. : ESTERS
20
Weather prediction. : RAIN
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Hauling vehicle. : TRACTOR
25
Decipher. : MAKEOUT
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Location of Gilbralter. : SPAIN
29
Courage. : VALOR
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Theatre sign. : SRO
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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Busybodies. : SNOOPERS
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Large sea duck. : SCOTER
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Mexican food. : TAMALES
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Reversed dactyl. : ANAPEST
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Ancestor. : SIRE
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The one who pays the check. : TREATER
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Beach garments. : HALTERS
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Site of a U. S. Mint. : DENVER
48
Graphite sticks. : LEADS
50
Doled (out). : METED
51
Bootery, for one. : STORE
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Demolish. : RAZE
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European. : SLAV
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Compete. : VIE
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Worth. : USE

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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