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Rachel F. Baker
New York Times, Monday, June 12, 1967
Author:
Rachel F. Baker
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.7
Rachel F. Baker has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 J | 2 O | 3 A | 4 D | 5 C | 6 H | 7 I | 8 D | 9 P | 10 A | 11 T | 12 E | |||
13 U | R | G | E | 14 H | A | M | E | 15 A | L | I | A | 16 S |
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17 M | A | R | S | 18 A | R | M | S | 19 W | E | D | G | E |
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20 P | L | A | I | 21 N | S | P | O | K | 22 E | N | 23 E | R | E |
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24 R | U | M | O | R | 25 T | E | 26 A | S | E | D |
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27 T | 28 I | 29 G | E | R | 30 A | 31 C | H | E | D | |||||
32 I | D | O | 33 S | 34 T | 35 E | L | L | A | 36 Z | 37 E | 38 U | 39 S |
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40 F | O | R | 41 B | E | A | R | 42 U | N | 43 K | E | M | P | T |
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44 F | L | E | E | 45 N | A | 46 B | B | E | R | 47 I | T | A |
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48 D | 49 A | N | T | E | 50 A | 51 S | T | O | R |
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52 S | 53 C | 54 H | E | M | E | 55 L | 56 E | 57 T | I | N | ||||
58 E | R | A | 59 B | R | 60 A | I | N | S | T | O | 61 R | 62 M | 63 S |
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64 L | E | V | 65 E | L | 66 V | E | D | A | 67 W | O | O | L |
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68 L | A | R | G | E | 69 E | V | E | R | 70 I | S | S | O |
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71 K | E | G | S | 72 R | E | D | S | 73 N | E | S | T |
© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,512
Across
1
Steinbeck character. : JOAD
5
Scolded. : CHID
9
___ de foie gras. : PATE
13
Advocate. : URGE
14
Harness part. : HAME
15
Name of a sort. : ALIAS
17
Small planet. : MARS
18
"___ and the Man." : ARMS
19
Golf club. : WEDGE
20
Candid. : PLAINSPOKEN
23
Before. : ERE
24
Hearsay. : RUMOR
25
Back-combed: Colloq. : TEASED
27
"Paper" animal. : TIGER
30
Hurt. : ACHED
32
Response, in the affirmative. : IDO
33
See 39 Down. : STELLA
36
Greek god. : ZEUS
40
Be patient. : FORBEAR
42
Disheveled. : UNKEMPT
44
Run away. : FLEE
45
Catcher: Colloq. : NABBER
47
Give ___ whirl. : ITA
48
Great Florentine. : DANTE
50
American capitalist. : ASTOR
52
Devise. : SCHEME
55
Admit. : LETIN
58
Historical period. : ERA
59
Bright ideas. : BRAINSTORMS
64
Flat. : LEVEL
66
Hindu writing. : VEDA
67
Tweed. : WOOL
68
Generous. : LARGE
69
Always. : EVER
70
"This ___ sudden!" : ISSO
71
Small casks. : KEGS
72
Vermillions. : REDS
73
Cozy place. : NEST
Down
1
Checkers move. : JUMP
2
Spoken. : ORAL
3
City on the Jumna. : AGRA
4
Want. : DESIRE
5
Gorge. : CHASM
6
Marx brother. : HARPO
7
Wrong. : IMMORAL
8
Secretary. : DESK
9
Nebraska Indian. : PAWNEE
10
Quaff. : ALE
11
High-low phenomena. : TIDES
12
Tidal bore. : EAGRE
16
Plant part. : SEED
21
Watch over. : NURSE
22
Colorless hydrocarbon. : ETHANE
26
Cutting tool. : ADZE
27
Squabble. : TIFF
28
Darling. : IDOL
29
Skirt part. : GORE
31
Social group. : CLUB
34
Sixpence: Brit. : TANNER
35
He was: Lat. : ERAT
37
Give forth. : EMIT
38
As many as. : UPTO
39
Twinkler. : STAR
41
Venerable ___, 8th-century historian. : BEDE
43
Snake. : KRAIT
46
Have faith. : BELIEVE
49
Saunters. : AMBLES
51
Obstruct, in a way. : SNOWIN
52
Market. : SELL
53
Rasping sound. : CREAK
54
French port. : HAVRE
56
Stopped. : ENDED
57
Boris and others. : TSARS
60
Declare. : AVER
61
Color. : ROSE
62
Rock garden plant. : MOSS
63
Keyway. : SLOT
65
Guy, good or bad. : EGG
Answer summary:
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