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Evelyn Benshoof
New York Times, Tuesday, June 15, 1976
Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 32.4
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 T | 2 O | 3 S | 4 S | 5 U | 6 P | 7 E | 8 N | 9 D | 10 G | 11 L | 12 O | 13 W |
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14 E | M | I | T | 15 P | A | N | N | E | 16 L | O | V | E |
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17 A | I | D | E | 18 S | I | D | E | S | 19 W | I | P | E | D |
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20 S | T | E | P | 21 S | I | N | 22 E | I | D | E | R | S |
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23 G | O | A | D | S | 24 O | R | N | E | ||||||
25 D | 26 E | L | U | X | E | 27 C | O | V | E | R | 28 S | 29 U | 30 P |
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31 O | R | A | T | E | 32 G | A | Z | E | D | 33 I | R | A |
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34 R | U | N | 35 R | E | D | E | S | 36 D | I | D |
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37 I | C | C | 38 D | A | T | E | D | 39 A | 40 M | E | E | R |
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41 S | T | E | 42 P | O | N | I | T | 43 S | T | A | B | L | E |
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44 R | O | O | T | 45 S | M | O | K | Y | ||||||
46 U | 47 P | 48 T | U | R | N | 49 L | I | N | E | S | 50 U | 51 P |
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52 T | U | R | N | S | A | 53 B | 54 O | U | T | 55 H | I | R | E |
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56 A | M | I | E | 57 N | O | R | T | E | 58 A | D | A | T |
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59 H | A | M | S | 60 D | R | E | S | S | 61 Y | E | N | S |
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,803
Across
1
Kind of up or pot : TOSS
5
Affect radically : UPEND
10
Radiance : GLOW
14
Issue : EMIT
15
Velvet : PANNE
16
Care for : LOVE
17
Military person : AIDE
18
Struck a glancing blow : SIDESWIPED
20
Intervenes : STEPSIN
22
Sea ducks : EIDERS
23
Spurs : GOADS
24
Normandy river : ORNE
25
Sumptuous : DELUXE
27
Conceals : COVERSUP
31
Give a speech : ORATE
32
Peered : GAZED
33
Gershwin : IRA
34
Compete : RUN
35
Advises, old style : REDES
36
Accomplished : DID
37
U.S. regulatory board : ICC
38
Old-hat : DATED
39
Arabian chief : AMEER
41
Impatient one's order : STEPONIT
43
Unvarying : STABLE
44
Part of a tree : ROOT
45
Like faulty fireplaces : SMOKY
46
Good news on the economic front : UPTURN
49
Straightens : LINESUP
52
Reverses one's course : TURNSABOUT
55
Engage : HIRE
56
Parisian friend : AMIE
57
Spanish direction : NORTE
58
Islamic law : ADAT
59
Radio buffs : HAMS
60
Gown : DRESS
61
Desires : YENS
Down
1
Receptions : TEAS
2
Skip : OMIT
3
Quick once-over : SIDEGLANCE
4
Socialize : STEPOUT
5
Kind of down : UPSIDE
6
Careful efforts : PAINS
7
Purpose : END
8
Compass point : NNE
9
Rates : DESERVES
10
Porch piece : GLIDER
11
Easy stride : LOPE
12
Across : OVER
13
Ties the knot : WEDS
19
Entertained : WINED
21
___ Coburg : SAXE
24
Flowed slowly : OOZED
25
Miss Day : DORIS
26
Eject violently : ERUCT
27
West Pointer : CADET
28
Close together : SIDEBYSIDE
29
Archangel : URIEL
30
Chaplain : PADRE
32
Relative of "Understand?" : GETIT
35
___ on (talked endlessly) : RANONAND
38
Places for bells : DOORS
39
Like ___ of bricks : ATON
40
Seize an opportunity : MAKEHAY
42
Stewed items : PRUNES
43
Strikes : SMITES
45
Jezebels : SLUTS
46
Western state : UTAH
47
Cougar : PUMA
48
Embellish : TRIM
50
Sky: Prefix : URAN
51
Teachers' favorites : PETS
53
City division: Abbr. : BOR
54
Bauxite : ORE
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 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.