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Maura B. Jacobson
Maura B. Jacobson

New York Times, Tuesday, June 17, 1975

23-Across : Explosive device

Author:
Maura B. Jacobson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 34.4
Maura B. Jacobson has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,439
Across
1
Ordered : BADE
5
Did a rodeo stunt : ROPED
10
Thunder sound : CLAP
14
"___ for All Seasons" : AMAN
15
Horace opus : EPODE
16
Top-notch : AONE
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"Kissed ___ and made them cry" : THEGIRLS
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Play the informer : TATTLE
22
Murray and West : MAES
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Explosive device : MINE
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Effect : IMPACT
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Witticism : JEST
28
Invite : ASK
31
Raccoon's relative : COATI
32
Oven : OAST
33
Thine: Fr. : ATOI
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Secular : LAIC
38
Sky sightings : UFOS
39
Drip-dry material : NYLON
40
Undergrads: Abbr. : SRS
41
Printer's instruction : STET
42
Appraise : ASSESS
43
Low-grade : POOR
44
Give ___ steer to : ABUM
45
Words with David or Bethlehem : STAROF
48
Knave ___ (tart thief) : OFHEARTS
52
Handsome : HAVINGAGOODLOOK
54
Hewed : AXED
55
___ nothing : ALLOR
56
Year in Nero's reign : LVII
57
Lamp adjunct : WIRE
58
Sews shut, in falconry : SEELS
59
Shrill bark : YELP
Down
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Bangkok money : BAHT
2
Shanghai nurse : AMAH
3
Brubeck : DAVE
4
Perplexing : ENIGMATIC
5
Rejection-slip word : REGRET
6
October stones : OPALS
7
Rep. and Dem. workers : POLS
8
Ancient Tokyo : EDO
9
Certain drillers : DENTISTS
10
Brahman, for one : CASTE
11
Rude one : LOUT
12
Indigo plant : ANIL
13
Seeger : PETE
18
Riboflavin's relative : NIACIN
19
Thomas Wolfe hero : GANT
23
Colorado sights : MESAS
24
Adjective endings : ICALS
25
Cuspid's neighbor : MOLAR
26
Medieval shield : PAVIS
27
Neck ruffle : JABOT
28
"Thereby hangs ___" : ATALE
29
Tries one's wings : SOLOS
30
Ovens : KILNS
32
Make a bid : OFFER
33
In a wretched way : ABYSMALLY
35
Empty-pump sign : OUTOFGAS
36
Resulted : ENSUED
41
In a while : SOON
42
Loathes : ABHORS
43
Austen subject : PRIDE
44
"___ and his money ... " : AFOOL
45
G. B. or Artie : SHAW
46
Hack : TAXI
47
Declare : AVER
48
Make eyes at : OGLE
49
Ramble : ROVE
50
Do chores : TOIL
51
Take it on the lam : SKIP
53
Pub order : ALE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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