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Martha J. DeWitt
New York Times, Thursday, June 5, 1975
Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 6.3
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 G | 2 A | 3 B | 4 L | 5 E | 6 C | 7 A | 8 S | 9 S | 10 A | 11 M | 12 M | 13 O |
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14 A | L | O | O | F | 15 O | V | A | L | 16 L | E | A | D |
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17 R | O | B | O | T | 18 D | I | X | I | 19 E | L | A | N | D |
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20 B | E | C | K | 21 F | E | D | 22 P | R | I | D | E | S |
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23 R | U | 24 L | E | S | 25 S | P | R | E | E | S | ||||
26 C | 27 H | O | P | I | N | 28 S | P | E | E | D | ||||
29 H | O | S | T | S | 30 F | I | O | R | D | 31 A | 32 C | 33 E |
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34 A | M | B | O | 35 A | L | L | O | Y | 36 C | R | A | G |
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37 T | O | Y | 38 G | R | O | A | N | 39 M | A | M | M | A |
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40 S | O | R | E | S | 41 T | E | N | S | E | D |
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42 T | 43 I | A | R | A | S | 44 T | R | A | C | T | ||||
45 L | I | S | T | E | N | 46 B | A | Y | 47 E | R | 48 I | 49 N |
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50 E | L | L | I | N | G | 51 T | O | N | 52 A | L | O | N | E |
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53 A | D | E | N | 54 E | A | S | T | 55 G | E | N | R | E |
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56 R | E | T | S | 57 R | O | S | E | 58 E | D | G | E | D |
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,427
Across
1
Late King of Hollywood : GABLE
6
Peggy of TV : CASS
10
Gun fodder : AMMO
14
Reserved : ALOOF
15
White House room : OVAL
16
Star part : LEAD
17
Automaton : ROBOT
18
Kind of jazz : DIXIELAND
20
Call's colleague : BECK
21
G-man : FED
22
King-of-beasts' group : PRIDES
23
Regulations' associates : RULES
25
Binges : SPREES
26
"Minute Waltz" man : CHOPIN
28
Break a traffic law : SPEED
29
Foots the bill : HOSTS
30
Inlet : FIORD
31
Melding card : ACE
34
Old pulpit : AMBO
35
Bronze, for one : ALLOY
36
Perch for an ibex : CRAG
37
Trifle : TOY
38
Sound of dismay : GROAN
39
Family member : MAMMA
40
Ulcers : SORES
41
Tightened : TENSED
42
Opera headpieces : TIARAS
44
Piece of land : TRACT
45
"See here!" : LISTEN
46
Rum or State : BAY
47
Emerald Isle : ERIN
50
Duke of jazz : ELLINGTON
52
Singly : ALONE
53
Port of Yemen : ADEN
54
Direction : EAST
55
Type of painting : GENRE
56
Dampens flax : RETS
57
Mrs. Kennedy : ROSE
58
Sharp : EDGED
Down
1
Attire : GARB
2
Bitter drug : ALOE
3
Jazz-band singer : BOBCROSBY
4
Admire : LOOKUPTO
5
Newt : EFT
6
Things broken by the C.I.A. : CODES
7
Greedy : AVID
8
Jazz-band unit, for short : SAX
9
Kind of elm : SLIPPERY
10
Confederated : ALLIED
11
Gettysburg commander : MEADE
12
Lion features : MANES
13
Chances : ODDS
19
Sinned : ERRED
21
Marsh : FEN
24
___ pendens (pending suit) : LIS
25
Golf club : SPOON
26
Small thrush : CHAT
27
Man: Lat. : HOMO
28
Marner : SILAS
30
Ice sheets : FLOES
31
Louis of jazz : ARMSTRONG
32
Arrived : CAME
33
Old oath : EGAD
35
Jazz-band aide : ARRANGER
36
Scrubbed, as a mission : CANCELED
38
Bridge man : GOREN
39
___ culpa : MEA
40
Silks' associates : SATINS
41
Strive : TRY
42
Spanish-letter mark : TILDE
43
Small land area : ISLET
44
French relative : TANTE
45
King of drama : LEAR
46
Head man : BOSS
48
Concerning : INRE
49
Privation : NEED
51
Chinese way : TAO
52
___ of Aquarius : AGE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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