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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Saturday, June 17, 1967

23-Down : Cavern: Poet.

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Errors in original PDF solution — 1-Down had COOF instead of COOT, and 19-Across had FALL instead of TALL. Corrected these.

1
C
2
I
3
N
4
C
5
S
6
E
7
E
8
C
9
O
10
M
11
E
12
T
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O
L
E
O
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B
A
A
L
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A
D
A
S
H
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O
K
L
A
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O
F
S
I
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X
P
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N
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T
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L
L
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A
F
T
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E
N
R
O
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T
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M
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A
R
R
I
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E
R
S
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F
R
A
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O
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R
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C
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N
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O
N
T
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M
T
S
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C
O
U
N
T
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I
N
G
H
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O
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U
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S
E
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T
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M
E
R
S
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I
N
T
A
38
K
39
E
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B
R
E
A
41
D
42
A
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N
D
H
O
N
E
Y
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S
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H
E
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U
T
O
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A
N
S
A
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T
A
R
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I
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C
H
O
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A
T
E
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A
R
L
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E
N
E
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I
N
S
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W
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O
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O
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F
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B
L
A
C
K
B
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I
R
D
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A
B
R
I
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L
A
N
C
E
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T
S
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R
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L
O
N
G
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E
N
D
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D
66
S
T
Y
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L
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,517
Across
1
Presidential title: Abbr. : CINC
5
Witness. : SEE
8
Celestial body. : COMET
13
Spread. : OLEO
14
Semitic sun god. : BAAL
15
Make ___ for. : ADASH
16
Where Enid is: Abbr. : OKLA
17
"Sing a song ___ ... " : OFSIXPENCE
19
Lofty. : TALL
20
Nautical term. : AFT
21
Implant deeply. : ENROOT
22
Elopers and others. : MARRIERS
25
Angelico, for one. : FRA
26
Compound derived from lichens. : ORCIN
29
Neighbor of Que. : ONT
30
Geographical feature: Abbr. : MTS
31
Royal repository. : COUNTINGHOUSE
36
Kitchen aids. : TIMERS
37
Receipts. : INTAKE
40
Royal repast. : BREADANDHONEY
44
Haggard romance. : SHE
46
___-Aztecan. : UTO
47
Handles: Lat. : ANSAE
48
Pitch. : TAR
49
In the early stages. : INCHOATE
52
First name of actress-panelist. : ARLENE
54
Those elected. : INS
55
Threads in a loom. : WOOF
59
The well-known "four and twenty." : BLACKBIRDS
61
Shelter: Fr. : ABRI
62
Old-style weapon. : LANCE
63
Ruler. : TSAR
64
Extended. : LONG
65
Faded out. : ENDED
66
Pen. : STY
67
Virginians. : LEES
Down
1
Water bird. : COOT
2
Every: Scot. : ILKA
3
Mrs. Jarley's friend. : NELL
4
Underground man. : COALMINER
5
Orange yellow. : SAFFRON
6
Moving in a certain direction. : EASTING
7
Ivy Leaguer. : ELI
8
Leaders: Dial. : CAPNS
9
River into the Baltic. : ODER
10
Nabob. : MANOFMEANS
11
Convoy. : ESCORT
12
Greek letters. : THETAS
14
Wild pig. : BOAR
18
Dryness: Prefix. : XER
23
Cavern: Poet. : ANTRE
24
Ordinal suffix. : ETH
26
Calendar abbreviation. : OCT
27
Rey's relative. : ROI
28
Maryland city. : CUMBERLAND
32
"Happiness ___ Warm Puppy." : ISA
33
Like: Suffix. : OID
34
Bare one's head. : UNHAT
35
Symbol of strength and endurance. : STONEWALL
38
New Zealand parrot. : KEA
39
Center. : EYE
41
French nobleman. : DUC
42
Eager. : ATHIRST
43
Zenith. : NOONDAY
44
Steadfast. : STABLE
45
Supreme Court Justice (1877-1911). : HARLAN
49
Blacked (in). : INKED
50
Bill. : NEB
51
Bashkir, for example: Abbr. : ASSR
53
Behold!: Lat. : ECCE
56
Orchestral instrument. : OBOE
57
Department of France. : ORNE
58
Product of Smyrna. : FIGS
60
Pronoun. : ITS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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