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Ruth N. Schultz
New York Times, Wednesday, July 6, 1977
Author:
Ruth N. Schultz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 34.6
Ruth N. Schultz has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 D | 2 I | 3 S | 4 H | 5 W | 6 A | 7 D | 8 L | 9 S | 10 T | 11 S |
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12 A | N | C | E | 13 A | 14 L | I | B | I | 15 O | T | H | O |
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16 F | R | O | N | 17 T | L | I | N | E | S | 18 A | R | A | R |
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19 T | E | T | 20 H | O | L | D | T | H | 21 E | F | O | R | T |
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22 T | R | O | T | S | 23 E | R | I | N | ||||||
24 S | 25 L | E | E | P | 26 A | V | E | N | G | 27 E | 28 S |
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29 S | C | A | D | S | 30 F | 31 I | L | E | 32 G | H | A | T |
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33 W | O | N | 34 H | 35 O | L | D | A | L | 36 L | 37 O | V | A |
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38 A | N | D | 39 Y | 40 V | E | I | N | 41 O | 42 I | L | E | R |
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43 B | E | H | A | 44 V | E | D | 45 B | U | N | D | S | |||
46 O | R | A | R | 47 S | 48 A | E | N | S | ||||||
49 H | 50 O | L | D | S | T | 51 H | E | B | A | G | 52 B | 53 O | 54 A |
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55 A | L | D | A | 56 A | I | D | E | D | E | 57 C | A | M | P |
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58 L | E | E | R | 59 C | R | A | S | S | 60 E | R | I | E |
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61 F | O | R | M | 62 T | E | N | 63 E | A | T | S |
© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,189
Across
1
Eloper with a spoon : DISH
5
Cotton ball : WAD
8
Landing craft : LSTS
12
Suffix with assist and resist : ANCE
13
"Slip cover" : ALIBI
15
Roman emperor: A.D. 69 : OTHO
16
Where the top brass is scarce : FRONTLINES
18
Sandarac tree : ARAR
19
Eastern holiday : TET
20
Keep things going as usual : HOLDTHEFORT
22
Moves apace : TROTS
23
Green island : ERIN
24
"Balm of hurt minds" : SLEEP
26
Evens the score : AVENGES
29
Oodles : SCADS
30
Companion of rank : FILE
32
Indian range : GHAT
33
Beat the house : WON
34
Traveling bag : HOLDALL
37
Reproductive cells : OVA
38
Warhol : ANDY
40
Lode : VEIN
41
Houston football pro : OILER
43
Acted properly : BEHAVED
45
Federations of a sort : BUNDS
46
To pray: Sp. : ORAR
47
Composer Saint-___ : SAENS
49
What the fall guy does : HOLDSTHEBAG
52
Fluffy scarf : BOA
55
Captain Pierce on TV : ALDA
56
General's right-hand man : AIDEDECAMP
58
Villain's glance : LEER
59
Vulgar : CRASS
60
Cleveland's lake : ERIE
61
Past performance of a race horse : FORM
62
One kind of strike : TEN
63
Diner sign : EATS
Down
1
Pixilated : DAFT
2
Concerning : INRE
3
Glaswegian : SCOT
4
Rhode Island Red : HEN
5
Makes a yarn ball : WINDS
6
Aid a criminal : ABET
7
Tousle : DISHEVEL
8
Goldbricking : LOAFING
9
Redoubt : STRONGHOLD
10
" ... gold in them ___ hills" : THAR
11
Classify : SORT
13
Knocked for ___ : ALOOP
14
Spirited song : LILT
17
Use a flail : THRESH
21
"Maid of Athens, ___ we part ... " : ERE
22
Senator Kennedy : TED
24
Tea-party treat : SCONE
25
Man of property : LANDHOLDER
26
Actor Arkin : ALAN
27
Chalet features : EAVES
28
Kind of boarder : STAR
29
Clean the deck : SWAB
30
"Took a powder" : FLED
31
Amin : IDI
35
Casus belli, at times : OVERTACT
36
Place for cocktails : LOUNGE
39
"Tall Ship" feature : YARDARM
42
Election winners : INS
44
Anatomical duct : VAS
45
Necklace : BEADS
47
Auto : SEDAN
48
Lincoln and Beame : ABES
49
"___ a loaf is ... " : HALF
50
Table spread : OLEO
51
Take on : HIRE
52
Theda of silents : BARA
53
Leave out : OMIT
54
Planet rulers, in a film : APES
57
Bee follower : CEE
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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