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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Saturday, July 8, 1967

54-Down : Military acronym.

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 46.5
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,538
Across
1
Cut. : MOWN
5
Word with goat or grace. : SCAPE
10
U.S. missile. : THOR
14
Nautical call. : AHOY
15
Jabberwocky word. : TOVES
16
Antipathy. : HATE
17
President's title: Abbr. : CINC
18
Slogan of 1917–18. : OVERTHETOP
20
Coal scuttle. : HOD
21
Degrees for gym teachers. : BPES
22
Yellow-orange pigment. : OCHER
23
Pound and others. : EZRAS
25
Where Quito is: Abbr. : ECUA
27
Expert. : ADROIT
29
A kind of leave-taking. : BLASTOFF
33
Purposeful. : TELIC
34
Seine tributary. : OISE
35
King: Fr. : ROI
36
Communications set-up. : TRACKINGSTATION
40
___ Arbor. : ANN
41
Underfur. : WOOL
42
Great work of art. : PIETA
43
Brilliancy. : RADIANCE
45
Rye grass. : DARNEL
46
Song. : GLEE
47
River into the Danube. : SIRET
48
Painter Dufy. : RAOUL
51
Knox, for one. : FORT
52
___ loss. : ATA
55
A kind of landing. : SPLASHDOWN
58
Pack. : STOW
59
Fruitless. : VAIN
60
Made public. : AIRED
61
Gambling game. : KENO
62
Outrigger. : PROA
63
Tangle. : SNARL
64
Eclogue. : IDYL
Down
1
Austrian physicist. : MACH
2
Pittsburgh's river. : OHIO
3
Duchess country. : WONDERLAND
4
Monogram for Lindsay. : NYC
5
___ nothing (be unscrupulous). : STOPAT
6
Sheltered places. : COVES
7
Prayers. : AVES
8
For each. : PER
9
Founded: Abbr. : EST
10
"When ___'s away ... " : THECAT
11
"Greater love ___ no man ... " : HATH
12
Dakota Indian. : OTOE
13
New edition of old book: Abbr. : REPR
19
Tear the ___. : HOUSEAPART
21
Structures around country estates. : BRICKWALLS
24
Pertaining to animals. : ZOIC
25
Part of Greece. : ELIS
26
Theater group. : CAST
27
Fragrant oil. : ATTAR
28
Port of Libya. : DERNA
29
Hobgoblin, British style. : BOGLE
30
Adjusted to environment. : ORIENTATED
31
Union admiral in Civil War. : FOOTE
32
Last. : FINAL
37
Bulwer-Lytton heroine. : IONE
38
Wedding, in France. : NOCE
39
Whitewall. : TIRE
44
Large lizard. : IGUANA
45
Full-skirted dress. : DIRNDL
47
Farmer, at times. : SOWER
48
Invitation initials. : RSVP
49
On ___ with. : APAR
50
Hodgepodge. : OLIO
51
___ song. : FORA
53
Meg's husband. : TONY
54
Military acronym. : AWOL
56
Experiences. : HAS
57
Racket. : DIN
58
Indulge in a sport. : SKI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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