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Jeffrey Wechsler
New York Times, Thursday, July 17, 1969
33-Across : Calendar abbreviations.
Author:
Jeffrey Wechsler
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 48, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 250 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 18, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jeffrey Wechsler has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle, and 19 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 C | 2 I | 3 S | 4 C | 5 O | 6 S | 7 T | 8 R | 9 O | 10 P | |||||
11 B | A | N | K | O | N | 12 H | E | I | N | O | 13 U | 14 S | ||
15 U | R | S | I | N | E | 16 I | N | F | E | R | N | O | ||
17 T | A | P | S | 18 H | 19 I | N | D | E | R | 20 R | I | 21 G |
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22 C | M | I | 23 A | I | R | 24 I | L | E |
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25 H | E | R | 26 E | S | T | O | 27 Y | 28 O | 29 U | 30 S | P | E | T |
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31 L | E | A | H | 32 N | O | U | S | 33 W | E | D | S |
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34 M | E | 35 L | O | D | R | A | 36 M | A | ||||||
37 U | 38 R | 39 G | E | 40 A | R | E | S | 41 A | M | 42 I | 43 E | |||
44 S | E | A | S | 45 B | E | L | O | 46 N | G | I | N | G | 47 S |
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48 E | L | L | 49 N | E | E | 50 S | G | T |
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51 D | I | E | 52 S | 53 P | 54 O | 55 N | G | E | 56 A | T | N | O |
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57 E | N | 58 L | A | R | G | E | 59 D | 60 I | N | E | O | N |
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61 F | A | I | R | I | E | S | 62 E | N | G | A | G | E |
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63 D | I | M | E | S | 64 D | E | E | D | S |
© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,278
Across
1
Great Lakes fish. : CISCO
6
Sharpener. : STROP
11
Have reliance in. : BANKON
12
Odious. : HEINOUS
15
Like Smokey. : URSINE
16
Chaotic place. : INFERNO
17
Well-known tune. : TAPS
18
Impede. : HINDER
20
Manipulate. : RIG
22
Early date. : CMI
23
Ditty. : AIR
24
Seine area. : ILE
25
Toast. : HERESTOYOU
30
Small barracuda. : SPET
31
Jacob's wife. : LEAH
32
French pronoun. : NOUS
33
Calendar abbreviations. : WEDS
34
Type of entertainment. : MELODRAMA
37
Instigate. : URGE
40
Olympian. : ARES
41
Ma chère ___. : AMIE
44
Famous seven. : SEAS
45
Property. : BELONGINGS
48
Unit of length. : ELL
49
Word in a wedding notice. : NEE
50
Army man: Abbr. : SGT
51
Mold. : DIE
52
Kind of bath. : SPONGE
56
___ time. : ATNO
57
Do a photographer's job. : ENLARGE
59
Make a meal of. : DINEON
61
Mythical beings. : FAIRIES
62
Employ. : ENGAGE
63
Change. : DIMES
64
Acts. : DEEDS
Down
1
Sweet. : CARAMEL
2
Encourage. : INSPIRE
3
Sporting equipment. : SKIS
4
Steer. : CON
5
Near-miss game for a pitcher. : ONEHIT
6
Leg part. : SHIN
7
Mind. : TEND
8
Abundant. : RIFE
9
Expert. : ONER
10
Spanish preposition. : POR
11
Boy's nickname. : BUTCH
13
Green. : UNRIPE
14
Dirty. : SOILED
19
Natural resource. : IRONORE
21
Wins. : GETS
23
Tennis name. : ASHE
26
Former soprano. : EAMES
27
Sing in a way. : YODEL
28
What "they're playing." : OURSONG
29
NATO member: Abbr. : USA
30
Pundit. : SWAMI
35
Guinea pigs' home. : LAB
36
Conjuror, old style. : MAGE
37
Kind of car. : USED
38
Bas ___. : RELIEF
39
Lead ore. : GALENA
42
Alternatively. : INSTEAD
43
Beverages. : EGGNOGS
46
Essential. : NEEDED
47
Pit. : STONE
52
Garment. : SARI
53
Precise. : PRIM
54
Architectural curve. : OGEE
55
Headland. : NESS
56
Heavenly being: Fr. : ANGE
58
Top. : LID
60
Like: Suffix. : INE
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