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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Tuesday, August 12, 1975

11-Down : Greek letter

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 15.8
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,495
Across
1
Respond to : REACT
6
___ Hassan : ABOU
10
Be immodest : BRAG
14
Witch of ___ : ENDOR
15
Wood product : PULP
16
Home for My Sister Eileen : OHIO
17
Cottonwood tree : ALAMO
18
Biblical town : ANER
19
Whit : IOTA
20
Overexuberant : RAMBUNCTIOUS
23
Bro's relative : SIS
24
Proceed, in Scotland : GAE
25
Beaver hats : CASTORS
29
"___ kingdom come" : THY
30
Check anew : REEDIT
31
Xmas-pageant figures : MAGI
34
Harbor boats : SCOWS
38
Miss Jaffe : RONA
39
Works by Horace : ODES
40
"Faerie Queene" lady : UNA
41
Remove : OUST
42
French-menu word : ROTI
43
Sly looks : LEERS
45
Actress Mary and family : URES
46
Racing's ___ Crown : TRIPLE
48
___-bodikins : ODS
50
Go bananas over : ENTHUSE
52
West : MAE
53
Genetic initials : DNA
56
Unruly : OBSTREPEROUS
59
Theatrical kind of storm : BARN
62
Alas, in old Rome : EHEU
63
Young salmon : PARRS
64
Reed : OBOE
65
Foot levers: Abbr. : PEDS
66
Discharge : EGEST
67
O.T.B. deals : BETS
68
___-eyed : SLOE
69
Hawaiian geese : NENES
Down
1
Nurtures : REARS
2
Chou ___ : ENLAI
3
Maude of stage fame : ADAMS
4
Beauty-parlor need : COMB
5
Pig feeder : TROUGH
6
Swiftly : APACE
7
Baseball maneuver : BUNT
8
Of an acid : OLEIC
9
Hubbubs : UPROARS
10
Rowdy : BOISTEROUS
11
Greek letter : RHO
12
River island : AIT
13
Asian gazelle : GOA
21
Certain votes : NAYS
22
"___ no hooks" : USE
26
Scent, in London : ODOUR
27
Henna ___ : RINSE
28
Vital details, for short : STATS
29
One of the Furies and namesakes : TISIPHONES
31
"Le ___ d'Arthur" : MORTE
32
Bedeck : ADORN
33
"Come and ___!" : GETIT
35
Pool necessity : CUE
36
Number for the road : ONE
37
___ cry (slogan) : WAR
43
De ___ of Suez fame : LESSEPS
44
Cleanser : SOAP
47
Oil, for one: Abbr. : LUB
49
Intensify : DEEPEN
51
Merman : ETHEL
52
River to North Sea : MEUSE
53
Van ___, U.S. writer : DOREN
54
Nightingale or Cavell : NURSE
55
Helpers: Abbr. : ASSTS
57
Renovate : REDO
58
Fad : RAGE
59
Tail or white : BOB
60
Mr. Beame : ABE
61
Word after tommy : ROT

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

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