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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Monday, August 21, 1967

61-Across : The: Ger.

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 36.5
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,582
Across
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Ram down. : TAMP
5
Nasser. : GAMAL
10
Degree in business. : MBA
13
Shelley's name for himself. : ARIEL
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___ man (unanimously). : ASONE
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Propel. : OAR
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Nursery tale. : PUSSINBOOTS
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Last year of the 3d century. : CCC
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Dove, in a Spanish song. : PALOMA
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Fastens again. : RELOCKS
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Chemical suffix. : ANE
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Sea of the Philippines. : SULU
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Moslem priest. : IMAM
27
Letterhead abbreviation. : LTD
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Elevator pioneer. : OTIS
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Spring. : SEASON
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Exists, Biblical style. : LIVETH
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Little Letitia. : TISH
34
Rhenish wine. : MOSELLE
38
Squirrels, chipmunks, et al. : RODENTS
40
State: Abbr. : MINN
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Wrecker of plans. : UNDOER
43
Shoe addenda. : CLEATS
45
Asian desert. : GOBI
46
That go-go feeling. : PEP
49
Kind of rubber. : PARA
50
Black marketeer: Brit. slang. : SPIV
51
Marsh elder. : IVA
52
Manages with. : MAKESDO
55
Former Governor of New York. : LEHMAN
57
Primate. : APE
58
Fragrant Asian trees. : SANDALWOODS
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The: Ger. : DER
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Spanish hero. : ELCID
63
Way. : ALLEY
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See 52 Down. : MRS
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Yorkshire metropolis. : LEEDS
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Time of one's life. : YEAR
Down
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Home and school problem. : TRUANT
2
Placed in a passageway. : AISLED
3
Middle: Prefix. : MESO
4
Load-line mark, on a ship. : PLIMSOLL
5
Chatter: Colloq. : GAB
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Kyushu volcano. : ASO
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Heath. : MOOR
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Stake. : ANTE
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One of the Howards. : LESLIE
10
Snake. : MOCCASIN
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Farthest to the rear. : BACKMOST
12
Curves. : ARCS
13
Shock. : APPAL
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Sea mollusk. : NAUTILUS
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Volcano in the Andes. : OMATE
24
Cheer (up). : LIVEN
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Service. : USE
29
African wading bird. : SHOEBILL
30
Britain's health service: Abbr. : NHS
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Cavalry unit. : TROOP
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A year in the future. : MMC
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Waterproof material. : OILPAPER
36
Tennis gear. : SNEAKERS
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Finnish lake. : ENARE
39
Road. : DRIVEWAY
42
Decigrams: Abbr. : DGS
44
Ornament. : TASSEL
46
Stuffed olive. : PIMOLA
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Shirker. : EVADER
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Heartsease. : PANSY
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Feminine title, abbreviated. : MADM
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Small valley. : DALE
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Formerly. : ONCE
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Opening. : HOLE
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Solved. : DID
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Notices: Colloq. : ADS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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