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David A. Scully
David A. Scully

New York Times, Monday, August 29, 1977

Author:
David A. Scully
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 24.6
David A. Scully has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,243
Across
1
Do a gym exercise : CHIN
5
Become weary : TIRE
9
Bye-bye : TATA
13
Socks : HOSE
14
Harrow's cricket rival : ETON
15
Soft drinks : COLAS
16
"There ought to be ___" : ALAW
17
Certain publications : NEWSPAPERS
19
"It's ___!" (first I've heard) : NEWSTOME
21
Sprung up : ARISEN
22
Gym items : BARS
23
Acronym for an oil group : OPEC
24
___-the-board bet : ACROSS
27
Workers in paper hats : PRESSMEN
31
Carts : DRAYS
32
Wild hogs : BOARS
33
___-horse town : ONE
34
Clamors : DINS
35
Afresh : NEWLY
36
Closing chords : CODA
37
Flightless bird : EMU
38
Uses blacktop : PAVES
39
Proverbial weeper : LOSER
40
Journalist : REPORTER
42
Humans, e.g. : BIPEDS
43
Item in the Shah's treasury : RIAL
44
Impose a tax : LEVY
45
Region in Spain : ARAGON
48
Section of an editorial office : CITYDESK
52
Sports or payroll : DEPARTMENT
54
Vassal of yore : ESNE
55
British noble family : EDENS
56
Impulse : URGE
57
Remain : STAY
58
"Even Homer ___" : NODS
59
Word with knob or mat : DOOR
60
Small casks : KEGS
Down
1
Charlie, the sleuth : CHAN
2
Doughnut feature : HOLE
3
"The Last Time ___ Paris" : ISAW
4
Young vendors : NEWSBOYS
5
Melchior et al. : TENORS
6
Newsy bits : ITEMS
7
Poet laureate: 1715–18 : ROWE
8
Printers' measures : ENS
9
Themes : TOPICS
10
Malt liquors : ALES
11
Weight allowance : TARE
12
Y.M.C.A. or Y.M.H.A. : ASSN
15
Fondle : CARESS
18
Flimsy : PAPERY
20
Russian medium : TASS
23
Ordeals for would-be Ph.D.'s : ORALS
24
Snake or machine : ADDER
25
Headline story, at times : CRIME
26
Erected hastily : RANUP
27
"Knowledge is ___" : POWER
28
Member of a Loyal Order : MOOSE
29
Over : ENDED
30
Comes close to : NEARS
32
Cut on a slant : BEVEL
35
Swimming : NATANT
36
Where headlines are written : COPYDESK
38
Group next below abbots : PRIORS
39
Roman historian : LIVY
41
Periodicals : ORGANS
42
Improve : BETTER
44
Jargon : LINGO
45
Arabian port : ADEN
46
Change drastically : REDO
47
Copied : APED
48
Sport fish : CERO
49
Princely house of Italy : ESTE
50
Stumbling block : SNAG
51
Islets : KEYS
53
What pernicious pols sling : MUD

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

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