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Virginia Butler
Virginia Butler

New York Times, Monday, August 4, 1975

40-Across : Astounds

Author:
Virginia Butler
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { K Q X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Virginia Butler has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,487
Across
1
Pivotal : POLAR
6
Land unit : ACRE
10
Rip of films : TORN
14
Shade of blue : ALICE
15
Escoffier, e.g. : CHEF
16
Nautical position : ALEE
17
Prospector's stakeout : CLAIM
18
Soft cries : COOS
19
Prime or spare : RIBS
20
Forte of the 10-o'clock scholar : TARDINESS
22
"Thou shalt not ___ thy ... " : COVET
23
Tapir's feature : NOSE
24
Shepheard's, etc. : HOTELS
25
Liner accommodations : CABINS
28
Zoo accommodation : PEN
29
Study : PERUSE
30
Garden timers : SUNDIALS
35
Money, in Paris : FRANC
36
Dandy : FOP
37
___ of the Garter : ORDER
38
Focused : CENTERED
40
Astounds : AMAZES
41
___ or never : NOW
42
Black eye : SHINER
43
Grade of beef : CHOICE
47
___-les-Pins : JUAN
48
Lena : HORNE
49
Clerical title : MONSIGNOR
54
Cruising : ASEA
55
Took care of the tab : PAID
56
Act in concert : UNITE
57
O'Casey : SEAN
58
Tolstoi heroine : ANNA
59
City in Georgia : MACON
60
Have it ___ (succeed) : MADE
61
Importer's concern : DUTY
62
Sue, e.g. : SWEET
Down
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Agreement : PACT
2
Pot : OLLA
3
Tale-teller : LIAR
4
Etcher's need : ACID
5
Class-reunion staple : REMINISCENCE
6
Entrance : ACCESS
7
Picked : CHOSE
8
Former cars : REOS
9
Letters : EFS
10
Mystic card : TAROT
11
Branch or oil : OLIVE
12
Balk at : REBEL
13
Retreats : NESTS
21
Zilch : NONE
22
Certain dwellings : CONDOMINIUMS
24
Pecking-order member : HEN
25
Part of a bird's bill : CERE
26
Galway island : ARAN
27
Move to advance a runner : BUNT
28
"Since Hector was a ___" : PUP
29
Enlisted man: Abbr. : PFC
30
Turf : SOD
31
Oil country : IRAN
32
Cutting tool : ADZE
33
Oblique look : LEER
34
Class members: Abbr. : SRS
36
"___ are chosen" : FEW
39
Richard ___ : ROE
40
Exclamations : AHAS
42
Kind of driver or painter : SUNDAY
43
Gorge : CHASM
44
Biblical prophet : HOSEA
45
Companion of Artemis : OREAD
46
Senseless : INANE
47
Clip ___ : JOINT
49
Hindu god : MANU
50
Torment : GNAW
51
Fussy : NICE
52
U.S. Indian : OTOE
53
Charter : RENT
55
Launching ___ : PAD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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