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Ruth Smith
Ruth Smith

New York Times, Monday, September 1, 1975

49-Down : Greek letter

Author:
Ruth Smith
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 47.7
Ruth Smith has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,515
Across
1
Daffy : LOCO
5
Place for snapshots : ALBUM
10
Like: Prefix : EQUI
14
Native of Mecca : ARAB
15
Fresh-water fish, in Italy : CARPA
16
Wait in ambush : LURK
17
Film producer and playwright : DORESCHARY
19
Great ___ : DANE
20
Warehousing: Abbr. : STOR
21
Football-scoreboard reading : OOOO
23
As in ___ (unreally) : ADREAM
26
Certain glasses : HORNRIMS
30
Radziwill : LEE
31
Unit of light : PHOT
33
Miss Hawkins : SADIE
34
Place for a crease : PANTSLEG
37
Czech town of W.W. II atrocity : LIDICE
38
Beginning of sorts : FOOTINTHEDOOR
40
Paris subway lines : METROS
41
One seeking a profit : INVESTOR
43
" ... like ___ a hole in the head" : INEED
44
Foot: Prefix : PEDI
45
Big Board initials : IBM
46
African spears : ASSAGAIS
48
Brief times : TRICES
51
Valley : DELL
52
German highway : BAHN
53
"___ My Heart" : PEGO
56
Kind of salesman : DOORTODOOR
61
Surplus : OVER
62
Girl's nickname : ESSIE
63
Two-toed sloth : UNAU
64
Hungry Horse and Hoover : DAMS
65
Evaluated : RATED
66
Common French word : ETRE
Down
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Young one : LAD
2
Spanish gold : ORO
3
Dining or touring : CAR
4
Endowed with flab : OBESE
5
Faits ___ (things done) : ACCOMPLIS
6
Comedian Bert : LAHR
7
Swimsuit top : BRA
8
Eradicate : UPROOT
9
Dispenser of city keys : MAYOR
10
Places of fabulous wealth : ELDORADOS
11
Sine ___ non : QUA
12
Vessel : URN
13
White House name : IKE
18
Depot: Abbr. : STA
22
Kind of football kick : ONSIDE
23
Mountain : ALP
24
Assaults the ears : DEAFENS
25
Takes a new look : RENOTES
26
Thwarts : HOGTIES
27
Foolish : IDIOTIC
28
Tiny organism : MICROBE
29
Receive : SEE
32
" ... a big fat ___" : HEN
35
"Carmen" figures : TOREADORS
36
Plodding person : STODGE
37
Did a séance feat : LEVITATED
39
Arm part: Abbr. : HND
40
Farrow : MIA
42
Abbr. in home ads : RMS
44
Division of mammals : PILOSA
47
Northern tree : ALDER
49
Greek letter : RHO
50
___ time (eventually) : INDUE
52
Cheese : BRIE
53
Jet-plane part : POD
54
___ Marie Saint : EVA
55
Word for a good domestic : GEM
57
Kiln: Var. : OST
58
Can. province : ONT
59
Boathouse item : OAR
60
Feel sorry about : RUE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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