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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Wednesday, September 12, 1979

49-Across : Stevens or Dallas

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 30.4
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,900
Across
1
Not genuine : SHAM
5
Period of wakefulness : VIGIL
10
Defrost : THAW
14
It has six faces and might be sweet : CUBE
15
Herb of the carrot family : ANISE
16
Gulf of the Baltic Sea : RIGA
17
Gershwin opus, with "An" : AMERICANINPARIS
20
Bird on Louisiana's state flag : PELICAN
21
Kith-and-kin group : NIECES
22
Finished : DONE
23
Romance in verse : GEST
24
Medical immobilizer : SPLINT
27
Snoop's activity : NOSING
31
Puccini pieces : ARIAS
32
In vogue : CHIC
35
"Flying Down to ___," 1933 song : RIO
36
" ... a tale/Told ___ idiot" : BYAN
37
Disreputable : SHADY
38
___ morgana (mirage) : FATA
39
Howard of "Happy Days" : RON
40
___ Alto : PALO
41
Where the Black Forest is : BADEN
42
Fit for cultivation : ARABLE
45
Some are early : RISERS
46
Straightedge : RULE
48
Two cups : PINT
49
Stevens or Dallas : STELLA
51
Heavenly : ANGELIC
55
Beethoven favorite : MOONLIGHTSONATA
57
"___ a little pony" : IHAD
58
N.C. river : NEUSE
59
In any way : EVER
60
Scotch partner : SODA
61
Jane and Zane : GREYS
62
Sloping passageway : RAMP
Down
1
MacArthur title, for short : SCAP
2
Cronyn : HUME
3
Fratricide victim : ABEL
4
Midday : MERIDIAN
5
Expressionless : VACANT
6
Pointless : INANE
7
Game for 2 Down and Tandy : GIN
8
"Me, ___ as I must": Millay : ISING
9
Indulgence or mercy : LENIENCY
10
Stretches of land : TRACTS
11
Wages : HIRE
12
One of four kings of Sparta : AGIS
13
Existed : WAS
18
Religious art : ICONS
19
Money in Manila : PESO
24
Native-born Israeli : SABRA
25
Roger or Richard : PRYOR
26
Climbing plant : LIANA
28
Islamic fiat : IRADE
29
Gunpowder ingredient : NITER
30
Their land became part of India in 1961 : GOANS
32
Chinese tea : CHA
33
Linden : HAL
34
Wedding words : IDO
37
School subject : SPELLING
38
Clasp or clip : FASTENER
41
Game of chance : BINGO
43
Singer Lee from Atlanta : BRENDA
44
Drop in activity : LULL
45
Henna, etc. : RINSES
47
Keen : EAGER
48
Easy mark : PATSY
49
Section of London : SOHO
50
Object of aversion : TOAD
52
Mt. Taal output : LAVA
53
Particular : ITEM
54
Relative of a buffalofish : CARP
55
Prefix with play or step : MIS
56
Former capital of Annam : HUE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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