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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Monday, September 16, 1974

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 37.6
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,165
Across
1
Submits : BOWS
5
Snide remarks : BARBS
10
Delude : FLAM
14
Blind as ___ : ABAT
15
Almost : ABOUT
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Ear part : LOBE
17
Soft drink : COLA
18
Relative of "Whee!" : HUBBAHUBBA
20
Shrew : HELLCAT
22
Hurt, as one's feelings : BRUISED
23
Russian mountains : ALAI
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Relate harmoniously : BLEND
25
Handled rudely : PAWED
27
Dakota Indian : REE
28
Movie family : GABOR
32
Thickening agent : AGAR
33
Fish : EEL
34
Comfort : SOLACE
35
Electrical unit : REL
36
Surround : ENVIRON
38
Scottish river : DEE
39
Certain waterways : INLAND
41
Sup : EAT
42
Kind of line or master : HEAD
43
Institute : START
44
Uninteresting : DRY
45
Bone often hit : FUNNY
46
Distances : MILES
48
Belgrade resident : SERB
49
San Quentin people : INMATES
52
I.D.'s for animals : EARTAGS
55
Self-righteous : GOODYGOODY
57
Thought: Prefix : IDEO
58
Miss Montez : LOLA
59
Lover of Cybele : ATTIS
60
Roman emperor : NERO
61
French articles : UNES
62
Parlor game : LOTTO
63
Fly : GNAT
Down
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Composer of cantatas : BACH
2
Woodwind : OBOE
3
River to the Columbia : WALLAWALLA
4
One seeking to gain time : STALLER
5
Adherent of a mystic sect : BAHAI
6
Border on : ABUT
7
Plunder : ROB
8
Kind of gum : BUBBLE
9
Gaze : STARE
10
Having watery qualities : FLUIDAL
11
Tennis shots : LOBS
12
Monastery head : ABBE
13
Anthropologist Margaret : MEAD
19
Persevered : HUNGON
21
Rude one : CAD
24
People who contradict : BELIERS
25
Famous abductor : PARIS
26
Representative : AGENT
27
Accelerate the engine : REV
29
Black Forest spa : BADENBADEN
30
Subject of Woods Hole studies : OCEAN
31
Long and slender : REEDY
33
Terminus : END
34
Tippler : SOT
36
Thing : ENTITY
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Unit of hope : RAY
40
Fleets of warships : ARMADAS
42
In trouble : HURTING
44
Spanish explorer : DESOTO
45
Chemin de ___ : FER
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Sanctioned : LEGAL
48
Final authority : SAYSO
49
Snow house : IGLU
50
Time of day : NOON
51
Breakwater : MOLE
52
Work on copy : EDIT
53
City near Leipzig : GERA
54
Chimney coating : SOOT
56
Baseball's Mel : OTT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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