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Tap Osborn
Tap Osborn

New York Times, Monday, September 5, 1977

Author:
Tap Osborn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 33.1
Tap Osborn has 111 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Error in 27-Down clue — should be "eighths"; left as in original.

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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,250
Across
1
King of the jungle : LION
5
Perle ___, memorable hostess : MESTA
10
Robbers' chasers : COPS
14
Betel pepper : ITMO
15
Fed the kitty : ANTED
16
Russian range : URAL
17
Start of a four-line verse : SCOURTHECOTTAGE
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Espionage device : PHONETAP
21
Moved on casters : ROLLED
22
Wriggly swimmer : EEL
23
Grow dim : FADE
24
Second line of verse : PACKFOODANDTOGS
32
"___ calm ... " : ALLIS
33
Chi-chi : ARTY
34
Word with stick or service : LIP
35
Disturb : ROIL
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Almost half of the human race : MALES
38
Cloy : PALL
39
Electrical unit : OHM
40
Carillon item : BELL
41
Jane, Henry or Peter : FONDA
42
Third line of verse : LABORDAYHOLIDAY
46
Platform : DAIS
47
One ___ kind : OFA
48
Mourn : GRIEVE
51
Outdoors : ALFRESCO
56
Last line of verse : WESLAVELIKEDOGS
58
She, in Paris : ELLE
59
Troops, for Napoleon : ARMEE
60
Fence, but not for fun : DUEL
61
Igor's refusal : NYET
62
Timothy or Mrs. O' : LEARY
63
Thereabouts : ORSO
Down
1
Speech defect : LISP
2
Seven-year ___ : ITCH
3
Melville novel : OMOO
4
Part of speech : NOUN
5
___ di Bassi, Capuchins' founder : MATTEO
6
Give saintly status to : ENHALO
7
Stair or rung : STEP
8
Gumshoe : TEC
9
Worshipers : ADORANTS
10
Small piece of fried or broiled meat : CUTLET
11
Spoken : ORAL
12
Call for over the p.a. system : PAGE
13
Coaster : SLED
18
Offshore hazards : REEFS
19
Hot drink : TODDY
23
Travel tariff : FARE
24
Word of mouth : PAROL
25
Greeting, in Oahu : ALOHA
26
Ascent : CLIMB
27
About five-eights of a mi. : KIL
28
Waste time : DALLY
29
Warner of "Chan" fame : OLAND
30
Hayworth film: 1946 : GILDA
31
Spread out : SPLAY
36
___ history: A.D. 500–1500 : MEDIEVAL
37
Wellaway! : ALAS
38
Luau item : POI
40
Costa ___, Spain : BRAVA
41
Blaze : FLARE
43
Short poem : ODELET
44
More sacred : HOLIER
45
Disharmonic : OFFKEY
48
Actress Verdon : GWEN
49
Count (on) : RELY
50
Capri, for one : ISLE
51
___ mater : ALMA
52
Tarot root : EDDO
53
Like a lemon : SOUR
54
Horse-drawn vehicles: Abbr. : CGES
55
Scandinavian city : OSLO
57
Before : ERE

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6 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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