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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Tuesday, September 9, 1980

37-Down : Cuts into three parts

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 45.3
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 34-Down clue had an apostrophe before the end quote; removed it.

1
B
2
A
3
L
4
T
5
T
6
O
7
N
8
K
9
A
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M
11
A
12
U
13
L
14
O
P
A
H
15
A
M
E
E
R
16
E
R
S
E
17
A
S
W
E
18
A
K
A
S
A
K
19
I
T
T
E
N
20
R
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S
I
D
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N
T
21
A
R
R
E
S
T
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M
A
R
I
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S
N
E
E
24
S
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T
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E
A
M
S
27
S
T
S
28
S
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O
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L
31
D
32
H
E
L
G
A
33
C
L
E
A
34
N
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H
U
E
36
A
S
G
E
N
37
T
L
E
A
S
A
38
L
A
M
B
39
P
T
A
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T
R
I
E
D
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M
E
R
I
T
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E
A
R
43
S
44
I
M
P
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B
E
V
A
N
S
46
C
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A
S
E
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L
E
S
E
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P
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I
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E
R
R
E
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C
O
R
O
L
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L
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A
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S
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A
S
Q
U
I
C
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K
A
S
A
F
L
A
S
H
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A
L
U
M
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T
I
B
E
T
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E
L
I
A
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R
E
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S
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S
N
O
R
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R
O
A
M
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,263
Across
1
Latvian, e.g. : BALT
5
Bean used in perfume making : TONKA
10
Heavy hammer : MAUL
14
Fish with rich, oily flesh : OPAH
15
African V.I.P. : AMEER
16
Irish Gaelic : ERSE
17
Very feeble : ASWEAKASAKITTEN
20
Certain doctor in a hospital : RESIDENT
21
Slow up : ARREST
22
Spouse, in Savoie : MARI
23
Snick's partner : SNEE
24
Is irate : STEAMS
27
Louis and Thomas: Abbr. : STS
28
Property sign : SOLD
32
Olympic winner Haase: 1960 : HELGA
33
Deftly executed : CLEAN
35
___ and cry : HUE
36
Very docile : ASGENTLEASALAMB
39
Sch. group : PTA
40
Made an effort : TRIED
41
Excellence : MERIT
42
Crossettes : EARS
44
Little devil : IMP
45
British statesman Aneurin and kin : BEVANS
46
Inspect the joint : CASE
48
___-majesté : LESE
49
City on the Missouri : PIERRE
52
Parts of flowers : COROLLAS
56
Very rapid : ASQUICKASAFLASH
58
Astringent : ALUM
59
Highest country in the world : TIBET
60
Kazan : ELIA
61
Former money of Brazil : REIS
62
Saw cords at night : SNORE
63
Range over : ROAM
Down
1
Male guinea pig : BOAR
2
Church part : APSE
3
Rules of action : LAWS
4
"___ of eternity": Byron : THEIMAGE
5
Available buyers : TAKERS
6
Native of Muscat : OMANI
7
Love ___ : NEST
8
Large parrot : KEA
9
___ toothpick (Bowie knife) : ARKANSAS
10
Measures for a British tailor : METRES
11
A Johnson : ARTE
12
Takes advantage of : USES
13
Religious period : LENT
18
An unbreakable substance : ADAMANT
19
Dander : IRE
23
Place : STEAD
24
Figure : SHAPE
25
Seed covering : TESTA
26
Composer of "The Apostles": 1903 : ELGAR
27
Outcome of a lullaby : SLEEP
29
Mrs. Butler's maiden name : OHARA
30
Light: Comb. form : LUMIN
31
Red items : DEBTS
33
Region, to Rossetti : CLIME
34
" ... ___ those who love the Lord": Hunt : NAMESOF
37
Cuts into three parts : TRISECTS
38
Steamroller, for example : LEVELLER
43
Plays, in rugby : SCRUMS
45
Chide : BERATE
47
"Exodus" hero : ARI
48
Also-ran : LOSER
49
Jack of TV fame : PAAR
50
Man is one : ISLE
51
Prefix with distant : EQUI
52
___ Rojo, town in Puerto Rico : CABO
53
French composer : LALO
54
Global area : ASIA
55
Cheap falseness : SHAM
57
Fitzgeralds, to Kennedys : KIN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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