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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Monday, September 20, 1976

50-Across : Compass point

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 242 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,900
Across
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Genesis name : ABRAM
6
Type of race : RELAY
11
Diminutive, in Dundee : SMA
14
Long green : MOOLA
15
Sidestep : AVOID
16
Beach brown : TAN
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___-a-Dale : ALLAN
18
Noted conductor : BERNSTEIN
20
Envoy to Russia under F.D.R. : STEINHARDT
22
Trig ratio : SINE
23
Draft letters : SSS
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___ one's words : EAT
25
Hollow : DENT
26
Administrative branch : ARM
27
House or surgeon : TREE
30
Prohibit : BAN
32
Fade away : EBB
34
Candy-cane feature : STRIPE
36
German one : EIN
37
Exceptional person : ONER
38
___-mouth (snapdragon) : TOADS
39
Its capital is Alençon : ORNE
40
Hole-in-one : ACE
41
Heat-resistant alloy : CERMET
42
Linemen: Abbr. : LGS
43
Pro : FOR
44
Gum or tear : DROP
45
Dutch town : EDE
47
Moscow's domain : USSR
49
Railroad beam : TIE
50
Compass point : SSE
53
Delve ___ : INTO
54
Author John and family : STEINBECKS
58
New England college tune : STEINSONG
60
Sites : AREAS
61
Wreath : LEI
62
Chopin forte : ETUDE
63
French family member : TANTE
64
Sea soarer : ERN
65
Where she lost it : ASTOR
66
Kefauver : ESTES
Down
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Accumulate : AMASS
2
Eats in a hurry : BOLTS
3
Actors' goals : ROLES
4
Turkish regiment : ALAI
5
Method : MANNER
6
Moroccan port : RABAT
7
Word before green or glades : EVER
8
Manor head : LORD
9
"___ we got fun" : AINT
10
Measures: Abbr. : YDS
11
Comedian or conductor : STEINBERG
12
Alleges : MAINTAINS
13
Queen of lace : ANNE
19
After Mao : TSE
21
Child's pet, often : HAMSTER
25
Scottish river : DEE
26
Condensed: Abbr. : ABR
27
Type of freighter : TRAMP
28
Harass : RIDE
29
Sculptor Jacob : EPSTEIN
31
Direction: Abbr. : NNE
32
Meet : ENCOUNTER
33
Hoisting vessel : BEERSTEIN
35
Matador's foe : TORO
37
Churl : OAF
39
Cockney aperture : OLE
41
Ship's top off. : CDR
46
Contention : DEBATE
48
___-disant : SOI
49
Blake's animal : TIGER
50
Hare-and-hounds clue : SCENT
51
Roller or ice : SKATE
52
Sibilants : ESSES
53
Land for Man or Pines : ISLE
54
Concordes : SSTS
55
Belmont figure : TOUT
56
Within: Prefix : ENDO
57
Periods : ERAS
59
Educ. group : NEA

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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