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DeWitt Anderson
DeWitt Anderson

New York Times, Monday, January 17, 1977

61-Across : Curious woman of myth

Author:
DeWitt Anderson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
DeWitt Anderson has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,019
Across
1
Kind of labor or driver : SLAVE
6
Faded film star, e.g. : HASBEEN
13
Pessimistic : BEARISH
15
From one side only : EXPARTE
16
Spark : ACTUATE
17
Hero's hero : LEANDER
18
Cut : TRIM
19
Ice, in Berlin : EIS
21
British-firm: abbr. : LTD
22
Poetic times : EENS
23
Pickpockets : DIPS
25
Texas city : WACO
29
Pou ___ (place to stand) : STO
30
Remain : ABIDE
32
Industrialist Cyrus : EATON
33
Feminists' concern: Abbr. : ERA
34
Stretch : ELONGATE
36
1961 Oscar winner : WESTSIDESTORY
39
Midway lure : PEEPSHOW
40
Decimal base : TEN
41
Agree : TALLY
42
"___ at the Gates" : TIGER
44
Arab garment : ABA
47
Loop, in anatomy : ANSA
48
Chess finale : MATE
49
Door sound : SLAM
50
Recent: Prefix : NEO
52
"For ___ a jolly ... " : HES
54
Inter ___ : ALIA
55
Wiley Post or John Alcock : AVIATOR
59
Military areas : SECTORS
61
Curious woman of myth : PANDORA
62
Chores : ERRANDS
63
Fill with wrath : INCENSE
64
Twining stems : BINES
Down
1
Teller's offering : SECRET
2
Colombian or Puerto Rican : LATINO
3
Lilies : ARUMS
4
___ Dolorosa : VIA
5
Punta del ___ : ESTE
6
Loki's daughter : HEL
7
Ice-skating jumps : AXELS
8
Tiff : SPAT
9
Political vehicle : BANDWAGON
10
Earth, old style : ERD
11
Season in Nice : ETE
12
Saul's uncle : NER
13
College in Maine : BATES
14
Fictional Swiss girl : HEIDI
20
Supported : SIDEDWITH
24
Soccer star : PELE
26
Perfume: Var. : ATAR
27
René of France : COTY
28
Number : ONE
30
___ craftsy : ARTSY
31
Blowout : BASH
32
Join : ENTER
33
Public walk with a vista : ESPLANADE
35
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
36
Reconcile to a severance : WEAN
37
Lampreys : EELS
38
Greek letter : IOTA
39
School org. : PTA
43
Silly ones : GEESE
44
Of no real preference : ALLONE
45
Puppeteer Bil and family : BAIRDS
46
Gather : AMASS
48
Invaders of Spain : MOORS
49
Beelzebub : SATAN
51
Collar : ETON
53
Balkan native : SERB
55
Nepalese peak : API
56
___ Allen Belt : VAN
57
"Murder ___" (mob group) : INC
58
Scottish explorer : RAE
60
Dernier ___ : CRI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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