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Jordan S. Lasher
New York Times, Saturday, January 19, 1974
16-Across : Science-fiction writer Isaac
Author:
Jordan S. Lasher
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { H J }, Scrabble score: 339 (avg 1.80)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Jordan S. Lasher has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 F | 2 E | 3 S | 4 T | 5 O | 6 O | 7 N | 8 S | 9 F | 10 I | 11 L | 12 E | 13 S | 14 A |
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15 E | X | T | E | R | N | A | L | 16 A | S | I | M | O | V |
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17 Z | E | A | L | O | T | R | Y | 18 S | T | A | B | L | E |
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19 Z | U | N | I | 20 R | A | 21 P | T | 22 N | E | A | R |
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23 E | N | C | 24 P | O | S | E | S | 25 E | Z | R | A |
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26 S | T | E | 27 W | 28 S | W | A | G | 29 Z | I | G |
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30 A | 31 B | A | S | 32 S | 33 K | 34 Y | 35 B | L | U | E |
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36 A | 37 M | 38 O | R | A | L | 39 A | D | E | E | M | S |
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40 P | A | L | E | R | M | 41 O | 42 E | L | S | A | ||||
43 A | I | D | 44 P | 45 A | L | E | 46 D | 47 E | 48 B | 49 S |
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50 T | N | T | 51 S | 52 V | A | L | E | S | 53 Q | U | I |
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54 I | L | I | A | 55 E | L | A | M | 56 F | U | Z | Z |
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57 T | I | M | B | 58 E | R | 59 M | E | 60 T | 61 A | L | I | Z | E |
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62 E | N | E | R | O | S | 63 O | N | E | L | I | N | E | R |
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64 S | E | R | E | N | E | 65 S | T | R | I | P | E | R | S |
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,925
Across
1
Decorative garlands : FESTOONS
9
___ complaint (protests formally) : FILESA
15
Outside : EXTERNAL
16
Science-fiction writer Isaac : ASIMOV
17
Fanaticism : ZEALOTRY
18
Balanced : STABLE
19
Pueblo Indian : ZUNI
20
Entranced : RAPT
22
Approach : NEAR
23
Reference work: Abbr. : ENC
24
Models : POSES
25
Pound of poetry : EZRA
26
Simmer : STEW
28
Booty : SWAG
29
Sharp angle : ZIG
30
Arab cloaks : ABAS
32
Cerulean : SKYBLUE
36
Ethically neutral : AMORAL
39
Revokes, in law : ADEEMS
40
Tyrrhenian Sea port : PALERMO
42
Lioness of literature : ELSA
43
Help : AID
44
Stake : PALE
46
Society-page girls : DEBS
50
Explosives : TNTS
52
Low-lying lands : VALES
53
On the ___ vive : QUI
54
Pelvic bones : ILIA
55
Biblical kingdom : ELAM
56
Peach ___ : FUZZ
57
Woodsman's cry : TIMBER
59
Coat with zinc or tin : METALIZE
62
Spanish months : ENEROS
63
Henny Youngman specialty : ONELINER
64
Tranquil : SERENE
65
Some sea bass : STRIPERS
Down
1
Hats : FEZZES
2
Stage direction : EXEUNT
3
Posture : STANCE
4
Low-caste Hindu : TELI
5
Spanish gold : ORO
6
Neighbor of Que. : ONT
7
New York harbor area : NARROWS
8
___ fox : SLYASA
9
Abstains from food : FASTS
10
Doer: Suffix : IST
11
Tropical vine : LIANE
12
Defraud in a way : EMBEZZLE
13
Hospital area : SOLARIUM
14
Certain statistics : AVERAGES
21
Fastens : PEGS
24
Hymn : PSALM
27
Merchandise : WARE
31
___ and grill : BAR
33
Vegetables : KALES
34
Length measures: Abbr. : YDS
35
Necklace unit : BEAD
36
Calcium minerals : APATITES
37
Posh Philadelphia suburban area : MAINLINE
38
Veteran : OLDTIMER
41
October stone : OPAL
42
Iron or tin, e.g. : ELEMENT
45
Los ___ : ALAMOS
47
Horse : EQUINE
48
Lobby intercom button : BUZZER
49
Sorters, as of oranges : SIZERS
51
Swashbuckler's weapon : SABRE
52
Stanza : VERSE
56
Do a pancake job : FLIP
58
Long time : EON
60
Yukon or Northwest: Abbr. : TER
61
Actress MacGraw : ALI
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 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.