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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Monday, January 23, 1967

46-Across : Prayers.

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,372
Across
1
Intent. : RAPT
5
Weapon of the pampas. : BOLA
9
Wilderness. : WASTE
14
Placid. : EVEN
15
At a distance. : AFAR
16
Writer Lafcadio. : HEARN
17
Shiner. : BOOTBLACK
19
Retired. : INBED
20
German article. : EIN
21
Friend. : ALLY
22
Fur-bearing animals. : STOATS
23
Flint glass. : CRYSTAL
25
Mingle. : BLEND
26
High degree. : PHD
27
Game. : POOL
28
Choler. : IRE
31
Star in Cetus. : MIRA
34
Flashes. : SCINTILLAS
37
Harsh. : ACERB
39
Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
40
Greek dialect. : EOLIC
41
Dull. : LACKLUSTRE
44
Untrue report. : TALE
45
Banking abbreviation. : INT
46
Prayers. : AVES
47
Language: Abbr. : LAT
49
Well-known award. : OSCAR
51
Side by side. : ABREAST
55
Bowling term. : STRIKE
57
Scary word. : SHOO
58
Compete (with). : VIE
59
Call ___. : AHALT
60
Housekeeper for seven. : SNOWWHITE
62
Palace in Florence. : PITTI
63
Shaft. : POLE
64
Oriental heroine. : OLAN
65
Keep ___ on. : ANEYE
66
Filled with dread. : AWED
67
Cautious. : WARY
Down
1
Early violin. : REBEC
2
To have: Fr. : AVOIR
3
Showy perennial. : PEONY
4
Destructive force. : TNT
5
Poetry. : BALLADS
6
___ things! : OFALL
7
Like a cobweb. : LACY
8
Type of boat. : ARK
9
Fib. : WHITELIE
10
Where John the Baptist baptized. : AENON
11
Mexican plant. : SABADILLA
12
Waste allowance. : TRET
13
Gridiron men. : ENDS
18
Tub. : BATH
22
Pigeonhole. : SLOT
24
Flash of light. : SPARK
25
Mistake: Slang. : BONER
27
Relatives of splits. : PINTS
29
Kind of fence. : RAIL
30
Verb suffix. : ESCE
31
African country. : MALI
32
"Yes, ___." : ICAN
33
Office of a clergyman. : RECTORATE
35
Worker in book binding. : CASER
36
Girl's name. : LOTTE
38
Order of dress. : BLACKTIE
42
Grapes: Lat. : UVAE
43
Nudged. : ELBOWED
48
In a line. : AROW
50
Filled with sediment. : SILTY
51
Burn ___ in one's pocket. : AHOLE
52
City in Spain. : AVILA
53
Hindu guitar. : SITAR
54
Small: Colloq. : TEENY
55
Grape juice, in pharmacy. : SAPA
56
Flimsy. : THIN
57
English novelist and scientist. : SNOW
60
Belgian town. : SPA
61
Way of doing. : HOW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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