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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Friday, January 23, 1976

25-Across : Supplies

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,659
Across
1
Used the bus : RODE
5
Cry of disgust : PSHAW
10
Dead Sea kingdom : MOAB
14
Dedicated : AVID
15
Verdi's country : ITALY
16
___ eye : EVIL
17
Postcard wheeze : HAVINGAGOODTIME
20
Roofing material : SLATE
21
Part of a film dog's name : RIN
22
Sea eagles : ERNES
23
Locations : AREAS
25
Supplies : FEEDS
26
Sidetracked : SHUNTED
30
Chemical suffix : OSE
32
Let up on : EASE
33
Delaware Water ___ : GAP
35
Out of bed : ARISEN
40
Postcard wheeze : THEWEATHERSFINE
43
Of a foot bone : TARSAL
44
Savings-book entry: Abbr. : INT
45
Cleaving tool : FROW
46
Occasion for two : TEA
48
Most bleak : GRAYEST
50
Preference : TASTE
54
Barker's harangue : SPIEL
56
Willow : OSIER
57
Japanese coin : SEN
58
Caustic : ACRID
63
Postcard wheeze : WISHYOUWEREHERE
66
Suffix in zoology : IDAE
67
Show off : PREEN
68
Later : ANON
69
Prefix for gram : TELE
70
Nostradamus and others : SEERS
71
Large amounts : TONS
Down
1
Cheering words : RAHS
2
White House room : OVAL
3
Prima donna : DIVA
4
Make revisions : EDIT
5
Poke's occupant : PIG
6
Gazed intently : STAREDAT
7
Eucharistic elements : HAGIA
8
Alicia ___, Cuban ballerina : ALONSO
9
Neighbor of Mont. : WYO
10
Rhythm : METRE
11
Sheeplike : OVINE
12
Prepared to fire : AIMED
13
"___ this house" : BLESS
18
Undiluted : NEAT
19
Puts off : DEFERS
24
Entertain : REGALE
26
Paving stone : SETT
27
Laughter : HAHA
28
Customer : USER
29
Kind of paper : NEWS
31
French novelist : SARTRE
34
Greek letter : PHI
36
Chancy : IFFY
37
Royal address : SIRE
38
Genesis name : ENOS
39
"Eye of ___, and toe of frog" : NEWT
41
Hash house : EATERY
42
Georgia Tech grad : ENGINEER
47
Convince : ASSURE
49
Wings : ALAE
50
Namely : TOWIT
51
Digression : ASIDE
52
Hemp fiber : SISAL
53
Giggle : TEHEE
55
Small bird : PEWEE
59
Noisy bird : CHAT
60
Gambling center : RENO
61
Inflexible : IRON
62
Rooms : DENS
64
Goddess of plenty : OPS
65
Hospital V.I.P.'s : RNS

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

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