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Michael Dubin
New York Times, Tuesday, January 24, 1967
39-Across : Urges.
Author:
Michael Dubin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J V Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 51, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Michael Dubin has 15 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 H | 3 I | 4 C | 5 R | 6 O | 7 W | 8 P | 9 E | 10 E | 11 P |
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12 P | L | U | T | O | 13 A | B | O | 14 U | 15 L | A | D | E |
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16 A | U | T | O | M | 17 A | T | I | O | N | 18 A | R | G | O |
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19 Y | E | S | 20 E | X | I | T | 21 W | 22 H | I | T | E | N |
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23 H | A | L | O | 24 S | O | U | T | H | ||||||
25 S | 26 P | A | C | E | 27 B | U | R | G | 28 Q | 29 E | 30 D |
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31 S | C | O | U | R | 32 F | L | I | N | G | 33 U | S | E |
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34 H | E | L | L | O | 35 R | A | T | 36 E | 37 L | A | T | E |
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38 U | N | I | 39 P | 40 R | O | D | S | 41 R | A | K | E | D |
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42 N | E | T | 43 P | A | N | E | 44 A | M | B | E | R | |||
45 E | 46 R | E | C | T | 47 G | N | U | S | ||||||
48 I | 49 G | N | O | R | E | 50 S | L | O | G | 51 N | 52 B | 53 E |
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54 T | I | E | S | 55 M | 56 A | K | I | N | G | 57 G | O | O | D |
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58 E | L | S | E | 59 E | N | I | D | 60 E | U | T | A | W |
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61 M | A | S | S | 62 D | D | E | 63 R | Y | E | S |
© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,373
Across
1
Fashionable. : CHIC
5
Squabble. : ROW
8
Brooder sound. : PEEP
12
Outermost planet. : PLUTO
13
Ben Adhem : ABOU
15
Take on cargo. : LADE
16
Feature of modern industry. : AUTOMATION
18
Constellation. : ARGO
19
Agreement. : YES
20
Stage direction. : EXIT
21
Bleach. : WHITEN
23
Nimbus. : HALO
24
Direction. : SOUTH
25
Part of NASA. : SPACE
27
Town: Colloq. : BURG
28
Useful Latin abbreviation. : QED
31
Clean well. : SCOUR
32
Spree. : FLING
33
Employ. : USE
34
Greeting. : HELLO
35
Rodent. : RAT
36
Gladden. : ELATE
38
Numerical prefix. : UNI
39
Urges. : PRODS
41
Did a lawn job. : RAKED
42
Clear. : NET
43
Glass. : PANE
44
Color. : AMBER
45
Build. : ERECT
47
Large antelopes. : GNUS
48
Overlook. : IGNORE
50
Plod. : SLOG
51
Pilot's course. : NBE
54
Foulards. : TIES
55
Succeeding. : MAKINGGOOD
58
Or ___. : ELSE
59
Wife of Geraint. : ENID
60
___ Springs, battle of 1781. : EUTAW
61
Wad. : MASS
62
Presidential initials. : DDE
63
Bread loaves. : RYES
Down
1
Detective's find. : CLUE
2
Mean dwellings. : HUTS
3
Japanese statesman. : ITO
4
Fall: Colloq. : COMEACROPPER
5
Mathematical term. : RATIO
6
Newspaper item. : OBIT
7
Court. : WOO
8
Braid. : PLAIT
9
Seismograph find. : EARTHQUAKE
10
Rim. : EDGE
11
Toiler. : PEON
12
Disburse. : PAY
14
New. : UNWORN
17
Automobile part. : AXLE
22
Jumbled. : HUGGERMUGGER
23
Tow. : HAUL
24
Hearts and clubs. : SUITS
25
Part of a play. : SCENE
26
Courtesy. : POLITENESS
27
Knife. : BLADE
29
Chemical compound. : ESTER
30
Legal term. : DEED
31
Avoid. : SHUN
32
Van. : FRONT
37
Science workshops. : LABS
40
Plant inflorescence. : RACEME
44
Soon. : ANON
46
Sweetbriers. : ROSES
47
Skim. : GLIDE
48
Paragraph. : ITEM
49
Lizard. : GILA
50
Slide. : SKID
51
Observe. : NOTE
52
Neckwear. : BOAS
53
Man's name: Abbr. : EDW
56
___ how! : AND
57
Josh. : GUY
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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