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Norton Rhoades
Norton Rhoades

New York Times, Wednesday, January 29, 1975

21-Across : Orals

Author:
Norton Rhoades
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Norton Rhoades has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,300
Across
1
Darrow opponent : BRYAN
6
Nestor, e.g. : SAGE
10
Service branch : USAF
14
Climbing vine : LIANE
15
Solar deity : ATEN
16
Dwarfs, in Milan : NANI
17
Pronouncing the "h" as in house : ASPIRATING
19
Snicker's companion : SNEE
20
Reading material: Abbr. : BKS
21
Orals : EXAMS
22
Of a dowry : DOTAL
23
Children's author : MILNE
24
Albee or Villella : EDWARD
25
Taunt : DERIDE
28
Albanian city : TIRANA
30
Heating units : OVENS
31
Sweet wine : TOKAY
32
Penpoint : NIB
35
___ a hand : LEND
36
Buenos ___ : AIRES
37
___ one's time : BIDE
38
Remnant : END
39
Heraldic borders : ORLES
40
___ Rouge : BATON
41
Favor : ESTEEM
43
Duck or O'Connor : DONALD
44
Mitchell or Washington : MARTHA
46
Choice : ELITE
48
Cape Cod resort : TRURO
49
Frying fish : SMELT
50
Ledger man: Abbr. : CPA
53
Geologic formation : IONE
54
Like the Minutemen : REBELLIOUS
56
Morse code units : DOTS
57
Brain passage : ITER
58
Kefauver : ESTES
59
Biblical prophet : AMOS
60
City near Chicago : GARY
61
Cubic meter : STERE
Down
1
Spill : BLAB
2
Insurance concern : RISK
3
Barks : YAPS
4
Cuckoo : ANI
5
Sea nymphs : NEREIDS
6
"___ lies awaitin' ... " : SATAN
7
Wedding anniversary, e.g. : ATIMETOREMEMBER
8
Roman clan : GENS
9
High-school subj. : ENG
10
Like the Timid Soul's wild oats : UNSOWN
11
Western track : SANTAANITA
12
Close, in verse : ANEAR
13
Poet Eugene : FIELD
18
Wheel part : AXLE
22
W.W. II milestone : DDAY
23
"___ your manners!" : MIND
24
Ages : ERAS
25
Parcel out : DOLE
26
Tied : EVEN
27
"___ Caesar ... " : RENDERUNTO
29
D.D.E. et al. : IKES
31
Mah-jongg piece : TILE
33
Baal, for one : IDOL
34
___ one's ear (bore) : BEND
36
Region : AREA
37
Spoiler : BANE
39
Holy Roman emperor : OTHO
40
Wine-cellar units : BOTTLES
42
Emphasis : STRESS
43
Cookery flavor : DILL
44
Landmark of Crete : MTIDA
45
"___ with a view" : AROOM
47
Wary : LEERY
49
Bristle : SETA
50
___ d'Azur : COTE
51
Boy: Lat. : PUER
52
African fox : ASSE
54
Fix : RIG
55
Follower: Suffix : IST

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

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