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Rachel F. Baker
Rachel F. Baker

New York Times, Monday, January 30, 1967

54-Across : Unit of heat, for short.

Author:
Rachel F. Baker
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Rachel F. Baker has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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W
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A
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D
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P
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V
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A
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U
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L
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T
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A
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A
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S
O
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O
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R
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D
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H
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D
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N
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A
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L
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N
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U
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R
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A
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R
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E
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P
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A
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,379
Across
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Ravine, in North Africa. : WADI
5
Man in charge: Abbr. : SUPT
9
Leap over. : VAULT
14
Take ___ view of. : ADIM
15
Saints' state. : UTAH
16
Concur. : AGREE
17
Sentimental serial. : SOAPOPERA
19
Spinnakers. : SAILS
20
Chase. : PURSUE
21
Couples. : TWOS
23
Sounds of woe. : AYS
24
Piggery. : STY
25
System of weights. : TROY
27
Without caution. : RASH
29
Social buds. : DEBS
30
Shrivels with heat. : PARCHES
33
Sister: Lat. : SOROR
36
Lampblack. : SOOT
38
Old Spanish coin. : REAL
39
The third man. : ABEL
40
Henry II's Mme. de Poitiers. : DIANE
41
Of aircraft. : AERO
42
Loyal: Scot. : LEAL
43
Doubtful: Colloq. : IFFY
44
Copious. : AMPLE
45
Despotism. : TYRANNY
47
Samovars. : URNS
49
Grating. : GRID
50
Potato: Colloq. : SPUD
51
Hot Springs. : SPA
54
Unit of heat, for short. : BTU
56
Traditional story. : MYTH
58
Settle comfortably. : NESTLE
60
Not turn ___. : AHAIR
62
Gave confidence to. : REASSURED
64
Andrea del ___. : SARTO
65
In addition. : ALSO
66
Bumpkin. : RUBE
67
Over. : ENDED
68
Blueprint. : PLAN
69
City in Iowa. : AMES
Down
1
Nest dwellers. : WASPS
2
Tennis score. : ADOUT
3
Journal. : DIARY
4
Rascals. : IMPS
5
Splendid. : SUPERB
6
Shoshonean. : UTE
7
Affair. : PARTY
8
Spring event. : THAW
9
College at Poughkeepsie. : VASSAR
10
Eastern title. : AGA
11
Dickens character. : URIAHHEEP
12
Dutch painter in England. : LELY
13
Girl's nickname. : TESS
18
Kind of space. : OUTER
22
Declaim. : ORATE
26
Make rigid. : OSSIFY
28
Vamooses. : SCRAMS
29
Monetary unit. : DOLLAR
30
Pay: Slang. : PONYUP
31
Title. : EARL
32
Blackthorn. : SLOE
33
Condiment. : SALT
34
Do as told. : OBEY
35
Military unit. : REARGUARD
37
Lummox. : OAF
40
Vincent ___, French composer. : DINDY
44
Mountain range. : ANDES
46
Mighty hunter. : NIMROD
48
Talks at length. : RUNSON
50
Outer covering. : SHELL
51
Play, as a guitar. : STRUM
52
West Point freshman. : PLEBE
53
Mosquito genus. : AEDES
54
Headquarters. : BASE
55
Compared to. : THAN
57
Links hazard. : TRAP
59
Koran chapter. : SURA
61
Native of: Suffix. : ITE
63
Abijam's son. : ASA

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

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