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Virginia Butler
Virginia Butler

New York Times, Saturday, January 31, 1976

29-Across : Withstand

Author:
Virginia Butler
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Virginia Butler has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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K
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D
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,667
Across
1
Red or Iron : CROSS
6
___ of Gilead : BALM
10
Stray : WAIF
14
"It ___ be you" : HADTO
15
Ancient town of Italy : ELEA
16
Regarding : INRE
17
"___ what I say" : IMEAN
18
Vase material : ALABASTER
20
Bridge, hearts, etc. : CARDGAMES
22
Girl's name : LEONA
23
Follow the rules : OBEY
24
Central part : KERNEL
25
Took off : DOFFED
28
Harrison : REX
29
Withstand : RESIST
30
___ Bergerac : CYRANODE
35
Instrument for Casals : CELLO
36
Allans' adopted son : POE
37
"___ a Stranger" : NOTAS
38
British author : SMOLLETT
40
Dexterous : ADROIT
41
___ pro nobis : ORA
42
Leathers : SUEDES
43
Biblical writings : PSALMS
47
Writer John Dickson : CARR
48
Roundup : RODEO
49
Corsican family : BONAPARTE
54
" ... in tears amid the ___" : ALIENCORN
56
Willow : OSIER
57
Active one : DOER
58
Russian police : OGPU
59
Elegists : POETS
60
Burden : ONUS
61
Reaction of surprise : GASP
62
Irish patriot : EMMET
Down
1
Stylish : CHIC
2
Central American Indian : RAMA
3
Baltic feeder : ODER
4
African village : STAD
5
Biblical poem : SONGOFSOLOMON
6
Smiled : BEAMED
7
Tin Pan or Gasoline : ALLEY
8
Pastures : LEAS
9
Fairy queen : MAB
10
More prudent : WISER
11
Dvorak : ANTON
12
Dunne : IRENE
13
Savage : FERAL
19
English poet : ALEXANDERPOPE
21
Encourage : ABET
24
Spirit of myth : KER
25
Judge : DEEM
26
Northern capital : OSLO
27
"___ 'er up!" : FILL
28
Whisky : RYE
29
Enlistment places: Abbr. : RCS
30
Small house : COT
31
French direction : NORD
32
Western Indian : OTOE
33
Speaker's place : DAIS
34
N. Y. time : EST
36
School org. : PTA
39
Pausing sounds : ERS
40
Atmosphere : AURA
42
Male American Indian : SANNUP
43
Madrid sight : PRADO
44
Lawgiver : SOLON
45
Parting word : ADIEU
46
Side looks : LEERS
47
Marine ___ : CORPS
49
West Indian fish : BOGA
50
Biblical name : ASOM
51
Rawhide thong : RIEM
52
Mal de ___ : TETE
53
Formerly, of old : ERST
55
Kind of wheel : COG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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