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DeWitt Anderson
DeWitt Anderson

New York Times, Tuesday, January 6, 1976

34-Across : Koran chapter

Author:
DeWitt Anderson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
DeWitt Anderson has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,642
Across
1
Bible book : ACTS
5
Seize : GRAB
9
Counterfeit : SHAM
13
Heart action : BEAT
14
Garbo : GRETA
15
Franchot : TONE
16
Canyon mouth : ABRA
17
"___, Macduff" : LAYON
18
Karenina : ANNA
19
Object of Thomas Paine's scorn : SUNSHINEPATRIOT
22
Crewmen : HANDS
23
Insect egg : NIT
24
Sal, e.g. : GAL
27
British-firm abbr. : LTD
28
"The Sleeping Beauty" et al. : BALLETS
32
Biographer of Henry James : EDEL
34
Koran chapter : SURA
36
Ipse ___ : DIXIT
37
Fall field sight : SHEAF
39
Swindle : CON
40
Growing out : ENATE
41
Rich cake : TORTE
42
Mason's burdens : HODS
44
Stamp backing : GLUE
45
Rapture : ECSTASY
47
Asian sheep : SHA
49
Recipe abbr. : TSP
50
Id ___ (that is) : EST
51
Perfumes: Var. : ATARS
53
Joseph Conrad story : HEARTOFDARKNESS
60
Enthusiastic : AVID
61
Jail-door sound : CLANK
62
"___ virumque cano" : ARMA
63
Mother of Helen : LEDA
64
Sorts : KINDS
65
Mend : KNIT
66
Salver : TRAY
67
Health resorts : SPAS
68
Punta del ___ : ESTE
Down
1
Down with, in Paris : ABAS
2
Philippine island : CEBU
3
Mountain lake : TARN
4
Secrete : STASH
5
Luxembourg, e.g. : GRANDDUCHY
6
Kings, in Spain : REYES
7
On : ATOP
8
Basis of a certain split : BANANA
9
Causing surprise : STARTLING
10
"___ soit qui ... " : HONI
11
___ Domini : ANNO
12
Essential part : MEAT
14
Flashes : GLINTS
20
Actor Holbrook : HAL
21
Diacritical mark : TILDE
24
Beau ___ : GESTE
25
Kind of committee : ADHOC
26
Ogles : LEERS
28
Park fixtures : BANDSTANDS
29
Glorify : EXALT
30
Roman emperor : TITUS
31
Soak : STEEP
33
Like some saints : LATTERDAY
35
Marsupial, for short : ROO
38
Belshazzar's party : FEAST
43
Shovelheads : SHARKS
46
Big Board listings : STOCKS
48
Neighbor of Okla. : ARK
51
Turkish city : ADANA
52
Oil source of a sort : SNAKE
53
Crippled : HALT
54
For ___ and a day : EVER
55
Operatic heroine : AIDA
56
Impertinent : FLIP
57
Birds of prey : ERNS
58
Struck : SMIT
59
Cloy : SATE

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

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