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Louise Earnest
Louise Earnest

New York Times, Thursday, January 9, 1964

45-Across : Fruit acid derivative.

Author:
Louise Earnest
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Louise Earnest has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,275
Across
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Summerhouse. : GAZEBO
7
Shun. : ESCHEW
13
One kind of race horse. : ALSORAN
14
Daughter of Polonius. : OPHELIA
16
Where the Brontës lived. : HAWORTH
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Least distant. : NEAREST
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Southern constellation. : ARA
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Stationary: Suffix. : STAT
21
Epiphany tableau. : CRECHE
22
Proclivity. : BENT
24
Passes a law. : ENACTS
26
Goosey Gander, for one. : WADDLER
28
South African Dutch. : TAAL
32
Jellied garnish. : ASPIC
35
With 59 Across, Miller drama. : CRUCIBLE
37
Nonmetallic compound. : PLASTIC
40
Greek letter. : OMICRON
41
Crackers. : SALTINES
43
Program items. : SKITS
44
Cote dwellers. : EWES
45
Fruit acid derivative. : CITRATE
48
Whole-hearted: Colloq. : ALLOUT
49
Abrade. : RASP
53
Early Italian sculptor. : PISANO
57
Snow remover. : PLOW
59
See 35 Across. : THE
60
Survive. : OUTLIVE
62
Strong feeling. : EMOTION
64
Foundry worker. : SMELTER
65
Was a match for. : RIVALED
66
Vows. : SWEARS
67
Sachet powders. : SCENTS
Down
1
Shine too brightly. : GLARE
2
Dam site. : ASWAN
3
Scene of Albee play. : ZOO
4
Offends. : ERRS
5
Part of RBI. : BATTED
6
Ready for use. : ONHAND
7
A long time. : EON
8
Prismatic colors. : SPECTRUM
9
Blackens with heat. : CHARS
10
Now's partner. : HERE
11
Kind of energy: Abbr. : ELEC
12
Father to the thought. : WISH
13
Jezebel's husband. : AHAB
15
Dined. : ATE
20
Soft gray mineral. : TALC
23
Dances. : TWISTS
25
Mackerellike fish. : CERO
27
Play opener. : ACTI
28
Wall Street item. : TICKER
29
French shelter. : ABRI
30
More than a little. : ALOT
31
Telescope part. : LENS
32
Vaulted recess. : APSE
33
Side dish. : SLAW
34
Beyond the ___. : PALE
36
Prehistoric tomb. : CIST
38
Enjoying good fortune. : INCLOVER
39
Cover with plaster. : CEIL
42
Intersection sign. : STOP
46
T squares. : RULERS
47
Kind of energy. : ATOMIC
48
Spanish girl's name. : ANITA
50
Off balance. : ATILT
51
Oxfords. : SHOES
52
Await judgment. : PEND
53
Not neg. : POS
54
Chemical word endings. : IUMS
55
Pot-au-feu. : STEW
56
Every: Ger. : ALLE
58
Used a shuttle. : WOVE
61
Vocalized pauses. : ERS
63
Color. : TAN

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

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