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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Monday, October 18, 1976

52-Across : Mallet

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,928
Across
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Globe-girdler Nellie : BLY
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Top banana, athletically : CHAMP
9
Humorist Irvin S. : COBB
13
New Guinea port : LAE
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Tramps : HOBOES
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Surplus : OVER
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Doctors' org. : AMA
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Develop : EMERGE
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Tailor-___ : MADE
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Drink dispensers : BARMAIDS
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Swayed : REELED
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Consumed : ATE
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Minneapolis suburb : EDINA
27
Baseball infielders : SACKERS
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Scamps : RASCALS
35
Track athlete : MILER
36
Walter of stage : ABEL
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Gather : REAP
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Potpourri : OLIO
40
Takes it on the lam : BLOWS
41
Killer whale : ORCA
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Nashville, ___ : TENN
43
Humdinger : LULU
44
Inquisitive one : SPIER
45
Defeat narrowly : EDGEOUT
47
Babies : PAMPERS
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Adeline or Sue : SWEET
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Neckline : VEE
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Mallet : HAMMER
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Convict hastily : RAILROAD
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Kazan : ELIA
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Impressively great : EPICAL
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___ Vista, Calif. : RIO
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Dye worker : AGER
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Contribute : DONATE
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Fortify : ARM
67
Foul : RANK
68
Arrest : DETER
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Strong solution : LYE
Down
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Spill : BLAB
2
Tibetan priest : LAMA
3
Division of time : YEAR
4
Impostor : CHEATER
5
More cozy : HOMIER
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In the sack : ABED
7
Inventor Samuel : MORSE
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Work persistently : PEG
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Sports field : OVAL
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"Adam ___" : BEDE
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Begot : BRED
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Pearl White vehicles : SERIALS
21
Succeed : MAKEONESMARK
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Letters : ENS
26
Arranged : DREWUP
27
Struck : SMOTE
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Had troubles : AILED
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Peach variety : CLING
30
Military greeting : SALUTE
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Nest : AERIE
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One adjusting a shoe : LACER
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Boxes : SPARS
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S.A. country : BOL
40
Purplish : BLUERED
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Bloodhound, at times : SMELLER
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Be in the red : OWE
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Fly : AVIATE
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Threefold : TRINE
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Attend : HEAR
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Chlorophyll source : ALGA
54
Look : MIEN
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No room to throw ___ : ACAT
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Test : ORAL
58
Sprightly : AIRY
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Roof : DOME
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Seed vessel : POD

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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