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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Saturday, October 5, 1974

55-Across : Moslem fasting period

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,184
Across
1
Guardian ___ : ANGEL
6
Sparkle : GLISTEN
13
Separates into threads : SLEAVES
15
Donkey's basket : PANNIER
16
Shakespearean subject : TEMPEST
17
Dead Sea finds : SCROLLS
18
Molding : OGEE
19
Souchong : TEA
21
Gardens of London : KEW
22
Jack of TV : PAAR
23
Botanist Gray and others : ASAS
25
Riffraff : SCUM
29
Water bird : ERN
30
Steeplechase maneuvers : JUMPS
32
Tend the fire : STOKE
33
Attila : HUN
34
Abridgments : EPITOMES
36
Summer events : THUNDERSTORMS
39
Listens : HEARKENS
40
Kind of rap or steer : BUM
41
Distinctive people : ONERS
42
Yeti's home : TIBET
44
Ad ___ (pertinent) : REM
47
Tenth: Prefix : DECI
48
Stand-offish : COOL
49
Author Caspary : VERA
50
Tram or cable : CAR
52
Hair holder : NET
54
Egyptian deity : AMON
55
Moslem fasting period : RAMADAN
59
Dorothy's transit to Oz : TORNADO
61
Monkshood : ACONITE
62
Traffic menace : SPEEDER
63
Took out : DELETED
64
Curves : ESSES
Down
1
Sour brew : ALEGAR
2
Hercules's lion : NEMEAN
3
One who stares : GAPER
4
First lady : EVE
5
Cautioning word : LEST
6
Some M.D.'s : GPS
7
Deficiencies : LACKS
8
Concerning : INRE
9
Traffic snarler : SNOWSTORM
10
Sesame : TIL
11
Wriggler : EEL
12
Digits: Abbr. : NRS
13
Mine excavation : STOPE
14
Something to let off : STEAM
20
Defaming remark : ASPERSION
24
Snakes : ASPS
26
Navy rank: Abbr. : COMM
27
Music makers : UKES
28
My, in France : MES
30
Gets rid of : JUNKS
31
Wavy, in heraldry : UNDE
32
Pub drink : STOUT
33
Caribbean offspring : HURRICANE
35
"Can ___ true?" : ITBE
36
Medical suffix : TENE
37
Between hic and hoc : HAEC
38
Inner: Prefix : ENTO
39
Coal scuttle : HOD
43
Fruit decays : BLETS
44
Did over : REMADE
45
Wears away : ERODES
46
Lord of the ___ : MANOR
48
Shipping container : CRATE
49
Weathercocks : VANES
51
Mine access : ADIT
53
Small shark : TOPE
55
Circle line: Abbr. : RAD
56
___ in the hole : ACE
57
Particle: Abbr. : MOL
58
Man's nickname : NED
60
___ gestae : RES

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

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