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Frank Fry
Frank Fry

New York Times, Tuesday, November 11, 1975

15-Across : Large spread

Author:
Frank Fry
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Frank Fry has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Constructor's name uncertain but best guess.

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G
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O
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A
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D
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H
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U
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S
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C
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L
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P
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O
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R
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C
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R
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V
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V
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U
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C
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D
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P
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R
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T
M
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R
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G
S
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P
O
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R
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V
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N
A
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T
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O
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R
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N
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C
T
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T
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A
W
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Y
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O
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U
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C
E
L
T
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H
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L
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S
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J
U
A
N
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A
M
O
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R
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L
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Y
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S
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G
E
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P
Y
R
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R
H
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C
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C
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S
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A
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L
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R
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P
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N
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V
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S
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D
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T
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C
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N
A
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B
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A
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O
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P
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E
D
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Y
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S
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N
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,586
Across
1
Stimulus : GOAD
5
Big numbers, for short : THOUS
10
Overcharge : CLIP
14
King of Israel : OMRI
15
Large spread : RANCH
16
Speak irrationally : RAVE
17
Contends : VIES
18
Part of the palate : UVULA
19
Confident assertion : ICAN
20
Foggy Bottom : STATEDEPARTMENT
23
Riches' partner : RAGS
24
Master of horror : POE
25
Change : REVISE
28
One in 100 : SENATOR
32
Do a legislative task : ENACT
33
Of a lionlike color : TAWNY
35
Buckeyes' campus : OSU
36
Breton or Welsh : CELT
37
Papa Bear of football : HALAS
38
San ___ : JUAN
39
Master, in Spain : AMO
40
Political meeting : RALLY
41
Billow : SURGE
42
Kind of victory : PYRRHIC
44
Cantankerous people : CUSSES
45
Gas: Prefix : AER
46
Aperture : SLIT
47
A Houseful : REPRESENTATIVES
55
Run without moving : IDLE
56
Rulers : TSARS
57
Biblical miracle scene : CANA
58
Bent : BIAS
59
Ready : ONTAP
60
Swirl : EDDY
61
Heaven-___ : SENT
62
Wants : NEEDS
63
Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
Down
1
Some of 50: Abbr. : GOVS
2
"___ flowers" : OMIT
3
Disaster ___ : AREA
4
Political unit : DISTRICT
5
Plod : TRUDGE
6
The rich : HAVES
7
And higher : ONUP
8
Jabbar's campus : UCLA
9
Strops : SHARPENS
10
U.S.S.R. peninsula : CRIMEA
11
Add liquor : LACE
12
Russian man's name : IVAN
13
Confined : PENT
21
Well-known room : EAST
22
Award for actors : TONY
25
Tire : RECAP
26
Adversary : ENEMY
27
Courage : VALOR
28
Influence : SWAY
29
Saracens' Waterloo : TOURS
30
U.S. Indian : OSAGE
31
Old letters : RUNES
33
Powder : TALC
34
"One for ___" : ALL
37
Happy of basketball : HAIRSTON
38
Nine of these are supreme : JUSTICES
40
Korean leader : RHEE
41
Court matter : SUIT
43
Thinnest : RAREST
44
Takes hold of : CLASPS
46
Valuable fiddle : STRAD
47
Kids : RIBS
48
Miss Adams : EDIE
49
Marshall ___ : PLAN
50
Serf : ESNE
51
Archibald of basketball : NATE
52
___ mecum : VADE
53
Outcomes : ENDS
54
"Simon ___" : SAYS

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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