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Samuel K. Fliegner
Samuel K. Fliegner

New York Times, Tuesday, November 14, 1978

45-Across : Mad as a ___

Author:
Samuel K. Fliegner
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Samuel K. Fliegner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,598
Across
1
Pisa's river : ARNO
5
Israeli V.I.P. : BEGIN
10
Auto pioneer : OLDS
14
Jaworski : LEON
15
Word with zinc or mercury : OXIDE
16
Shipshape : NEAT
17
___ jockey : DISC
18
Film : MOVIE
19
Spelunker's milieu : CAVE
20
Precede in time : ANTEDATE
22
"___ the Heart of Texas" : DEEPIN
24
Modern travel route : AIR
25
"___ All in the Game," old song : ITS
27
Bungle : MISDO
28
Capital of Lithuania : VILNA
30
Broadway's "A ___ Line" : CHORUS
32
Mesh, as gears : ENGAGE
34
___ Claire, Wis. : EAU
35
Like a quidnunc : NOSY
39
Roman official: Abbr. : TRIB
40
Attractiveness : LOOKS
42
Seis, siete, ___ : OCHO
43
Flippered mammal : SEAL
44
Source of energy : SUN
45
Mad as a ___ : HATTER
47
World org. acronym : UNESCO
50
Abe of New York : BEAME
51
Gem carved in relief : CAMEO
54
Pipe joint : TEE
55
Part of U.K. : ENG
56
Bryn Mawr graduate : ALUMNA
58
Alfresco : OUTDOORS
62
Censored item : NONO
63
Know-how : SAVVY
65
The first natural number : UNIT
66
Progress : ONGO
67
Where Grenoble is : ISERE
68
Festive : GALA
69
An 1898 discovery : NEON
70
Binge : SPREE
71
Teutonic sea god : HLER
Down
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TV's Capt. Pierce : ALDA
2
Check : REIN
3
Homesickness : NOSTALGIA
4
Very seldom : ONCEINABLUEMOON
5
Stockade, in Africa : BOMA
6
Glamorous : EXOTIC
7
Size up swiftly : GIVETHEONCEOVER
8
Name in Uganda : IDI
9
Requisite : NEED
10
Jacqueline Susann novel : ONCEISNOTENOUGH
11
Partner of bounds : LEAPS
12
Part of D.D.E. : DAVID
13
Prefix with graph or type : STENO
21
Slangy word for influence : DRAG
23
Flightless bird : EMU
26
Overcharge : SOAK
28
Old pros : VETS
29
Legal phrase : INRE
31
Hustle and bustle : RUSH
33
Or ___ (ultimatum) : ELSE
36
Eight-sided : OCTAGONAL
37
Noah's eldest son : SHEM
38
Olden times : YORE
41
Do a bouncer's job : OUST
46
Resting : ABED
48
Negative French vote : NON
49
Hors d'___ : OEUVRE
51
Church officer : CANON
52
Single-handedly : ALONE
53
___ Park, African explorer : MUNGO
57
In whatever condition exists : ASIS
59
Chinook salmon : TYEE
60
Annoy : RILE
61
Top colonel's reward : STAR
64
Cleo's dangerous pet : ASP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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