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Remley
Remley

New York Times, Friday, November 15, 1974

17-Across : Drizzly quip

Author:
Remley
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Remley has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,225
Across
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Miss Costello of screen : DOLORES
8
Chance ___ lifetime : OFA
11
Word with roaring : RIP
14
Period following Stone and Bronze : IRONAGE
15
Insurance scheme : TONTINE
17
Drizzly quip : NICEDAYFORDUCKS
19
Seaweed product : AGAR
20
Compass reading : NNE
21
Check : ARREST
22
Certain escaped convicts, in a way : LOOSEWOMEN
25
Deceive : HOCUS
27
By way of : VIA
28
Tennis and golf: Abbr. : SPS
31
Originated : AROSE
32
Depend, with "on" : LEAN
34
Trifle : DOIT
35
Weary : PALL
36
River area : DELTA
37
"Pompeii" heroine : IONE
38
Strategy : PLOY
39
Life of ___ : EASE
40
Dull finish : MATTE
41
Suffix with saw or law : YER
42
Chess pieces: Abbr. : KTS
43
Loathe : ABHOR
44
Actors' burdens : REHEARSALS
48
Distance horse, e.g. : STAYER
51
Bantu : RUA
52
Apiece : EACH
55
Sticky question : HOTENOUGHFORYOU
58
"___ House," Pulitzer play : ALISONS
59
Mitigate : RELIEVE
60
Cumberland, for one : GAP
61
Formerly named : NEE
62
Showed contempt : SNEERED
Down
1
Miss Merrill : DINA
2
Not a copy: Abbr. : ORIG
3
Certain descriptive writing : LOCALCOLOR
4
In an oppressive way : ONEROUSLY
5
Heating unit: Abbr. : RAD
6
Alaskan governor et al. : EGANS
7
French resort : SEYNE
8
Siouan Indian : OTO
9
Bone orifices : FORAMINA
10
___ Doria : ANDREA
11
Staple food : RICE
12
Print-shop supplies : INKS
13
Mosquito, for one : PEST
16
Plow up soil : TURN
18
" ... owed by so many to so ___" : FEW
23
Chemical suffix : OSE
24
Egg-shaped : OVATE
25
Mrs. Rockefeller : HAPPY
26
Papal cape : ORALE
28
Expert on the future : SOOTHSAYER
29
Western horse : PINTO
30
Ranch animal : STEER
32
Contract : LEASE
33
Letters : ELS
34
Satanic activity : DIABLERIE
36
Remove from high office : DETHRONE
40
Lamb's cry : MAA
42
Enamored with : KEENON
44
Liquors : RYES
45
S. A. country : ARG
46
German region and river : RUHRS
47
Render harmless : SAFEN
48
Moppy hair : SHAG
49
Indian weight : TOLA
50
"Take ___ from me" : ATIP
53
Pirates' hideout : COVE
54
Having color : HUED
56
Exploit : USE
57
Corrida cry : OLE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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