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Joli Quentin Kansil
Joli Quentin Kansil

New York Times, Tuesday, November 21, 1972

67-Across : Canal machine

Author:
Joli Quentin Kansil
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Joli Quentin Kansil has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,501
Across
1
Attack vessels: Abbr. : TBS
4
Telephone or cook : BOOK
8
Street sign : ONEWAY
14
On pension: Abbr. : RET
15
___ of the road : RULE
16
Vary, as crops : ROTATE
17
Macaw : ARA
18
Key-shaped, in heraldry : URDE
19
Shapes one's hair : TEASES
20
Rustic exclamation : MYGOSH
22
Kind of shop : PAWN
24
Zoo sign : PLEASEDONOTFEED
30
Letter strokes : SERIFS
31
Wash-cycle setting : RINSE
32
On the ___ (hiding) : LAM
35
Goof off : LOAF
36
Revolve : GYRATE
37
Power source: Abbr. : ELEC
39
"___ at your own risk" : ENTER
41
Musical note part : STEM
42
Ryun et al. : MILERS
44
This: Lat. : HAEC
46
Nervous talkers' syllables : ERS
47
Poplar : ABELE
48
Metric measure : DECARE
50
Triangular sign : YIELDRIGHTOFWAY
55
Weather report : FAIR
56
Eventually : INTIME
57
Plant bodies : THALLI
61
"The King ___ " : ANDI
63
Conjunction : NOR
64
Arterial trunks : AORTAS
65
Ko-Ko's weapon : SNEE
66
Ernie Banks, for one : CUB
67
Canal machine : DREDGE
68
Black and Yellow : SEAS
69
Pitching statistics: Abbr. : ERA
Down
1
Itinerant ship : TRAMP
2
Emerald : BERYL
3
Produce a show : STAGE
4
Belgian city, in Belgium : BRUSSEL
5
"The blood of ___ ... " : OURHEROES
6
Antiquated : OLD
7
Park sign : KEEPOFFTHEGRASS
8
One ___ : ORTWO
9
Road sign : NOENTRY
10
Greek letter : ETA
11
Common verb : WAS
12
Swallowed : ATE
13
Voter's choice : YES
21
Hemisphere group: Abbr. : OAS
23
Reply: Abbr. : ANS
25
Call to reveille : DIAN
26
Evergreens : FIRS
27
Growing out : ENATE
28
Chemical compound : ESTER
29
Considers : DEEMS
32
W. W. II air general : LEMAY
33
Excuse : ALIBI
34
Fracas : MELEE
36
Wonderful! : GREATIDEA
38
Monk's quarters : CELL
40
Apiece : EACH
43
Danger sign : REDFLAG
45
Pals : CRONIES
48
Roman 502 : DII
49
Salamander : EFT
51
Bridge bid : RAISE
52
Shrink back : WINCE
53
Love affair : AMOUR
54
___ maté (S. A. beverage) : YERBA
57
Young one : TAD
58
Not vertical: abbr. : HOR
59
Metric measure : ARE
60
Inc., in Britain : LTD
62
Compass reading : NNE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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