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Martha J. DeWitt
Martha J. DeWitt

New York Times, Tuesday, December 10, 1974

37-Across : See 17 Across

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,250
Across
1
Meter or old : MAID
5
Deposit : BANK
9
Parceled out : METED
14
Mythical monster : OGRE
15
French friend : AMIE
16
Dodge : ELUDE
17
Popular hobby : PHILATELY
19
Low-grade rum : TAFIA
20
Tailor's equipment : SADIRON
21
Like sachets : SCENTED
23
Declaims : RANTS
25
Caviar : ROE
26
River areas : BASINS
29
Hires : CHARTERS
34
Near Island : ATTU
35
Raccoon-like animal : COATI
36
Burmese native : LAI
37
See 17 Across : STAMPCOLLECTING
41
Tool set : KIT
42
Noblemen : EARLS
43
Arabian gulf : ADEN
44
Movie-director's need : SCENARIO
46
Set-tos : MELEES
48
Snoopy, in his dreams : ACE
49
Furnish evidence : PROVE
51
Men of the cloth : PASTORS
55
Electra's brother : ORESTES
59
Stern or Newton : ISAAC
60
Paper impression : WATERMARK
62
Popular office sign : THINK
63
Social lion : IDOL
64
Guam's harbor : APRA
65
Denominations : SECTS
66
Fish : GARS
67
Nidus : NEST
Down
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Utility-closet items : MOPS
2
Turkish title : AGHA
3
Crocus, for one : IRID
4
Wild excitement : DELIRIUM
5
Relay-racers' needs : BATONS
6
Flower spike : AMENT
7
" ... ___ nisi bonum" : NIL
8
Entry utensils : KEYS
9
Like a shooting star : METEORIC
10
Kite : ELANET
11
Bunch : TUFT
12
Miss Adams : EDIE
13
Kind of letter or issue : DEAD
18
Irish island : ARAN
22
Junky auto : CRATE
24
Seafood order: Var. : SCOLLOP
26
Suns oneself : BASKS
27
Catch-all house area : ATTIC
28
Governor's bailiwick : STATE
30
Dutch painter : HALS
31
Slur over : ELIDE
32
Indian title : RANEE
33
Billboards : SIGNS
35
1947 Nobelist in medicine : CORI
38
Vain ones : PEACOCKS
39
Concerned one : CARER
40
Prospective juror : TALESMAN
45
Swimming : NATANT
46
Mushrooms : MORELS
47
At all : EVER
50
Helicopter part : ROTOR
51
Service areas for the Unsers : PITS
52
Tennis V.I.P. : ASHE
53
Levantine ketch : SAIC
54
Big gulp : SWIG
56
Finish line : TAPE
57
Goes amiss : ERRS
58
Card game : SKAT
61
Girl's name : ADA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 9 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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