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Beverly J. Seward
Beverly J. Seward

New York Times, Thursday, December 25, 1975

38-Across : Planes

Author:
Beverly J. Seward
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Beverly J. Seward has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,630
Across
1
Spanish painter : SERT
5
Health resorts : SPAS
9
Sicilian port : GELA
13
Black Sea arm : AZOV
14
Waste allowance : TRET
15
Pleiades hunter : ORION
16
Reunion-goer : GRAD
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Lower-case poet : EECUMMINGS
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Creator of Pooh : AAMILNE
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Milieu for Moby Dick : DEEPSEA
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Times of day : NOONS
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Clothing size: Abbr. : LGE
25
Sandal strips : THONGS
28
Expert on the sucker trade : PTBARNUM
33
Logrolling contest : ROLEO
34
Corp. official : TREAS
35
Naval bureau: Abbr. : ONI
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Employer : USER
37
___ down (abridges) : BOILS
38
Planes : JETS
39
Writer Deighton : LEN
40
Nutcracker, for one : SUITE
41
Melon action : SPLIT
42
Giant grid great : YATITTLE
44
One of the Clarks : RAMSEY
45
Fed. bureau : NAA
46
Take care of : SEETO
48
Icebox activity : RAIDING
52
Stripper's wear : GSTRING
56
Author of "Westward Ha!" : SJPERELMAN
58
Chair-repairer's need : GLUE
59
Florists' supplies : VASES
60
Verdi heroine : AIDA
61
City officials: Abbr. : ALDS
62
Incite : PROD
63
Faucet annoyance : DRIP
64
U.N. vote : NYET
Down
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Ambitious prose work : SAGA
2
Biblical prophet : EZRA
3
Ramble : ROAM
4
Tube-watcher's fare : TVDINNER
5
Office-pool members : STENOS
6
Spruce up : PREEN
7
Power org. : AEC
8
Kind of poker : STUD
9
Malcontent : GRIPER
10
German one : EINS
11
Theater box : LOGE
12
Handlelike part : ANSA
15
Greek letters : OMEGAS
18
Dame Nellie et al. : MELBAS
20
Speech: Prefix : LOGO
23
Goblins : SPRITES
25
Sign-off word, with "Yours" : TRULY
26
O.T. book : HOSEA
27
Fragrant : OLENT
29
Communications prefix : TELE
30
Coward and Harrison : NOELS
31
Loosen : UNTIE
32
London climate, often : MISTY
34
Labor : TOIL
37
Gas for lighters : BUTANE
38
Famed banker : JPMORGAN
40
Elevator alternative : STAIRS
41
Satisfied, in Germany : SATT
43
Verily! : INDEED
44
Fasten again : RESNAP
47
Islands off Sicily : EGADI
48
Invitation initials : RSVP
49
Open : AJAR
50
___ facto : IPSO
51
Pleased : GLAD
53
In a poor way : ILLY
54
"___ Descending a Staircase" : NUDE
55
Exploit : GEST
57
Chief, in India : MIR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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