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David Crosatto
David Crosatto

New York Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1974

44-Across : Norway, to Norwegians

Author:
David Crosatto
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
David Crosatto has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,244
Across
1
Finland, to Finns : SUOMI
6
Knife handle : HAFT
10
Word with gab or October : FEST
14
Invalidate : ANNUL
15
Tropical tree : EBOE
16
Apollo's mother : LETO
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Words for Fauntleroy : LITTLELORD
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Czech river : ISER
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Tennis star : ASHE
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Swing around : SLUE
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Small, in France : PETIT
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Swelling disease : EDEMA
25
Sweden, to Swedes : SVERIGE
27
Women's ___ : LIB
29
Spanish coins : PESETAS
31
Spinach-like plant : ORACH
33
Alb or amice : VESTMENT
38
Colombian city : CALI
39
Hair or night : SHIRT
41
___ about : ONOR
42
Switzerland, to Romans : HELVETIA
44
Norway, to Norwegians : NORGE
45
Early Italian : SAMNITE
48
Blockhead : ASS
49
Island near Borneo : SUMATRA
53
Motorists' rush-hour bane : TIEUP
55
Outstanding things : ONERS
56
River duck : TEAL
58
"___ deal!" : ITSA
61
Sweetsop : ATES
62
Aaron or Seaver, e.g. : BIGLEAGUER
64
Whistle: Sp. : PITO
65
Berra : YOGI
66
Comb, as a horse : CURRY
67
O'Casey : SEAN
68
Author Seton : ANYA
69
Corners : TREES
Down
1
Room in a casa : SALA
2
Les Etats ___ : UNIS
3
Efficient : ONTHEBALL
4
Muffed : MUTED
5
Faulty : ILL
6
Greece, to old Greeks : HELLAS
7
Ben Adhem : ABOU
8
English novelist C. S. : FORESTER
9
Husing of radio : TED
10
Handbill : FLIER
11
Estonia, to Estonians : EESTI
12
Cartoonist William : STEIG
13
Rich cake : TORTE
18
Salinger heroine : ESME
22
Nuisance : PEST
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N. T. book: Abbr. : EPH
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Immense : VAST
27
Lomond or Katrine : LOCH
28
Dies ___ : IRAE
30
French spa : EVIAN
32
Roman 104 : CIV
34
Pasture sound : MOO
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Fill with delight : ENRAPTURE
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Egg drinks : NOGS
37
___ bien : TRES
39
Altair or Rigel : STAR
40
Garment of ancient Greece : HIMATION
43
Appraisals: Abbr. : ESTS
44
Born: Fr. : NEE
46
Italy, to Italians : ITALIA
47
Roof piece : TILE
49
Castile et al. : SOAPS
50
Loosen : UNTIE
51
"If a body ___ body ... " : MEETA
52
Certain crime : ARSON
54
Early Mongolian : UIGUR
57
Like some breakfast plates : EGGY
59
Parched : SERE
60
Noun suffixes : ARYS
62
Win ___ nose : BYA
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Perform : ACT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 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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