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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Friday, December 6, 1974

39-Across : Degrees of heat: Abbr.

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 48, Avg Word Len: 4.78, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,246
Across
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Musical work : OCTET
6
Jezebel's husband : AHAB
10
Bit of medicine : DOSE
14
Dishonor : SHAME
15
Organism's body : SOMA
16
Summit : APEX
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Complains : CARPS
18
Tilt, as a ship : HEEL
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Scruff : NAPE
20
What artists prefer : NORTHERNLIGHT
23
___ de vie : EAU
24
Debt: Abbr. : OBL
25
Rajahs : EASTERNRULERS
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Word with hood or rib : FALSE
33
Hasten : HIE
34
Poetic Muse : ERATO
36
Miss Gardner : AVA
37
Wayside ___ : INN
38
Marble : TAW
39
Degrees of heat: Abbr. : TEMPS
42
Scholastic org. : NEA
43
Smooth : SUAVE
45
Scarlett O'Hara : SOUTHERNBELLE
48
Scottish refusal : NAE
49
Prefix for puncture : ACU
50
Breakfast fare : WESTERNOMELET
57
Derby entry : COLT
58
Judgment : DOOM
59
Ship crane : DAVIT
61
Stance : POSE
62
Ferber : EDNA
63
Halting place : ETAPE
64
From away off : AFAR
65
Ruminant : DEER
66
Thick : DENSE
Down
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Vibrate: Abbr. : OSC
2
Biggers's sleuth : CHAN
3
Elephant's-ear : TARO
4
Catherine the Great : EMPRESS
5
Having a will : TESTATE
6
Court's Arthur : ASHE
7
Gardener, at times : HOER
8
Church corner : AMEN
9
Lee Marvin's Cat : BALLOU
10
Participle, at times : DANGLER
11
Bright fish : OPAH
12
Month: Abbr. : SEPT
13
English river : EXE
21
Cry's partner : HUE
22
Fit for: Suffix : IBLE
25
Roof parts : EAVES
26
Southern shrine : ALAMO
27
River or wine : RHINE
28
Forty-___ : NINER
29
French historian : RENAN
30
Assessment amount : RATAL
31
Part of poem : STAVE
32
"___ chance!" : FAT
35
Be beholden to : OWE
40
Type of humorist : PUNSTER
41
Law: Abbr. : STAT
43
Withdrew : SECEDED
44
Howl, as a wolf : ULULATE
46
Observed : HEEDED
47
Dull noise : BAM
50
Warp's companion : WOOF
51
Lanchester : ELSA
52
Gave a hard time to : RODE
53
"With malice toward ___" : NONE
54
Poet : OMAR
55
Author Hunter : EVAN
56
Upends : TIPS
57
Acct. : CPA
60
Letter : TEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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