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A. H. Drummond, Jr.
A. H. Drummond, Jr.

New York Times, Saturday, February 1, 1964

8-Across : Untouched.

Author:
A. H. Drummond, Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
A. H. Drummond, Jr. has 69 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,298
Across
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Skillful in statecraft. : POLITIC
8
Untouched. : FRESH
13
Information source. : PIPELINE
14
School head. : RECTOR
16
___ and out the other. : INONEEAR
17
Reception. : ATHOME
18
Upright: Abbr. : VERT
19
Muffle. : DROWN
21
Individuals. : ONES
22
Table scrap. : ORT
23
Relative of Mrs. : MDM
24
Top the cake. : ICE
26
Sixth sense, for short. : ESP
27
Extreme. : TOOTOO
29
Over ninety. : AGED
30
Overseas address. : APO
31
"What gives?" : HOWNOW
33
Originated. : BEGUN
35
Hamlet's infinitive. : TOBE
38
Eleanor's relative. : NORAH
40
Hang fire. : PEND
41
___ on. : ONAND
43
French town. : STMALO
45
Bank abbreviation. : PCT
46
Okinawa city. : NAHA
48
Evening prayer. : VESPER
52
N. Z. parrot. : KEA
53
Theater sign. : SRO
54
State: Abbr. : TEX
55
Full of: Suffix. : OSE
56
Sisters. : NUNS
58
Grant. : AWARD
60
Mouth, in Spain. : BOCA
61
Curtain raiser. : OPENER
63
___ later. : SOONEROR
65
Honshu seaport. : TOYAMA
66
Wags. : PUNSTERS
67
Spicy drink. : NEGUS
68
Warren colleague. : STEWART
Down
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English dramatist. : PINERO
2
City on the Douro. : OPORTO
3
Imparted. : LENT
4
___ du Diable. : ILE
5
Restricted. : TIEDDOWN
6
Embrace. : INARM
7
Food fish. : CERO
8
Land of the Fifth Republic. : FRANCE
9
Not active: Abbr. : RET
10
___ chamber. : ECHO
11
Era of the Flintstones. : STONEAGE
12
Plain. : HOMESPUN
13
Central point. : PIVOT
15
Act in return. : RESPOND
20
Squaw's home. : WIGWAM
23
Bovine sound. : MOO
25
Degree in education. : EDB
28
In that case. : THEN
29
Artery. : AORTA
32
Airline problem. : NOSHOW
34
Primitive poem. : EPOS
35
Headdress. : TOPKNOT
36
Tale's start. : ONCEUPON
37
Not ___ (be unsurprised): Colloq. : BATANEYE
39
Finish. : HAVEDONE
42
Commercial notes: Abbr. : DNS
44
Law: Lat. : LEX
47
Cockatoos. : ARARAS
49
More barren. : POORER
50
Date. : ESCORT
51
Brings up. : REARS
54
Rainbow ___. : TROUT
57
Hitch. : SNAG
59
Vipers. : ASPS
60
Greek letter. : BETA
62
Nonflying bird. : EMU
64
Part of Australia: Abbr. : NSW

Answer summary:
9 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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