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James A. Brussel
James A. Brussel

New York Times, Saturday, February 22, 1975

42-Across : Certain woodsmen

Author:
James A. Brussel
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { G J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
James A. Brussel has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,324
Across
1
Overwhelms : AWES
5
Brief attempts : STABS
10
Have it made : RATE
14
Shopper's aid : LIST
15
Lawful : LICIT
16
Pelvic components : ILIA
17
Lab vessel : ETNA
18
Exclusively : ALONE
19
Sweetsop : ATES
20
Bit of February apocrypha : CHERRYTREESTORY
23
"On your ___" : TOES
24
Kind of jacket : PEA
25
Missile for G. W. : DOLLAR
28
" ... as ___ in January" : MOLASSES
33
Like some writing paper : RULED
34
Type of truck : PANEL
35
Earth yield : ORE
36
P. I. people : ATAS
37
Dimensions : SIZES
38
Hoof sound : CLOP
39
Gender: Abbr. : FEM
40
Guide : STEER
41
Promote : BOOST
42
Certain woodsmen : TRAPPERS
44
Fokkers and Sopwiths : PLANES
45
Diamond ___ : LIL
46
Blind a falcon : SEEL
47
Parson who concocted 20 Across : MASONLOCKEWEEMS
55
Over again : ANEW
56
Noisy : AROAR
57
Portico : STOA
58
___ a cropper : COME
59
Sample : TASTE
60
Trite humor : CORN
61
Oklahoma city : ENID
62
Write in : ENTER
63
Son of Seth : ENOS
Down
1
Guinness : ALEC
2
"Get ___ it!" : WITH
3
Early thrall : ESNE
4
Frightens : STARTLES
5
Cain, e.g. : SLAYER
6
Jousts : TILTS
7
Acidity : ACOR
8
Plant stem : BINE
9
Places for bells : STEEPLES
10
Ropes : RIATAS
11
Vocal range : ALTO
12
Row : TIER
13
Comfortable : EASY
21
Mandalay approach : ROAD
22
Fur : SEAL
25
Conscript : DRAFT
26
___ Mongolia : OUTER
27
Fleecy animal : LLAMA
28
Courses for lab rats : MAZES
29
Outstanding person : ONER
30
Lawgiver : SOLON
31
Uneven : EROSE
32
Clans : SEPTS
34
Atlantic City's Steel ___ : PIER
37
Star-shaped : STELLATE
38
Blend : COALESCE
40
Whirl : SPIN
41
Vamoosed : BLEW
43
Did farm work : PLOWED
44
One who looks intently : PEERER
46
Roller or ice : SKATE
47
Spice : MACE
48
Soon : ANON
49
Half: Prefix : SEMI
50
North African port : ORAN
51
Price : COST
52
Jacket : ETON
53
P. I. native : MORO
54
___ souci : SANS

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

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