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Ronald C. Hirschfeld
Ronald C. Hirschfeld

New York Times, Saturday, February 23, 1974

41-Across : Ancient catapults

Author:
Ronald C. Hirschfeld
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Ronald C. Hirschfeld has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,960
Across
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Guffaws : HAHAS
6
Common Latin word : HAEC
10
Basic time standard: Abbr. : GMT
13
Avert : EVADE
14
___ squeaky wheel (appease) : OILA
15
Ajax, to the Greeks : AIAS
17
Proofreader's mark : CARET
18
U. S. agent : TMAN
19
W. W. II vessels : LSTS
20
Diminutive suffix : ULE
21
Upward move : ASCENT
23
Sly look : LEER
24
Broadway flop : BOMB
26
Land of ___ : NOD
27
Douay Bible name : ASER
29
Handle: Fr. : ANSE
30
Crumb : ORT
31
Chiffonier : BUREAU
34
Morning, ___ night : NOONOR
37
Hess and Breckinridge : MYRAS
38
Pacify : PLACATE
41
Ancient catapults : ONAGERS
43
"You ___ to be in pictures" : OUGHT
44
Architectural style : ROCOCO
46
Blower of sorts : AIRJET
48
Run a slalom : SKI
49
Poop or orlop : DECK
53
Tops : AONE
54
Mine, in French : MES
55
Hindu dress : SARI
56
Bois de Boulogne, for one : PARC
58
Playing marbles : AGATES
61
Receive : SEE
62
Psychologist Erikson : ERIK
63
Rational : SANE
64
Matrimonial goal : ALTAR
66
Dies ___ : IRAE
67
She: Fr. : ELLE
68
Famed sculpture : PIETA
69
Some : ANY
70
Hideaway : LAIR
71
Lorelei, e.g. : SIREN
Down
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Priam's wife : HECUBA
2
Arthurian island : AVALON
3
Seraglios : HAREMS
4
Humorist George : ADE
5
___ precedent : SETA
6
Third base : HOTCORNER
7
Intended : AIMEDTO
8
Verve : ELAN
9
Harvard undergrad : CANTAB
10
Upper-level immortals : GALLERYGODS
11
51st Psalm : MISERERE
12
London gallery : TATE
16
Russian political unit: Abbr. : SSR
22
Treat with disdain : SNOOT
25
Certain baseball rider : BENCHJOCKEY
28
Singer Yma : SUMAC
32
Swiss river : AAR
33
Naval abbr. : USS
35
Of a cereal : OATEN
36
Technician at NASA : ROCKETEER
38
Bluegrass : POA
39
Him: Fr. : LUI
40
Kind of economy : AGRARIAN
42
Racket : NOISE
45
Turk : OSMANLI
47
Prickly herb : TEASEL
50
Spring observance : EASTER
51
Fashion : CREATE
52
Writer-naturalist John : KIERAN
56
U. S. architect : PEI
57
Irish exclamation : ARRA
59
Festive : GALA
60
Maple products : SAPS
65
Roman 52 : LII

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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