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Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss

DAFFY EDIBLES

New York Times, Sunday, February 25, 1973

55-Across : Ancient Mariner's cry

Author:
Arnold Moss
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170, Blocks: 93, Avg Word Len: 5.13, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 658 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 142, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 20, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 27
Arnold Moss has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 139-Across is as it appeared, but "marbles" should be "Marbles." Clue for 5-Down is as it appeared, but "'woes'" should be "'woe.'"

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G
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J
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,597
Across
1
Sydney soldier : ANZAC
6
Apples : POMES
11
Some Scouts : CUBS
15
Fabric : TOILE
20
Cheese : GOUDA
21
Vigilant : ALERT
22
Ali's faith : ISLAM
24
Ara of the sky : ALTAR
25
Songwriter Harold : ARLEN
26
Shakespearean role : VIOLA
27
Met diva Lucine : AMARA
28
"___ man put asunder ... " : LETNO
29
Give Rose a buzz : CAULIFLOWER
31
Icy stares : CHILILOOKS
33
Basic nature : ESSE
34
Hawaiian hawks : IOS
35
Soho thank-yous : TAS
38
"Right you ___!" : ARE
39
Speech part: Abbr. : ADV
40
Gold standard : FOURTEENCARROTS
49
Wax ointment : CERATE
53
Popular book : PEPPERBACK
54
Eastern nurse : AMAH
55
Ancient Mariner's cry : ASAIL
56
Ladies of Spain: Abbr. : SRAS
58
Type of theater : ARENA
59
In abeyance : ONICE
60
Tell an old joke : SPINACHESTNUT
64
Relatives of rtes. : RDS
65
Indian craft : CANOE
66
River area : BED
67
Fish : SHAD
68
Corrode : EAT
69
Ill. city : CHI
70
Citizen's ___ : ARREST
71
Vicinity : AREA
73
Toward the mouth : ORAD
75
U.S. electrical pioneer : TESLA
77
Cop a ___ : PLEA
78
Victory on Charles River : HARVARDBEET
81
Prestidigitator's request : TURNIPACARD
86
Whitney and Wallach : ELIS
87
Possibly : MAYBE
89
Actress Louise : TINA
90
Robert ___ : ELEE
91
Hardwicke : CEDRIC
94
Debussy theme : MER
95
Neighbor of B.C. : ALB
97
Story word : ONCE
99
G. and S. princess : IDA
100
Wayne location : ALAMO
101
___ ton : WON
102
Yankee city on March 17 : GREENBEANTOWN
105
Splits : RIVES
106
Surpass : OUTDO
108
Yellow-fever man : REED
109
U. S. missile : TITAN
110
Norse god : ODIN
111
Shaw has trouble breathing : ARTICHOKES
114
Fronton game : PELOTA
115
Cease-fire bid : LETTUCEHAVEPEAS
117
Neighbor of Aust. : GER
118
Teachers' org. : NEA
119
Singer Johnny : RAY
120
Girl of song : SAL
121
Preserves : JAMS
125
Lower take-home pay : CELERYCUTS
132
Do-it-yourselfer's concern : LEEKYFAUCET
136
Home : ABODE
137
Concur : AGREE
139
___ marbles : ELGIN
140
Indian lute : SITAR
141
Pig and cast : IRONS
142
Ballet bends : PLIES
143
Pacific group : SEATO
144
Plautus's stage : SCENA
145
___ home (out) : NOTAT
146
Famed football coach : YOST
147
Sounder : SANER
148
San Juan Hill name : TEDDY
Down
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On edge: Fr. : AGACE
2
Bayes and Helmer : NORAS
3
Bantus : ZULUS
4
Astaire : ADELE
5
"___ see another's woes?" : CANI
6
Russian dog man : PAVLOV
7
Potpourris : OLIOS
8
Alley sound : MEOW
9
Gardner : ERLE
10
Set in motion : STARTUP
11
Govt. agency : CIA
12
Defense branch: Abbr. : USMC
13
Washed-out : BLAH
14
Indira's garb : SARI
15
Mutt, to Jeff : TALLER
16
Spread : OLEO
17
"Tell ___ the ... " : ITTO
18
Gaunt : LANK
19
Libido : EROS
23
Certain canes : MALACCAS
30
Bona ___ : FIDE
32
Where Mosul is: Var. : IRAK
36
French artist : ARP
37
Fat: Prefix : STEAT
39
Man of the world : ATLAS
40
Columnist Adams et al. : FPAS
41
West: Sp. : OESTE
42
Deviate : ERR
43
U. S. poet : EBERHART
44
Fiji's airport : NANDI
45
Imitated Atalanta : RANARACE
46
"Mother ___" : OMINE
47
Tortillas : TACOS
48
Kind of metal : SHEET
49
Charles Boyer milieu : CASBAH
50
Waiting, in Madrid : ESPERA
51
Nader man : RAIDER
52
Biblical well : AIN
56
Cracked pots : SHARDS
57
Touch up : REDAB
59
Botanical sheath : OCREA
61
Of a singing group : CHORIC
62
Spiffy : NATTY
63
Shoshonean : UTE
69
Rights org. : CLU
70
Llama's cousin : ALPACA
72
Affirmation : AVERMENT
74
Madness : DEMENTIA
76
Stone slab : STELE
77
Held immobile : PINNED
79
Inter ___ : ALIOS
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"In one ___ ... " : EAR
82
"Like ___, all tears" : NIOBE
83
S. F. Mayor : ALIOTO
84
Bloody, in Scotland : REDWAT
85
Miss Durbin : DEANNA
88
___ sinister : BAR
91
Channing : CAROL
92
Omit : ELIDE
93
Boat device : DAVIT
94
Orate : MOUTH
96
College in Ky. : BEREA
98
Inscribe : ENTER
101
Dressed like a nurse : WOREACAP
102
"Let her ___ way ... " : GOHER
103
Monster's lake : NESS
104
Sesame : TIL
107
Dark Ages date : DCV
111
___-deucy : ACEY
112
W. W. II agency : OPA
113
With no opener : KEYLESS
114
Riches : PELF
116
Disquiet : UNREST
117
Mitzi : GAYNOR
120
Prank, in Scotland : SKITE
121
Electricity : JUICE
122
Behaved : ACTED
123
"___ My Shadow" : MEAND
124
Kind of dog : STRAY
125
Killer : CAIN
126
River in Spain : EBRO
127
Plunder : LOOT
128
Ferber : EDNA
129
"The ___ American" : UGLY
130
The Magi : TRIO
131
Discerns : SEES
133
Ancient Greek city : ELEA
134
Man in Juneau : EGAN
135
Kind of prof. : ASST
138
Approximate: Abbr. : EST

Answer summary:
17 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 7 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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