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Dorothy N. Davis
Dorothy N. Davis

New York Times, Monday, March 10, 1975

49-Across : Conductor Solti

Author:
Dorothy N. Davis
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Dorothy N. Davis has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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A
2
C
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M
4
E
5
R
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A
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I
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S
9
E
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I
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R
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I
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S
14
S
H
O
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15
A
C
O
R
N
16
N
E
R
O
17
T
A
L
E
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O
F
T
W
O
C
19
I
T
I
E
S
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I
T
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21
S
T
O
A
22
R
O
N
D
O
23
S
T
E
R
24
S
25
T
O
W
26
C
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A
28
N
T
E
R
29
S
H
U
N
N
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E
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D
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O
B
O
E
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S
T
A
R
E
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V
E
35
E
36
O
U
R
M
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U
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T
U
A
L
F
R
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I
E
N
D
40
P
T
S
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B
O
R
N
E
42
A
N
T
E
43
S
E
44
D
A
T
E
D
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D
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A
M
S
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N
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N
E
R
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L
A
M
B
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G
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O
R
G
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E
M
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T
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H
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E
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A
C
H
R
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S
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T
M
A
S
C
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A
R
O
L
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D
C
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M
A
U
V
E
62
P
E
L
A
63
S
O
O
T
64
A
N
G
E
L
65
T
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N
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,340
Across
1
Highest point : ACME
5
Bridge bid : RAISE
10
Spring flower : IRIS
14
___ and tell : SHOW
15
Squirrel food : ACORN
16
Emperor : NERO
17
Sydney Carton's story : TALEOFTWOCITIES
20
Native: Suffix : ITE
21
Portico : STOA
22
Sonata movement : RONDO
23
Suffix for gang or road : STER
24
Work with cargo : STOW
26
Moderate gait : CANTER
29
Avoided : SHUNNED
32
Musical instrument : OBOE
33
Gaze at : STARE
34
Type of neckline : VEE
36
John Harmon, in Dickens story : OURMUTUALFRIEND
40
Parts of qts. : PTS
41
Carried : BORNE
42
___-bellum : ANTE
43
Calmed : SEDATED
45
Jam plum : DAMSON
47
Humdinger : ONER
48
Elia : LAMB
49
Conductor Solti : GEORG
52
Large truck : SEMI
53
Article : THE
56
Bob and Tim's story : ACHRISTMASCAROL
60
Roman 602 : DCII
61
Delicate purple : MAUVE
62
Chinese wax : PELA
63
Chimney output : SOOT
64
Anaheim athlete : ANGEL
65
Numerical suffix : TEEN
Down
1
Italian wine city : ASTI
2
Converse : CHAT
3
Beauty spot : MOLE
4
Sheep : EWE
5
Roof part : RAFTER
6
Paul Muni, e.g. : ACTOR
7
Where the tall corn grows : IOWA
8
Theater sign : SRO
9
Business-letter abbr. : ENC
10
On hand, as a touring troupe : INTOWN
11
Hold in : REIN
12
Angered : IRED
13
Ordinary : SOSO
18
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
19
Mangle : IRONER
23
Stern's partner : STEM
24
Source of oil : SHALE
25
Peat : TURF
26
Poultry domicile : COOP
27
Borders on : ABUTS
28
Scandinavian : NORSE
29
Place for the town band : STAND
30
Ties the score : EVENS
31
Tooth: Prefix : DENTO
33
More certain : SURER
35
Famous garden : EDEN
37
African river : UBANGI
38
Carry : TOTE
39
Metrical foot : IAMB
44
Dickens character : DORRIT
45
One oft in distress : DAMSEL
46
Acid type : AMIC
48
Go away : LEAVE
49
Flits about : GADS
50
Behold, in Italy : ECCO
51
State : OHIO
52
Self-satisfied : SMUG
53
Catalpa or linden : TREE
54
Loop or peep : HOLE
55
Zeal : ELAN
57
Little, in Scotland : SMA
58
Ecru : TAN
59
Likely : APT

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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