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Ruth N. Schultz
Ruth N. Schultz

New York Times, Thursday, March 17, 1977

8-Across : Small wagons

Author:
Ruth N. Schultz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 50, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Ruth N. Schultz has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,078
Across
1
Dashes' partners : DOTS
5
"My Gal ___" : SAL
8
Small wagons : CARTS
13
Roman emperor : OTHO
14
Refrain syllable : TRA
15
Old marketplace : AGORA
16
What St. Patrick did, they say : DROVEOUTSNAKES
19
"___ Paul" Kruger : OOM
20
Diminish : CUTINTO
21
Grad. degree for an Aggie : MSA
23
Treaty : PACT
25
Conjunction : NOR
26
One of the Yalies : COED
27
Squanders : WASTES
29
Letter sign-off : REGARDS
31
Wild ox : ANOA
32
Gets the word : HEARS
33
What St. P. also did, they say : CONTESTEDDRUIDS
40
"___ an arrow ... " : ISHOT
41
Concerning : INRE
42
Sully : BESMEAR
45
Small finch : SISKIN
47
Dam on the Missouri : OAHE
48
___ culpa : MEA
50
Book of the Bible : ACTS
51
N.H.L.'s Bobby : ORR
52
Holy war : CRUSADE
54
Tic-___-toe : TAC
57
St. P.'s title : BISHOPOFARMAGH
60
Relating to oil : OLEIC
61
Cole or Turner : NAT
62
Name on a green stamp : EIRE
63
Expressionless : BLANK
64
Tongue-tied sounds : ERS
65
Emulate beavers : GNAW
Down
1
Dumb as a ___ : DODO
2
Other, in Barcelona : OTRO
3
He wrote "The Hound of Heaven" : THOMPSON
4
Soho coin : SOV
5
Clothing-store section : STOUTS
6
In ___ (stagnating) : ARUT
7
Cicero's tongue : LATIN
8
"Why Johnny ___": Flesch : CANTREAD
9
Hamitic language : AGAO
10
Seoul soldier : ROK
11
Quake : TREMOR
12
Talked back : SASSED
17
___ homo : ECCE
18
Breathed harshly : SNORED
22
Classified items : ADS
24
One ___ : ATATIME
26
Specious debater : CASUIST
27
G.I. Jane : WAC
28
Up: Prefix : ANO
30
Angry-dog sound : GRR
32
Excited (with "up") : HET
34
Map letters : ESE
35
St. P.'s Trinity symbol : SHAMROCK
36
Destroyed : TOREUP
37
Mark on a scribe's finger : INKSTAIN
38
Bacheller hero : DRI
39
Oriental coin : SEN
42
Bravo's opposite : BOO
43
Jewelry item : EARBOB
44
Like a calliope : SHRILL
45
Anwar and family : SADATS
46
Champagne bucket : ICER
49
In unison : ASONE
52
Double feature, at times : CHIN
53
At a distance : AFAR
55
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
56
Masticate : CHEW
58
Marmara, e.g. : SEA
59
Nickname at Buckingham : MEG

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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