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Dennis Listort
Dennis Listort

New York Times, Tuesday, March 30, 1976

31-Across : Profane, in Hawaii

Author:
Dennis Listort
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { G Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Dennis Listort has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,726
Across
1
Prolonged look : STARE
6
___-cake : PATA
10
Weaken : SAP
13
Box-score entry : ERROR
14
Tale teller : LIAR
15
Dear, in Italy : CARO
16
Specialist's opposite : JACKOFALLTRADES
19
Traffic-ticket entry: Abbr. : MPH
20
Obtuse : DENSE
21
Incensed : IRATE
22
Blessed or main : EVENT
24
Shred : TATTER
25
Hindu guitars : BINAS
27
Oil yielder : SHALE
29
Relatives of rds. : AVES
30
Administered : DEALT
31
Profane, in Hawaii : NOA
34
Early American settlement : JAMESTOWNCOLONY
38
Random quantity : ANY
39
Handled rudely : PAWED
40
Great Barrier Island : OTEA
41
Like a mousy trio : BLIND
42
Forte of Keats or Shelley : POESY
43
Bacall : LAUREN
46
"The Lady Is a ___" : TRAMP
48
Magazine edition : ISSUE
49
Real bargain : STEAL
51
Quick-trick card : ACE
54
Friend in need : JOHNNYONTHESPOT
57
Dill herb : ANET
58
Within: Prefix : ENTO
59
Mug for Gertrude : STEIN
60
Pulpit talk: Abbr. : SER
61
Relative of an org. : ASSN
62
___ cotta : TERRA
Down
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Polish assembly : SEJM
2
Kind of door or shooter : TRAP
3
No. 1 on a hate list : ARCHENEMY
4
Korean soldier : ROK
5
Eats away : ERODES
6
Clue designed to mislead : PLANT
7
Hurts : AILS
8
___ of woe : TALE
9
Pop or modern : ART
10
Anwar : SADAT
11
Mountain ridge : ARETE
12
Tough question : POSER
15
___ blanche : CARTE
17
Submerged land : FEN
18
Theater district : RIALTO
23
Container : VASE
24
Powder : TALC
25
___ California : BAJA
26
Russian czar : IVAN
27
Did mending : SEWED
28
Glad or helping : HAND
30
Eider's pride : DOWN
31
Stationery item : NOTEPAPER
32
Numbers : ONES
33
Nautical assent : AYAY
35
Ill humor : SPLEEN
36
Mirror foil : TAIN
37
Impend : LOOM
41
Impact : BRUNT
42
Most wan : PALEST
43
Prickly fishes : LIJAS
44
In harmony : ASONE
45
Poe's fallen house : USHER
46
Western range : TETON
47
Cheer : RAH
49
Part of S.A.R. : SONS
50
Explosives : TNTS
52
Cordage fiber : COIR
53
Sicilian sight : ETNA
55
Certain vote : YEA
56
Sault ___ Marie : STE

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

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