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Evelyn B. Rosenthal
Evelyn B. Rosenthal

New York Times, Wednesday, March 30, 1977

5-Across : Partisan

Author:
Evelyn B. Rosenthal
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Evelyn B. Rosenthal has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,091
Across
1
Salts : TARS
5
Partisan : SIDER
10
Book of the Bible : ACTS
14
Iliad, e.g. : EPIC
15
Obliterate : ERASE
16
Marksman : SHOT
17
Verne character : NEMO
18
Salamanders : NEWTS
19
French author (1802-1885) : HUGO
20
Decay : ROT
22
Negations : NOTS
24
Durant or Essex : CAR
25
Anthem author : FRANCISSCOTTKEY
30
Vehicle used on the moon : LEM
31
Head, in Le Havre : TETE
32
Sandy's denial : NAE
33
Magnum ___ : OPUS
35
Ham's father : NOAH
37
Pert lad : GAMIN
41
Anthem words : ROCKETSREDGLARE
44
Gamboling : ASKIP
45
Do in : SLAY
46
Rebuff : SLAP
47
Title of respect: Abbr. : ESQ
49
Saint Laurent : YVES
51
Relative of TNT : TNA
52
1943 war movie : SOPROUDLYWEHAIL
57
___ pro nobis : ORA
58
Part: Prefix : MERI
59
Greek vowel : ETA
60
"Gosh darn it!" : RATS
62
G.I.'s alarm clock : BUGLE
64
Modern Mesopotamia : IRAQ
68
Western Indians : UTES
69
High priest's vestment : EPHOD
70
Lead or bit : ROLE
71
Dry : SERE
72
Constellation (the Whale) : CETUS
73
Gardener's purchase : SEED
Down
1
Base of decimal system : TEN
2
Zoo attraction : APE
3
Edge : RIM
4
Contempt : SCORN
5
Having feeling : SENTIENT
6
Wrath : IRE
7
Anthem words : DAWNSEARLYLIGHT
8
Old sword : ESTOC
9
Noted columnist : RESTON
10
Light gray : ASH
11
Meat for hamburgers : CHUCK
12
Caesar's robes : TOGAE
13
O. Henry product : STORY
21
Month: Abbr. : OCT
23
Grand old man of football : STAGG
25
Fauna's partner : FLORA
26
Rest, in Rennes : REPOS
27
Run ___ (go wild) : AMUCK
28
Facing a glacier : STOSS
29
Ducks : TEALS
34
Kanone : SKIER
36
Ponderous : HEAVY
38
Gozo's neighbor : MALTA
39
Modern Persian : IRANI
40
One of Sikkim's neighbors : NEPAL
42
Salts or Downs : EPSOM
43
Shrubs with yellow flowers : DYEWEEDS
48
Where Montgomery died: 1775 : QUEBEC
50
Fixed : SET
52
Spore cluster of a fern : SORUS
53
Make a speech : ORATE
54
Eton boy's father : PATER
55
Peach or plum, e.g. : DRUPE
56
Split ___ : HAIRS
61
Compass direction : SSE
63
McGrew's gal : LOU
65
Fish eggs : ROE
66
Wassail drink : ALE
67
Math proof : QED

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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