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Mary S. Snyder
Mary S. Snyder

New York Times, Monday, March 30, 1992

38-Across : Blockhead

Author:
Mary S. Snyder
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { F J Q V W }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Mary S. Snyder has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,483
Across
1
Churchman's deg. : STD
4
Imitated : APED
8
Luggage piece : GRIP
12
Battle site: Sept. 10, 1813 : ERIE
14
Long skirts, for short : MAXIS
16
Sprint : RACE
17
Vegetable to string? : PEARLONION
19
On the Ligurian : ASEA
20
Patty Hearst's alias : TANIA
21
Done with excessive effort : STRAINED
23
Part of a poem : STANZA
25
Bankbook info : INT
26
Hibernia : EMERALDISLE
33
Lumberman's tool : ADZ
36
Valleys : DALES
37
Walking ___ (elated) : ONAIR
38
Blockhead : CLOD
40
Big laughs : HAHAS
42
Tars' drink : GROG
43
Bike parts : AXLES
45
British nursemaids : NANAS
47
Mythical princess : INO
48
Type of terrapin : DIAMONDBACK
50
Stout : ALE
51
Occult doctrine: Var. : KABALA
56
Voracious shark : MANEATER
61
More factual : TRUER
62
Shortening : LARD
63
She married Al Jolson : RUBYKEELER
65
Teen-age outbreak : ACNE
66
Gem : STONE
67
Asta's mistress : NORA
68
One of the Princetonians : COED
69
Homophone for scene : SEEN
70
Draft org. : SSS
Down
1
Family branches : SEPTS
2
Wine and dine : TREAT
3
Actress Rigg : DIANA
4
I love: Lat. : AMO
5
Criticizes severely : PANS
6
Sign in a theater : EXIT
7
Memorable couturier : DIOR
8
Philanthropist's activity : GRANTING
9
Make incised marks : RASE
10
___ tea : ICED
11
Pod occupant : PEA
13
Name for 26 Across : ERIN
15
Slug's cousin : SNAIL
18
Lolled : LAZED
22
___-European : INDO
24
Oriental nursemaid : AMAH
27
African antelope : ELAND
28
Restore, for short : REHAB
29
Yoga posture : ASANA
30
Hindu wear : SARI
31
Feted one : LION
32
Hence : ERGO
33
W. Point, e.g. : ACAD
34
Half of MCXXII : DLXI
35
Author of "Vérité" : ZOLA
39
Gave an ultimatum : DEMANDED
41
Discharge : SACK
44
Dover ___ : SOLE
46
Execute an axel : SKATE
49
Comes close : NEARS
52
English gun : BREN
53
Kin of an oboe : AULOS
54
Lascivious looks : LEERS
55
Wall hanging : ARRAS
56
Egyptian cotton : MACO
57
"Comus" composer : ARNE
58
Disapproving words : TUTS
59
Central American tree : EBOE
60
___ Duren, former pitcher : RYNE
62
Sealing-wax ingredient : LAC
64
Actor Olin : KEN

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

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