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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Saturday, April 12, 1975

29-Across : Scandinavian noble

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,373
Across
1
Throng : SWARM
6
___-kiri : HARA
10
Tedious : SLOW
14
Banned : TABOO
15
Old Greek coin : OBOL
16
Tree : PINE
17
Cross as ___ : ABEAR
18
Decorative gables : PEDIMENTS
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Hags : BELDAMES
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Bar of metal : INGOT
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Insipid : BLAH
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Fort Knox specialty : GOLD
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Turnkey, in England : GAOLER
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Scandinavian noble : JARL
30
Spanish Mrs. : SRA
33
Bring to ruin : UNDO
34
Red wine : CHAMBERTIN
37
___ around (linger) : STICK
39
Kimono accessory : OBI
40
Former U. N. leader : THANT
41
Filibusters : TALKATHONS
44
Gaelic : ERSE
45
Rah, in Spain : OLE
46
Drive out : ROUT
47
Tied up : MOORED
49
Sunnybrook, e.g. : FARM
50
Dental tools : BURS
51
Medieval helmet : ARMET
54
Arrow-shaped : SAGITTAL
58
London thoroughfare : WHITEHALL
61
Rhone tributary : SAONE
62
Hawaiian goose : NENE
63
Calla lily : ARUM
64
U. S. Chief Justice, 1941-46 : STONE
65
Port of Egypt : SAID
66
Well-known gardener : MARY
67
"___ for every state" : ASTAR
Down
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Attempt : STAB
2
Jabberwocky word : WABE
3
U.S. labor leader : ABEL
4
Barricade : ROADBLOCK
5
Esprit de corps : MORALE
6
Chinese province : HOPEH
7
Mayor Beame et al. : ABES
8
Divining or fishing : ROD
9
Eastern name : ALI
10
Use up : SPEND
11
Burbot : LING
12
Wise : ONTO
13
Dame Rebecca : WEST
19
"Angelus" painter : MILLET
21
Chagall : MARC
24
Urchin : GAMIN
25
Sphere : ORB
26
Zest : GUSTO
27
Conductor Dorati : ANTAL
28
"Swan Lake" character : ODILE
29
Frilly neckwear : JABOT
30
Belle or Brenda : STARR
31
Hair job : RINSE
32
Paid up : ANTED
35
Uninteresting : HOHUM
36
Light-regulating devices : RHEOSTATS
38
Method of self-defense : KARATE
42
Peak : TOR
43
Complacent : SMUG
48
Indian state : ORISSA
49
Entertained : FETED
50
Daft : BALMY
51
Grain bristles : AWNS
52
S. A. bird : RHEA
53
Kind of skirt : MINI
54
Musical sign : SLUR
55
Traffic sound : TOOT
56
Mrs. Leonowens : ANNA
57
Certain look : LEER
59
Actor or operator : HAM
60
Constellation : ARA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 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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