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Martha J. DeWitt
Martha J. DeWitt

New York Times, Monday, April 7, 1975

38-Across : "What ain't we got?" in song

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,368
Across
1
Confederate-flag features : BARS
5
Fume : SMOKE
10
Sarge's dog : OTTO
14
Andreanof island : ADAK
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Surrenders : CEDES
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Read : TEAR
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Like an Elk, supposedly : BENEVOLENT
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About : INRE
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Laces : ENTWINES
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Kind of scholar : RHODES
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Noun suffix : ENCE
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Bridge response : RAISE
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Fiat : DECREE
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Performed : RENDERED
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Pains' associate : ACHES
32
Formal farewell : CONGE
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F.D.R. agency : NRA
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Dressed : CLAD
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Hem : BASTE
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Stand : BEAR
37
Elephant's-___ : EAR
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"What ain't we got?" in song : DAMES
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Dated : PASSE
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Leaflike plant parts : STIPULES
42
Got the drift : SENSED
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___ wave : TIDAL
44
Tempo : BEAT
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Earth's associate : HEAVEN
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In a clandestine manner : SECRETLY
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Pulpit of old : AMBO
52
Knightly : CHIVALROUS
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To the ___ (all the way) : HILT
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Swallowed : EATEN
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River of Ireland : ERNE
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Sweetsop : ATES
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Food fish : SMELT
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Color worker : DYER
Down
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Ruth : BABE
2
Arabian port : ADEN
3
Declaim : RANT
4
Impaled : SKEWERED
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Candle bracket : SCONCE
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Row : MELEE
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Pindar's poetry : ODES
8
Venturi of golf : KEN
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Alienate : ESTRANGE
10
Idle : OTIOSE
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"Try a Little ___" : TENDERNESS
12
Vetch : TARE
13
Cinnabars, e.g. : ORES
18
Tennis champ of 1930's : VINES
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Seek's associate : HIDE
24
Certain payments : RENTS
25
Carp's cousins : DACES
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Fame : ECLAT
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Generous : CHARITABLE
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Jan. 1 sights in Pasadena : ROSES
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Obliterate : ERASE
30
Showed courage : DARED
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Caravan constituent : CAMEL
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Checks' associates : BALANCES
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Joshed : BANTERED
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City fellow : DUDE
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Bailey : PEARL
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Turns : PIVOTS
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Trig ratio : SECANT
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Woodworker's tool : BEVEL
45
Laughing sounds : HAHA
46
Radiate : EMIT
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Spot : SITE
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British party member : TORY
49
French moon : LUNE
50
Belgian river : YSER
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Emotional actor : HAM

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5 debuted here and reused later.

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