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Martha J. DeWitt
Martha J. DeWitt

New York Times, Monday, May 13, 1974

23-Across : Plays the Good Samaritan

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,039
Across
1
Kind of kick or line : SIDE
5
Dwelling units : FLATS
10
Loot : SWAG
14
Calla lily : ARUM
15
Spring harbinger : ROBIN
16
Tramp : HOBO
17
Kind of confrontation : FACETOFACE
19
Court wear : ROBE
20
Contestants : ENTRANTS
21
Waits for : ABIDES
23
Plays the Good Samaritan : AIDS
24
Relative to : AKIN
25
Aqueduct accommodations : STALLS
28
Discontinue : BREAKOFF
32
Wrestler's specialties : HOLDS
33
Knob holders : DOORS
34
Letter : VEE
35
Cupid : EROS
36
Milton of opera broadcasts : CROSS
37
Afforded : LENT
38
French soul : AME
39
Quebec's neighbor : MAINE
40
France's gift to the stage : FARCE
41
Breathes : RESPIRES
43
Quick-fries : SAUTES
44
Retained : HELD
45
Cooking aid : LARD
46
Does housework : CLEANS
49
Sea of seaweed : SARGASSO
53
Masons' burdens : HODS
54
Parallel, in a way : BACKTOBACK
56
Egg on : URGE
57
Battle-cry word of 1836 : ALAMO
58
Ananias : LIAR
59
Exigency : NEED
60
Discourage : DETER
61
Ferber : EDNA
Down
1
Umpire's signal : SAFE
2
Pahlavi's country : IRAN
3
Conduit : DUCT
4
Precious stones : EMERALDS
5
Fern parts : FRONDS
6
Places for choirs : LOFTS
7
Down with: Fr. : ABAS
8
First of the toe trio : TIC
9
Certain footwear : SNEAKERS
10
Analyst, familiarly : SHRINK
11
Kind of alcohol : WOOD
12
Miss Lane : ABBE
13
Departs : GOES
18
Coin-toss call : TAILS
22
Partiality : BIAS
24
Started : AROSE
25
Woolgather, in a way : SHEAR
26
Singer Mel : TORME
27
Bitter drugs : ALOES
28
Blessings : BOONS
29
Open : OVERT
30
Barrier : FENCE
31
Celebrations : FETES
33
Desiccated : DRIED
36
U. S. caverns : CARLSBAD
37
Worthy of praise : LAUDABLE
39
Carriage : MIEN
40
City on the Red River : FARGO
42
___ out (discontinued) : PHASED
43
"___ Resartus" : SARTOR
45
Delibes opera : LAKME
46
Of Chinese pottery : CHUN
47
Wisdom : LORE
48
Advantage : EDGE
49
Advice to a pet : SCAT
50
Spoke : SAID
51
Examine : SCAN
52
Soup base : OKRA
55
Adam's brew : ALE

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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