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Cora Goodman
Cora Goodman

New York Times, Tuesday, May 16, 1967

25-Across : Tumblebugs.

Author:
Cora Goodman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Cora Goodman has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,485
Across
1
Great name in music. : BACH
5
Metal tag. : AGLET
10
Tug's tow. : SCOW
14
Eye part. : UVEA
15
New. : FRESH
16
Constellation. : LYRA
17
Dickens character. : NELL
18
Excitement. : FEVER
19
Of an age. : ERAL
20
Scribblings on walls. : GRAFFITI
22
Dominion. : EMPIRE
24
Mend. : DARN
25
Tumblebugs. : BEETLES
26
Important religious movement. : REFORMATION
30
Astound. : AMAZE
31
Yearly. : ANNUALLY
36
Line. : FILE
37
Big business: Abbr. : MFG
38
Digits. : TOES
39
Convey. : TRANSMIT
42
Ornamental groove. : FLUTE
43
Member of a cabal. : CONSPIRATOR
46
Germ. : MICROBE
50
Algerian port. : ORAN
51
Fiords. : INLETS
52
Material for Venetian blinds. : SLATTING
56
Shortly. : ANON
57
Not so hot. : TEPID
59
Bristol's river. : AVON
60
Cutlets. : MEAT
61
Make joyful. : ELATE
62
Shark of the Atlantic. : GATA
63
Annoys. : IRKS
64
Baptism and others. : RITES
65
Over again. : ANEW
Down
1
Stopper. : BUNG
2
Declare. : AVER
3
That: Fr. : CELA
4
Six. : HALFDOZEN
5
Swear. : AFFIRM
6
___ Green. : GRETNA
7
Jacob's son. : LEVI
8
Compass point. : ESE
9
"___ a match." : THREEON
10
Dozed. : SLEPT
11
Man's name meaning "lordly." : CYRIL
12
To pray: Lat. : ORARE
13
Where Snowdon is. : WALES
21
Food and drink. : FARE
23
See 21 Down. : MENU
25
Famous Rudolf. : BING
26
Makeshift craft. : RAFT
27
Turkish title. : EMIR
28
Well-known canine. : FALA
29
White House family, circa 1910. : TAFTS
32
Its Zip Code is 30304. : ATLANTAGA
33
Boor. : LOUT
34
Latona. : LETO
35
Nieuport's river. : YSER
37
Colliery. : MINE
40
Glengarry man. : SCOT
41
Candidate for Sing Sing. : MOBSTER
42
Campus group. : FRAT
44
Courteous. : POLITE
45
Turkish decrees. : IRADES
46
Indian tribe. : MIAMI
47
___ circle. : INNER
48
Garment. : CLOAK
49
Overhead items. : RENTS
52
Small quarrel. : SPAT
53
Tolstoi hero. : IVAN
54
Eminence. : NOTE
55
Eat, in a way. : GNAW
58
Whitney. : ELI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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