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Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss

New York Times, Tuesday, May 17, 1977

25-Across : Antillean isle

Author:
Arnold Moss
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Arnold Moss has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,139
Across
1
First word of the "Aeneid" : ARMA
5
Embrace : CLASP
10
Walk in water : WADE
14
Nincompoop : BOOB
15
Aisle between trees : ALLEE
16
Any Russian soldier : IVAN
17
Andy's pal : AMOS
18
Author Walter : PATER
19
Inventor of a camera : LAND
20
For the good of all : PROBONOPUBLICO
23
Divorcee's Eden : RENO
24
Fisherman : EELER
25
Antillean isle : SABA
27
Pungent : ACRID
30
Dresden's river : ELBE
31
Ape : BABOON
33
Site of salutary springs : SPA
36
Start of a students' song : GAUDEAMUSIGITUR
39
Decide on citizenship : OPT
40
Sherman Act targets : TRUSTS
41
Zero : NONE
42
Wall St. item : SHARE
43
___ singing : SCAT
44
Violinmaker : AMATI
47
" ... partridge in a ___ tree" : PEAR
49
Agnew plea : NOLOCONTENDERE
55
Couple : JOIN
56
Ventilated : AIRED
57
Nurse's ___ : AIDE
59
"___ over lightly" : ONCE
60
Barrel part : STAVE
61
"___ and Lovers": Lawrence : SONS
62
Addict : USER
63
Recorded : TAPED
64
Letters from Greece : ETAS
Down
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Desert coat : ABA
2
Frolic : ROMP
3
Othello, e.g. : MOOR
4
Rapt : ABSORBED
5
Table fowl : CAPON
6
Grassy plain in S.A. : LLANO
7
Glee-club member : ALTO
8
Leak slowly : SEEP
9
Where Callao is : PERU
10
Bequeathed : WILLED
11
To no ___ (useless) : AVAIL
12
Saraband, e.g. : DANCE
13
Witch's place : ENDOR
21
Ms. Lillie : BEA
22
Human : BEING
25
"___ Shot," Newman film : SLAP
26
Border on : ABUT
27
Maltreat : ABUSE
28
Something to be counted : COST
29
Louis XIV and XV : ROIS
30
Self-esteem : EGO
31
Silents' vamp : BARA
32
Sino-Russian river : AMUR
33
Portico : STOA
34
Boot the pigskin : PUNT
35
"We ___ such stuff ... " : ARE
37
Body of principles : ETHIC
38
Addition : INCREASE
42
Follower of suffragette Lucy : STONER
43
Kind of sack : SAD
44
Variety of 47 Across : ANJOU
45
Gazes dreamily : MOONS
46
"Blue-gown" girl : ALICE
47
Gripe or grievance : PEEVE
48
Over : ENDED
50
Kiln : OAST
51
Actress Naldi : NITA
52
Snare : TRAP
53
Kind of squad : RIOT
54
Ferber : EDNA
58
Curve : ESS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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