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Esther Blum
Esther Blum

New York Times, Tuesday, May 4, 1976

5-Across : Derides

Author:
Esther Blum
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Esther Blum has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,761
Across
1
Secular : LAIC
5
Derides : GIBES
10
Denomination : SECT
14
Vegetable : OKRA
15
Explorer of New Mexico : ONATE
16
Wings : ALAE
17
Large vat : KIER
18
Snake : ADDER
19
S.A. rodent : PACA
20
Legally accused : INDICTED
22
Habits : WONTS
23
Golfer's adieu : BYEBYEBIRDIE
26
Org. for G.I.'s : USO
29
Whale: Prefix : CET
30
Animal doc : VET
31
Dumas output : NOVEL
33
Chemical suffix : EIN
34
Destroy: Var. : RASE
38
Venus's adieu : AFAREWELLTOARMS
42
White or fire : SALE
43
Family : ILK
44
Daisy or ball-and : CHAIN
45
Donkey : ASS
46
___-la-la : TRA
48
Title for Jeanne d'Arc : STE
49
Byron's adieu : FARETHEEWELL
55
Overweight : OBESE
56
Ingredient in dressing, in France : VINAIGRE
60
Lincoln money : CENT
61
Improve : AMEND
63
___ and potatoes : MEAT
64
Singer : ALTO
65
Traffic sign : MERGE
66
Meal or worm : INCH
67
Certain year : LEAP
68
One settling a bill : PAYER
69
___ off (starts a game) : TEES
Down
1
Norse god of mischief : LOKI
2
Related : AKIN
3
Angered : IRED
4
S.A. Indian : CARIB
5
Beard : GOATEE
6
Mortgaged : INDEBT
7
Heavy in a Western : BADDY
8
French season : ETE
9
Indian weight : SER
10
Flavor : SAPOR
11
African antelope : ELAND
12
Prickly pear and cereus : CACTI
13
Worry : TEASE
21
Age : CYCLE
22
Half or dim : WIT
24
Kind of eye : EVIL
25
Inclination : BENT
26
"Faerie Queene" lady et al. : UNAS
27
Living-room piece : SOFA
28
White House room : OVAL
32
Before : ERE
33
Fraternal member : ELK
34
Cheer : RAH
35
River in Turkey : ARAS
36
Enamored, old style : SMIT
37
Slave of old : ESNE
39
Fountain-coin product : WISH
40
Otherwise : ELSE
41
City in Florida : OCALA
45
Consumed : ATE
46
Sudden pain : TWINGE
47
Furnish : RENDER
49
___ point (center) : FOCAL
50
Poplar : ABELE
51
___-car : RENTA
52
Hinder legally : ESTOP
53
___ which way : EVERY
54
Boundary : LIMIT
57
McCarthy or Sarazen : GENE
58
Horse or boat : RACE
59
Old English letters : ETHS
61
Elec. unit : AMP
62
___ culpa : MEA

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

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