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Elio Desiderio
Elio Desiderio

New York Times, Thursday, June 13, 1974

70-Across : Schedules

Author:
Elio Desiderio
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Elio Desiderio has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,070
Across
1
Machine tool : SHAPER
7
Rink equipment : SKATES
13
Protective wall : PARAPET
15
"Follies" girl : CHORINE
16
J.F.K. tenant : AIRLINE
17
Large perfect diamond : PARAGON
18
Shelter : LEE
19
Surround : ENCASE
21
Actor Byrnes : EDD
22
Compass reading : SSE
24
Fred and Adele : ASTAIRES
26
Small portion : BIT
28
Abide : WAIT
31
Connective : AND
32
Cordial ingredients : ANISEEDS
34
Poetic foot : IAMB
38
Baxter : ANNE
39
Pago Pago's locale : SAMOA
42
Spread : OLEO
43
N.C.O. : SSGT
44
Having a right to : ENTITLED
46
Harvest goddess : OPS
49
N. Z. island : OTEA
50
Western Indian : UTE
51
Center-ring offering : MAINSHOW
55
Crane or Tremayne : LES
57
Cameroons tribe : ABO
58
Brewing needs : YEASTS
61
Card game : GIN
63
One who threatens : MENACER
65
"___ to be back" : ITSGOOD
68
Descends : ALIGHTS
69
Family members : PARENTS
70
Schedules : SLATES
71
English county : DORSET
Down
1
Resort : SPA
2
Call, as a cab : HAIL
3
Attractive : ARRESTING
4
Pickets : PALES
5
Prefix for dermis : EPI
6
Coty : RENE
7
Cascade peak : SHASTA
8
Native of Pusan : KOREAN
9
Constellation : ARA
10
A. L. player : TIGER
11
Free from knobs, old style : ENODE
12
Transmits : SENDS
14
Playing card : TEN
15
Auditors: Abbr. : CPAS
20
Groovy things, in flapper days : CATSMEOWS
23
Farm animal : EWE
25
Dope : IDIOT
26
Barnyard sound : BAAS
27
Stopping places : INNS
29
Roman money : AES
30
Mrs. Cantor : IDA
33
Author Anya : SETON
35
Passing references : ALLUSIONS
36
Conform with : MEET
37
Portend : BODE
40
Can. province : ONT
41
Had a snack : ATE
45
Adjective suffix : IAL
47
Cupid's love : PSYCHE
48
Nautical ropes : SHEETS
51
P.T.A. members : MAMAS
52
Ring ___ : ABELL
53
Ancient Greek district : IONIA
54
Sculls : OARS
56
Moth : EGGER
59
Top or toe : TIP
60
African village : STAD
62
Memo : NOTE
64
Deputy: Abbr. : AGT
66
Theater sign : SRO
67
Summer time : DST

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

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