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Raymond F. Eisner
Raymond F. Eisner

New York Times, Saturday, June 14, 1975

65-Across : Avoid

Author:
Raymond F. Eisner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Raymond F. Eisner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,436
Across
1
Light boats : GIGS
5
"___ Certain Feeling" : THAT
9
Chagall : MARC
13
Spassky : BORIS
15
Stage villain : IAGO
16
Silkworm : ERIA
17
"Blue ___ Shoes" : SUEDE
18
N. Y.-N. J. lake : GREENWOOD
20
Person of taste : ESTHETE
22
West: Sp. : OESTE
23
TV's Sanford and ___ : SON
25
Mideast initials : UAR
26
Relaxing : ATREST
27
Pyramid builder : CHEOPS
29
Forbidden : TABU
31
East Indian broadbills : RAYAS
32
Islands known for giant tortoises : GALAPAGOS
37
Reckon, old style : ARET
38
Tapestry : ARRAS
39
Skill, in Spain : ARTE
40
Ancient expletive : GADSWOONS
42
Kind of sweep : CLEAN
43
Common endings : INGS
44
Loom bars : EASERS
45
"The Mauve ___" : DECADE
49
Energy unit : ERG
50
Cloud: Fr. : NUE
51
In reserve : ONICE
52
Bay in Michigan : SAGINAW
55
Illustrator Kate : GREENAWAY
57
___- les-Bains : EVIAN
60
Caddoan Indian : IONI
61
Piece of canvas cover, for short : TARP
62
N. M. state flower : YUCCA
63
N. C. college : ELON
64
Dill herb : ANET
65
Avoid : SHUN
Down
1
Literary monogram : GBS
2
Chit : IOU
3
Envious : GREENEYED
4
Caesar et al. : SIDS
5
"Save the ___" (Lemmon film) : TIGER
6
Moss of "Act I" : HART
7
Author James : AGEE
8
Wrestler's hold : TOE
9
Tabby, at times : MEWER
10
Appeared : AROSE
11
Uproars : RIOTS
12
Trainee : CADET
14
Glasses, ice, mixer, etc. : SETUPS
19
Still in bed : NOTUP
21
Owns : HAS
23
Lean animal : SCRAG
24
Scarlett : OHARA
26
Arab cloaks : ABAS
28
Know one's ___ : OATS
29
Mountain lakes : TARNS
30
Word of regret : ALAS
32
Seagoing drink : GROG
33
Indian mulberries : AALS
34
Mean-Time city : GREENWICH
35
City in Japan : OTARU
36
Hearing, for one : SENSE
38
First class : AONE
41
Expand : WIDEN
42
James of films : CAGNEY
44
Son of Gad : ERI
45
Motherless calf : DOGIE
46
Sign up : ENROL
47
Mud: Sp. : CIENO
48
___ the hole : ACEIN
49
Sphinx locale : EGYPT
52
"___ Lake" ballet : SWAN
53
Rhine tributary : AARE
54
Grandfather: Lat. : AVUS
56
One ___ time : ATA
58
Needle: Prefix : ACU
59
___ Ling, Chinese range : NAN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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