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Ronald Rabinowitz
Ronald Rabinowitz

New York Times, Wednesday, June 17, 1981

1-Across : C.S.A. men in gray

Author:
Ronald Rabinowitz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Ronald Rabinowitz has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,544
Across
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C.S.A. men in gray : REBS
5
Framework : CADRE
10
Crops : MAWS
14
Sailing : ASEA
15
Medicinal plants : ALOES
16
Sills forte : ARIA
17
Carbine manufactured in England : STEN
18
Ninth day before the ides : NONES
19
Immature sow : GILT
20
Ballplayer closely followed by a U.S. President's mother : PETEROSEKENNEDY
23
Church part : APSE
24
OPEC ship : OILER
25
This is strange : ODDITY
29
Bill : NIB
31
He has his pride : LION
32
Oar : SCULL
34
Cry of discovery : AHA
37
Middlesex man linked with a memorable Liverpudlian : ELTONJOHNLENNON
41
Bravo, in Barcelona : OLE
42
Mosquito : AEDES
43
Chance : RISK
44
Depot on a RR : STA
45
Opulence : WEALTH
47
Disturb : UPSET
51
Site of a Brynner winner : SIAM
53
Pitcher thrown in with an ex-Sec. of State : TOMMYJOHNDULLES
60
Same, to Seneca : IDEM
61
Rectify : AMEND
62
Rhine feeder : AARE
63
Symbol of purity : LILY
64
Street show : RAREE
65
Faction : SIDE
66
Greasy-spoon sign : EATS
67
McCarthy's alternate : SNERD
68
Scrutinize : SCAN
Down
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File : RASP
2
Patron of Boiardo : ESTE
3
Member of the goosefoot family : BEET
4
Sound : SANE
5
Tester : CANOPY
6
At ___ for words : ALOSS
7
Recipient : DONEE
8
Exude fumes : REEK
9
Existence : ESSE
10
Great: Comb. form : MAGNI
11
Servant freed by Prospero : ARIEL
12
Playwright satirized in "Patience" : WILDE
13
Sylvan deity : SATYR
21
Snitch : RAT
22
Peer : NOBLE
25
Spread for bread : OLEO
26
Herb related to parsley : DILL
27
Be overfond : DOTE
28
Mythical princess : INO
29
Mother Seton's group : NUNS
30
Under the weather : ILL
32
Kind of jerk : SODA
33
Guevara : CHE
34
Indigo : ANIL
35
Innkeeper : HOST
36
Egyptian symbol of life : ANKH
38
Foul : NASTY
39
Namath, formerly : JET
40
F.D.R. agency : NRA
45
Crumpled, as paper : WADDED
46
Bird with three toes : EMU
47
Serviceable : UTILE
48
Daises : PODIA
49
Refine, as a metal : SMELT
50
TV awards : EMMYS
51
___ Ali, Afghan emir: 1863-78 : SHERE
52
Type of circle : INNER
54
Ollas : JARS
55
Mideastern sultanate : OMAN
56
Highlands girl : LASS
57
Secular : LAIC
58
Wagnerian earth goddess : ERDA
59
Witnessed : SEEN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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