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Ruth N. Schultz
Ruth N. Schultz

New York Times, Thursday, June 3, 1976

52-Across : Basis of McCormick fortune

Author:
Ruth N. Schultz
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 48, Avg Word Len: 4.54, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 42, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has duplicate clues.
Ruth N. Schultz has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,791
Across
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Sun and out : SETS
5
Bare peak : TOR
8
Rubber-stamp accessory : PAD
11
Commoner, in "1984" : PROLE
13
Exclamation : AHA
14
___ Miss of Dixie : OLE
15
V.I.P. : BIGWIG
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Fuel for Miss Nightingale : LAMPOIL
18
Scottish alder : ARN
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Ham actor : EMOTER
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Football player: Abbr. : LHB
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Mickey : MANTLE
24
___ and only : ONE
25
French revolter's shout : ABAS
27
Word of approval : OKEH
28
Disposed : APT
29
Strikebreakers : SCABS
30
Withered : SERE
31
Fire retarder: Abbr. : ASB
32
Barnyard sound : HEEHAW
33
V.I.P. : MUCKAMUCK
36
"That's ___" (too bad) : ASHAME
39
Tuck's partner : NIP
40
Chilled : ICED
44
Half-closed eyes, e.g. : SLITS
45
Heel : CAD
46
Homey : COZY
47
___ one's prime : PAST
48
Sea bird : ERN
49
Japanese cherry tree : SAKURA
51
Compass point : NNE
52
Basis of McCormick fortune : REAPER
54
Young one : LAD
55
Moved : STIRRED
57
Band and grand : STANDS
59
Civil War figure : REB
60
"Where ___?" : AMI
61
V.I.P. : NABOB
62
Want ___ : ADS
63
Kind of hole or belly : POT
64
Old ___, Conn. : LYME
Down
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Fishing lure : SPINNER
2
Work unit : ERG
3
Throw in the ___ : TOWEL
4
Filth : SLIME
5
Certain scout's quest : TALENT
6
Midwest airport : OHARE
7
L.A. player : RAM
8
V.I.P. : POOHBAH
9
His code word was "Sesame" : ALIBABA
10
State: Abbr. : DEL
12
Word with centric : EGO
15
Slow down : BRAKE
17
Football-scoring play : PLACEKICK
18
Andy's friend : AMOS
20
V.I.P. : TOPBANANA
23
"What can ___ be?" : THEMATTER
26
Direction: Abbr. : SSW
28
Inquire : ASK
29
Champagne quality : SEC
31
Rickenbacker, e.g. : ACE
32
Drill-sergeant's word : HUP
34
Hesitant sounds : UMS
35
Word with way or shipman : MID
36
Queen's nemesis : ASP
37
Like unfair writings : SLANTED
38
Words for a V.I.P. : HISNIBS
41
Words of possibility : COULDBE
42
Pound et al. : EZRAS
43
Pair : DYAD
45
Item in the black : CREDIT
48
Desert: Prefix : EREMO
49
Of a bristle : SETAL
50
Valentino locale : ARABY
53
Location: Abbr. : PSN
55
Spanish Mrs. : SRA
56
Spook signal : RAP
58
___ de plume : NOM

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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