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Alice H. Kaufman
Alice H. Kaufman

New York Times, Friday, June 6, 1975

32-Across : Parsley portion

Author:
Alice H. Kaufman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Alice H. Kaufman has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,428
Across
1
Practices : USES
5
Word of choice : WHICH
10
N.C.O.'s : SGTS
14
Andes land : PERU
15
Cry for attention : HOLLO
16
Kingfish : CERO
17
Deckhand's need : SWAB
18
Eastern faith : ISLAM
19
Component : UNIT
20
Navy ship : MINESWEEPER
23
Kind of clams : STEAMED
26
Talked back : SASSED
28
Decorative headbands : TIARAS
29
Struck, old style : SMIT
31
Flightless bird : EMU
32
Parsley portion : SPRIG
33
On a grand scale : EPIC
34
Hammer part : PEEN
35
Big Apple dweller : NEWYORKER
38
Church area : APSE
41
Leander's friend : HERO
42
Fissures : RIMAE
46
Word with rata or tem : PRO
47
Spanish painter : SERT
48
Frogmen : DIVERS
49
Hairpiece : TOUPEE
51
Mauve et al. : DECADES
52
Battlewagon : DREADNOUGHT
55
River to the Baltic : ODER
56
Vanishing ocean sight : LINER
57
Morays : EELS
61
Secretary : DESK
62
Buoy up : ELATE
63
Red-lighted word : EXIT
64
Dilettantish : ARTY
65
Comprehend : SENSE
66
Depend on : RELY
Down
1
Good periods : UPS
2
Baste : SEW
3
Pitching guideline: Abbr. : ERA
4
Nautilus, for one : SUBMARINE
5
Complains : WHINES
6
Watered : HOSED
7
Misfortunes : ILLS
8
Hammer part : CLAW
9
Like children fresh at camp : HOMESICK
10
Atlantic porgies : SCUPS
11
Rochester's river : GENESEE
12
Ancient galley : TRIREME
13
Drunkard : SOT
21
Mirror's offering : IMAGE
22
___ crow : EAT
23
City ways: Abbr. : STS
24
Upset : TIP
25
Play by ___ : EAR
27
Remind about a bill : DUN
29
Show off : SPORT
30
Painter Joan : MIRO
33
One who watches : EYER
34
Former harasser of enemy shipping : PRIVATEER
36
Cajoles : WHEEDLES
37
Von Stroheim : ERICH
38
Suitable : APT
39
One who goads : PRODDER
40
Most tart : SOUREST
43
Doctors' field: Abbr. : MED
44
Common verb : ARE
45
Type of curve : ESS
47
Milieu of 34 Down : SEA
48
Ph.D. or M.A. : DEGREE
50
Jaunty : PERKY
51
Musical pieces : DUETS
53
Shade of green : NILE
54
___ even keel : ONAN
55
Harem room : ODA
58
River of England : EXE
59
___ Abner : LIL
60
Eye affliction : STY

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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