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Jeanette K. Brill
Jeanette K. Brill

New York Times, Thursday, June 9, 1977

41-Across : Rudimentary

Author:
Jeanette K. Brill
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jeanette K. Brill has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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H
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K
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P
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N
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R
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N
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L
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M
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M
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P
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,162
Across
1
Coal scuttles : HODS
5
Machine tool : LATHE
10
Garbed : CLAD
14
Biblical shepherd : ABEL
15
Assumed name : ALIAS
16
Circle of light : HALO
17
___-me-tangere : NOLI
18
Heavy reinforcing seams : WELTS
19
Say confidently : AVER
20
Suburban sign : KEEPOFFTHEGRASS
23
Positive factor : PLUS
24
Eggy drink : NOG
25
Article XXI of the Constitution : REPEAL
28
Deserter : RECREANT
33
Highway sign : UTURN
34
New Orleans sight : LEVEE
35
Spring time in Paris : MAI
36
Numerous : MANY
37
Meadowlands events : PACES
38
British statesman : PITT
39
Choose : OPT
40
Like Perry's expedition : POLAR
41
Rudimentary : BASAL
42
Road sign : RESTSTOP
44
Heated argument : HASSLE
45
Inlet : RIA
46
Lion's share : MOST
47
Park sign : PEDESTRIANSONLY
55
Well informed about : UPON
56
Fraction of a pound : OUNCE
57
Meander : ROAM
58
Sower's flower grower : SEED
59
___ Park, Colo. : ESTES
60
Poker stake : ANTE
61
Towel monogram : HERS
62
Curt : SHORT
63
Lupine look : LEER
Down
1
Aaron or Bauer : HANK
2
"An ill wind that nobody blows good" : OBOE
3
Opposite of stet : DELE
4
Bridge sign : SLIPPERY
5
Licit : LAWFUL
6
Hebrew letters : ALEFS
7
Joust : TILT
8
"What ___ God wrought!" : HATH
9
Perfumes : ESSENCES
10
Put on the cuff : CHARGE
11
Pompeii covering: A.D. 79 : LAVA
12
English country festivals : ALES
13
Buzzing insects : DORS
21
Pearl Buck heroine : OLAN
22
Author Vidal : GORE
25
On dit : RUMOR
26
Storehouse : ETAPE
27
Fourth-down plays : PUNTS
28
Made-over tire : RECAP
29
Incessantly : EVER
30
Off-target : AMISS
31
Relating to birth : NATAL
32
Pugilistic pinnacle : TITLE
34
French composer : LALO
37
Stew ingredients : POTATOES
38
Idyllic : PASTORAL
40
Greek letters : PSIS
41
Quartet member : BASS
43
Vogues : TRENDS
44
Upright : HONEST
46
Scottish court officer : MACER
47
Door sign : PUSH
48
Fencing sword : EPEE
49
Activist : DOER
50
Marsh plant : RUSH
51
Division word : INTO
52
Not a bit : NONE
53
"The ___ George Apley" : LATE
54
Norse giant of myth : YMER

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

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