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Paul R. Barnes
Paul R. Barnes

New York Times, Thursday, July 1, 1976

41-Across : T.R. carried a big one

Author:
Paul R. Barnes
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Paul R. Barnes has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,819
Across
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Common name for a dog : FIDO
5
Orphan Annie's dog : SANDY
10
F.D.R.'s dog : FALA
14
News paragraph : ITEM
15
Clean the board : ERASE
16
Angers : IRES
17
Thread: Prefix : FILI
18
Boxer Carnera : PRIMO
19
Tidy : NEAT
20
Where pupils are found : INSCHOOL
22
Pacific island : MAIANA
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Comedienne Martha : RAYE
25
Skater Brinker : HANS
26
Oral declarations : PAROLS
29
Kind of truck route : LONGHAUL
33
Sierra ___ : LEONE
34
Vermont granite city : BARRE
35
Actor Erwin : STU
36
Servicemen's clubs : USOS
37
Bumstead's dog : DAISY
38
Suffer ___ (have spasms) : ATIC
39
Weight : TON
40
Troublesome : PESKY
41
T.R. carried a big one : STICK
42
"Student Prince," e.g. : OPERETTA
44
Florida beach : DELRAY
45
Pulitzer author of 1958 : AGEE
46
Columnist Bombeck : ERMA
47
Large bottle : FLAGON
50
Bogart never said "Play it ___" : AGAINSAM
54
Hindu queen : RANI
55
___comic (half serious, half not) : TRAGI
57
Tropical balsam : TOLU
58
Tied : EVEN
59
Owls, in Germany : EULEN
60
Orient : EAST
61
Hi and Lois's canine : DAWG
62
Breeding dogs : STUDS
63
Name for a Dalmatian : SPOT
Down
1
Dog in "Bringing Up Father" : FIFI
2
"Stick ___ your ear!" : ITIN
3
Convention people: Abbr. : DELS
4
Greek letters : OMICRONS
5
Indian soldiers : SEPOYS
6
Indonesian island group : ARROE
7
Manicurist's target : NAIL
8
Mil. decoration : DSM
9
Small-landed proprietors : YEOMANRY
10
End : FINISH
11
Range : AREA
12
Jack Sprat's choice : LEAN
13
Dog of Nick and Nora : ASTA
21
Nathan : HALE
23
French heavenly being : ANGE
25
Like the polo crowd : HORSY
26
Disney's dog : PLUTO
27
Fable man : AESOP
28
Arledge of TV sports : ROONE
29
Sputnik's dog : LAIKA
30
Up and about : ASTIR
31
City on the Mohawk : UTICA
32
Fortunate dog of comics : LUCKY
34
Sew loosely : BASTE
37
International easings : DETENTES
38
Statues used as columns : ATLANTES
40
"___ My Heart" : PEGO
41
Half: Prefix : SEMI
43
Turbulent : RAGING
44
Exhausts : DRAINS
46
Urged on : EGGED
47
Basset of comics : FRED
48
Vesuvius product : LAVA
49
Over again : ANEW
50
Egyptian heaven : AALU
51
Washstand item : SOAP
52
In addition : ALSO
53
Dog for Jeff's friend : MUTT
56
Boring routine : RUT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 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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