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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Thursday, July 10, 1975

26-Across : Automatons

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,462
Across
1
Card game : PAM
4
Florida athlete : GATOR
9
Functions : ACTS
13
Seed covering : ARIL
15
Chilean pianist : ARRAU
16
Kind of castle or father : FORE
17
Early Atlantic crosser : NINA
18
Grieve : MOURN
19
Skip : OMIT
20
Stall : GAINTIME
22
Sudden, swift descents : SWOOPS
24
Actor Andrews : DANA
25
Decree : FIAT
26
Automatons : ROBOTS
29
Outlaws of the Southwest : BANDIDOS
33
Garden plant : AVENS
34
Covenant : PACT
35
Zola novel : NANA
36
Taboo : NONO
37
Copy : DITTO
38
Mine vehicle : TRAM
39
Lycian poet : OLEN
40
Potpourri : OLIO
41
Greek letter : THETA
42
Classroom item : NOTEBOOK
44
Farm implement : SEEDER
45
Classify : SORT
46
Prevaricated : LIED
47
Trades : CRAFTS
50
Reviews : RUNSOVER
54
Hell or pot : HOLE
55
Be consistent : TIEIN
57
Greasy : OILY
58
Assistant : AIDE
59
Potbellied : OBESE
60
Girl's name : REBA
61
Town land map : PLAT
62
Outcasts' Flat : POKER
63
Sanctum : DEN
Down
1
Spasm : PANG
2
Cantata part : ARIA
3
Skirt : MINI
4
Waifs : GAMINS
5
Kitchen waft : AROMA
6
Undeviating : TRUE
7
Galley instrument : OAR
8
Encounters : RUNSINTO
9
Good beginning : AFOOTINTHEDOOR
10
Perry : COMO
11
Junket : TRIP
12
Becomes firm : SETS
14
Survive luckily : LANDONONESFEET
21
Makes lace : TATS
23
Roll tightly : WAD
25
Ipso ___ : FACTO
26
Continued : RANON
27
Molding : OVOLO
28
Stephen Vincent : BENET
29
Hand-dyeing technique : BATIK
30
Defied : DARED
31
New Mexico colonizer : ONATE
32
Neighbor of Leyte : SAMAR
34
Sample TV program : PILOT
37
9 Down, in a way : DOORSTOP
41
River in England : TEES
43
Plant study: Abbr; : BOT
44
Billy Sunday's target : SINNER
46
Miss Rainer : LUISE
47
Crack, as skin : CHAP
48
Provoke : ROIL
49
Alan of "MASH" : ALDA
50
___ to high heaven : REEK
51
Competed : VIED
52
German river : ELBE
53
O'Neal : RYAN
56
Nigerian : IBO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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