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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Friday, July 19, 1974

17-Across : Northwest highway

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J M Q }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,106
Across
1
Jittery : TENSE
6
Corn of Cos : COB
9
Kind of sergeant : STAFF
14
Creator of Silas and Eppie : ELIOT
15
Goat fabric : ABA
16
French composer : AUBER
17
Northwest highway : ALCAN
18
Ship: Abbr. : VES
19
Become operative : INURE
20
Watch : KEEPANEYEON
23
Elders: Abbr. : SRS
24
Belief : CREDO
25
Has-___ : BEEN
26
Old English money : ORA
29
Listen : LENDANEARTO
31
"Mary ___" : POPPINS
33
Thrashes : TANS
34
Boat section : STERN
35
Washington or Shore : DINAH
39
Perfume : ODOR
42
Torture : AGONIZE
44
Drink : BENDANELBOW
48
Chicken or small : POX
49
W.W. II alliance : AXIS
50
Handle : TREAT
51
Greek letter : RHO
52
58
Spiritual leader : RABBI
60
___-Aztecan (Indian people) : UTO
61
Small boat : CANOE
62
New York city : OLEAN
63
Thrice: Prefix : TER
64
Depend on : HINGE
65
Rebecca and Mae : WESTS
66
Sounds of hesitation : ERS
67
Beginning : ONSET
Down
1
East Indian tree : TEAK
2
French pronoun : ELLE
3
Fastidious : NICE
4
Purchase made by the bar : SOAP
5
Heating vessel : ETNA
6
Luray et al : CAVERNS
7
Heeded : OBEYED
8
Stationed : BASEDAT
9
Pitcher Johnny : SAIN
10
Wine cask : TUN
11
Child ___ (cruel parent) : ABUSER
12
Search out : FERRET
13
Calif. city : FRESNO
21
Section of U.S.: Abbr. : NCEN
22
O'Neill's daughter : OONA
25
Ocean depression : BASIN
26
Harvest goddess : OPS
27
Balderdash : ROT
28
Anthropoid : APE
29
Miss Darnell : LINDA
30
Make a charitable grant : ENDOW
32
Goads : PRODS
36
Cheese tang : NIP
37
Nitrogen: Prefix : AZO
38
Bewitch : HEX
40
Preposition : ONTO
41
Detour : REROUTE
42
Nuisance stoppers, in law : ABATORS
43
Ancient Teuton : GOTH
44
Farmer's cart : BARROW
45
Breathe : EXHALE
46
___ tears : NIOBES
47
Missive : LETTER
52
Pectorals or caudals : FINS
53
Sympathetic response : ECHO
54
Actress Barbara : BAIN
55
___ of Court : INNS
56
Theater box : LOGE
57
English court district : LEET
59
Spree : BAT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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