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New York Times, Monday, July 30, 1973

37-Across : Fragrant trees

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 30-Down is as it appeared, but "Glueck" is incorrect and should have been "Gluck."

1
C
2
O
3
P
4
T
5
N
6
O
7
M
8
A
9
D
10
E
11
D
12
D
13
A
14
A
L
E
E
15
E
R
O
S
E
16
N
O
E
S
17
M
I
N
N
18
E
T
O
N
K
A
19
O
U
C
H
20
S
C
E
N
E
S
21
K
E
N
22
T
U
C
K
Y
23
T
I
L
24
P
E
R
S
O
N
25
L
26
A
R
S
27
L
A
Y
S
28
O
C
29
E
30
A
31
N
32
A
V
A
33
B
I
N
S
34
S
T
E
L
L
A
35
P
A
T
36
T
E
R
S
37
B
A
L
S
A
M
S
38
S
I
E
R
R
A
39
L
A
C
E
40
B
A
T
41
E
L
S
I
E
42
M
U
C
K
43
P
O
S
Y
44
A
T
45
T
A
C
K
46
D
A
R
47
I
48
R
49
O
N
S
I
D
E
50
P
O
T
A
51
S
52
H
53
L
O
N
G
54
T
E
R
55
R
A
C
O
T
T
A
56
L
O
L
L
57
H
U
N
T
S
58
N
E
A
T
59
S
K
Y
E
60
E
P
E
E
S
61
S
S
T
S
© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,752
Across
1
Native Egyptian : COPT
5
Restless one : NOMAD
10
Icelandic epic : EDDA
14
Nautical term : ALEE
15
Uneven, as a leaf : EROSE
16
Refusals : NOES
17
Lake of the "Sky-Blue Water" : MINNETONKA
19
Word of pain : OUCH
20
Junior acts : SCENES
21
Kind of derby : KENTUCKY
23
Sesame : TIL
24
Individual : PERSON
25
Porsena : LARS
27
Short poems : LAYS
28
Senior sea : OCEAN
32
Gardner : AVA
33
Places for coal : BINS
34
Miss Dallas : STELLA
35
Talks glibly : PATTERS
37
Fragrant trees : BALSAMS
38
___ Madre : SIERRA
39
Tatter's product : LACE
40
Part of AB, in a box score : BAT
41
Famous cow : ELSIE
42
Mire : MUCK
43
Nosegay : POSY
44
Go on the offensive : ATTACK
46
___ es Salaam : DAR
47
Lawman of TV : IRONSIDE
50
Fertilizer ingredient : POTASH
53
Huey or Russell : LONG
54
Pottery material : TERRACOTTA
56
Lounge around : LOLL
57
Follows the hounds : HUNTS
58
Adroit : NEAT
59
Small terrier : SKYE
60
Fencing swords : EPEES
61
Concordes : SSTS
Down
1
Machine pieces : CAMS
2
Acid suffix : OLIC
3
Affects deeply : PENETRATES
4
"___, anyone?" : TENNIS
5
Gains : NETS
6
Tahitian god : ORO
7
Zoo features : MONKEYS
8
People who inquire : ASKERS
9
College officials : DEANS
10
Proclaims : ENOUNCES
11
Chinese ape : DOUC
12
52 cards : DECK
13
Pale : ASHY
18
Fish : EEL
22
Play a flute : TOOTLE
24
Kitchen utensils : PANS
25
Slight error : LAPSE
26
Serve : AVAIL
27
Money in Istanbul : LIRA
29
Develops : ELABORATES
30
Singer Glueck et al. : ALMAS
31
Snide : NASTY
33
Green ___ : BERETS
34
Pillage : SACK
36
Golden area of Pittsburgh : TRIANGLE
37
Football player : BACK
39
Swiss lake : LUCERNE
42
Kissed and ___ : MADEUP
43
Writer Alan and family : PATONS
45
Church share : TITHE
46
M.D., for short : DOC
47
Woes : ILLS
48
Swindle : ROOK
49
Just : ONLY
50
Annie Oakley : PASS
51
Suffix for photo : STAT
52
Brass and high : HATS
55
Course: Abbr. : RTE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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