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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Tuesday, July 7, 1981

45-Across : Junior birdman

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.53, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,564
Across
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___ of Gilead : BALM
5
Suburban status symbol : POOL
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Hot spot for hops : OAST
13
Sabra's coin : AGORA
15
___ avis : RARA
16
Rare bird of a sort : ONER
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Invention of Arthur Wynne : CROSSWORDPUZZLE
20
Relations : KIN
21
Switch : TAN
22
French cathedral city : REIMS
23
Ht. : ALT
24
Pageboy, for one : BOB
26
Western-alliance initials : OAS
27
Reference book : ENCYCLOPEDIA
33
Disturbed, with "up" : SHOOK
34
___ Annie in "Oklahoma!" : ADO
35
Slender shoot : TWIG
39
Valuable hardwood : TEAK
40
Spud : TATER
42
Naturalness : EASE
43
___, Baker, Charlie : ABLE
44
Tiny earthmover : ANT
45
Junior birdman : CADET
46
Lexicons : DICTIONARIES
50
Discs for the disco set : LPS
53
Tot's "piggy" : TOE
54
Ursuline, e.g. : NUN
55
Spreads for breads : OLEOS
57
Schedule abbr. : ETA
58
"He-___," Herbert Gold novel : SHE
61
Weighty weekly burden for many : SUNDAYNEWSPAPER
66
Suffix for cigar or usher : ETTE
67
Melody for the Met's Mitchell : ARIA
68
Well-known cheeses : EDAMS
69
Sound of the 20's? : ROAR
70
Merry-andrew : ZANY
71
Revise a 17 Across : EDIT
Down
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O.J. was one : BACK
2
Kind of culture : AGRI
3
"Crazy" diver : LOON
4
Grundy or Tanqueray : MRS
5
In a minute : PRONTO
6
Word with fish or lock : OAR
7
Fort ___, Calif. : ORD
8
Division for a miler : LAP
9
Clammer's footing : OOZE
10
W.W. II beachhead : ANZIO
11
Alabama scene of a march : SELMA
12
Lock : TRESS
14
Swear on ___ of Bibles : ASTACK
18
Place for a picture : WALL
19
"___ et orbi" (papal benediction) : URBI
24
Venerable English historian : BEDE
25
Bouquet : ODOR
27
This one: Sp. : ESTA
28
Islands in the S. Pac. : NHEB
29
It carbonizes : COAL
30
Like some teams : YOKED
31
One of the Reagans : PATTI
32
Go on ___ (have a spree) : ATEAR
36
North African arroyo : WADI
37
Words of understanding : ISEE
38
Contracts : GETS
40
Tijuana treat : TACO
41
Sometimes it's a penny : ANTE
45
Cucumber sandwich, for one : CANAPE
47
"___ deal!" : ITSA
48
Kind of street : ONEWAY
49
Phooey! : NUTS
50
Word with sore : LOSER
51
Mickey's pal : PLUTO
52
Berger of filmdom : SENTA
56
Central European river : ODER
58
French biplane of W.W. I : SPAD
59
Half: Prefix : HEMI
60
Former, formerly : ERST
62
Red Sox hero, affectionately : YAZ
63
Govt. agency of the 30's : NRA
64
One, in Bonn : EIN
65
Ending for block or stock : ADE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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