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Elizabeth M. Quackenbush
Elizabeth M. Quackenbush

New York Times, Monday, July 8, 1974

47-Across : Predicament

Author:
Elizabeth M. Quackenbush
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Elizabeth M. Quackenbush has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,095
Across
1
Earbender of a sort : MUSIC
6
London gallery : TATE
10
Movie, in Paris : CINE
14
Met offering : OPERA
15
___ mind : OPEN
16
Pindarics : ODES
17
Seminar activity : NOTETAKING
19
Menu item : MEAT
20
Part of a test: Abbr. : ANS
21
Highways: Abbr. : RTES
22
N.Y.-N.J. range : RAMAPO
24
Mortgage : LIEN
25
Prohibited : TABU
26
Back up a loan : COSIGN
29
Agreement : COVENANT
33
Some horses : ARABS
34
Moon plain : MARE
35
Borodin character : IGOR
36
Locale : SITE
37
Stein and Ederle, to friends : GERTS
38
Recent: Suffix : CENE
39
___ apparent : HEIR
40
French-lesson verb : ETRE
41
Salome's field : DANCE
42
Relating to luck : ALEATORY
44
Missive : LETTER
45
Some excuses : LAME
46
Helpless one : BABE
47
Predicament : SCRAPE
50
Greek letter : BETA
51
"___ Blue?" : AMI
54
Join a road show : TOUR
55
How often Peter denied Jesus : THREETIMES
58
Entrance : ADIT
59
Zoo sound : ROAR
60
Act broadly : EMOTE
61
Also-___ : RANS
62
Desires : YENS
63
Binge : SPREE
Down
1
Louvre name : MONA
2
At the time of : UPON
3
Broadway appurtenances : SETS
4
Anger : IRE
5
Sailboat setups : CATRIGS
6
Subway fare : TOKEN
7
Sacred bull : APIS
8
"___ Little Indians" : TEN
9
Prints from a plate : ENGRAVES
10
Get one's idea across : COMMUNICATE
11
Brainstorm : IDEA
12
Tide : NEAP
13
This, in Spain : ESTO
18
Egyptian deity : ATEN
23
Lincoln : ABE
24
College study : LIBERALARTS
25
Cake : TORTE
26
Wool fabric : CASHA
27
Bay window : ORIEL
28
French composer : SATIE
29
Cash and ___ : CARRY
30
Broadway figure : AGENT
31
Present occasion : NONCE
32
Shoe worker : TREER
34
Rhythm : METRE
37
One of 24 Down : GEOMETRY
41
Forensic events : DEBATES
43
___ a keg : TAP
44
Of ___ (recently) : LATE
46
Drinks : BEERS
47
Stage bigwig : STAR
48
Conclusion, in music : CODA
49
Tourist sight : RUIN
50
Wheat product : BRAN
51
Cupid : AMOR
52
Allot : METE
53
Understanding words : ISEE
56
Garden tool : HOE
57
Demon : IMP

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