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Arthur Schulman
Arthur Schulman

New York Times, Friday, August 16, 1968

62-Across : Cook, for example.

Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Arthur Schulman has 80 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,943
Across
1
Bird. : CUCKOO
7
Cortical parts. : LOBES
12
Defended. : UPHELD
13
Lack of interest. : BOREDOM
15
Close-fisted. : STINGY
16
Retriever. : LABRADOR
18
Appropriate. : PAT
19
Neckwear. : ASCOT
21
Violin maker. : AMATI
22
Figure for one of 23 Down. : IKON
24
Scent bag. : SACHET
26
Cover. : LID
27
Inhabitant. : DENIZEN
29
Make another contribution. : REGIVE
31
Prairie dwellers. : COYOTES
34
Hwys. : RTES
35
Reverberate. : ECHO
37
Bigwig. : VIP
38
Horses. : BAYS
39
Slipper of a kind. : MULE
40
Bright star in Argo. : CANOPUS
42
Indian state on Bay of Bengal. : ORISSA
44
Mysterious. : CRYPTIC
48
Edge. : RIM
49
Twist. : WRITHE
52
Mideast capital. : SANA
53
Quickly: Poet. : APACE
55
Stops arguing, in court. : RESTS
57
Officers: Abbr. : LTS
58
Orchids, et al. : LUXURIES
60
Fanatic. : ZEALOT
62
Cook, for example. : SERVANT
63
Fur. : ERMINE
64
Old stone marker. : STELE
65
Expires, as a policy. : LAPSES
Down
1
Tooth. : CUSPID
2
Understanding. : UPTAKE
3
Garment of ancient Greece. : CHITON
4
Know: Scot. : KEN
5
Slavic girl's name. : OLGA
6
Long journey. : ODYSSEY
7
Reluctant. : LOATH
8
Planet. : ORB
9
Castigate. : BERATE
10
Cheese. : EDAM
11
Fellowship. : SODALITY
13
Lobbyists. : BLOC
14
Reasons. : MOTIVES
17
Is borne. : RIDES
20
Italian sculptor. : CANOVA
23
Recesses. : NICHES
25
Hesitant sounds. : ERS
28
Park attraction. : ZOO
30
Understands. : GRASPS
32
Container. : TIN
33
Time periods. : EPOCHS
35
Channel with violent tidal flows. : EURIPUS
36
Crowning events. : CLIMAXES
38
Bargain. : BUY
39
Fabulous ending. : MORAL
40
Conveyance. : CAR
41
Something to eat. : PRETZEL
43
Veer. : SWERVE
45
16th-cen. English composer. : TALLIS
46
Chant. : INTONE
47
Social groups. : CASTES
50
Girl's name. : IRENE
51
Challenge. : TEST
54
Abrupt. : CURT
56
Laboratory fluids. : SERA
59
Adjective suffix. : IAL
61
Unit of current: Abbr. : AMP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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