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Cecil McCormick
Cecil McCormick

New York Times, Monday, August 25, 1975

5-Across : Holiday times

Author:
Cecil McCormick
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Cecil McCormick has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,508
Across
1
State: Abbr. : MASS
5
Holiday times : YULES
10
Political fruit : PLUM
14
Arthritis drug : ACTH
15
Growing out : ENATE
16
River of France : OISE
17
Clothing, in Spain : ROPA
18
Mr. Doubleday : ABNER
19
Trim, in Scotland : SNED
20
Lawn-keeper's bane : CRABGRASS
22
Button material : NACRE
23
African river : UBANGI
24
Simpleminded one : DODO
25
Speaks off the cuff : ADLIBS
27
Settled state : NORMALCY
31
Gets under control : TAMES
32
Jibe : AGREE
33
Aviation org. : NAA
34
Eastern ruler : AMIR
35
Frosted : RIMED
36
In a ___ (agitated) : SNIT
37
Between K and O : LMN
38
Page number : FOLIO
39
Reporter's query : WHERE
40
River in Maine : KENNEBEC
42
Attractive girls : SHEBAS
43
Highway sign : EATS
44
More intimate : HOMIER
46
Cup, in Paris : TASSE
48
Clear-cut, as a photo : FINEGRAIN
51
God of love : EROS
52
Hard roll : BAGEL
53
Existence : ESSE
54
Memo : NOTE
55
Galahad's quest : GRAIL
56
Card game : SKAT
57
Word with by or East : NEAR
58
Medicinal plant : SENNA
59
Sailors : TARS
Down
1
Chagall : MARC
2
Acidity : ACOR
3
Capital city : STPAULMINNESOTA
4
More ragged : SHABBIER
5
Aspires : YEARNS
6
Empty a sack : UNBAG
7
Capital city : LANSINGMICHIGAN
8
Seasons in Arles : ETES
9
Indian weight : SER
10
Spanish dwelling : POSADA
11
Capital city : LINCOLNNEBRASKA
12
Addict : USER
13
Ancient Persian : MEDE
21
Gossips : GABS
22
Alaskan port : NOME
24
Scott : DRED
25
Have ___ with (converse) : ATALK
26
Mild oath of old : DAMME
28
Mountain: Prefix : OREO
29
French Revolution song : CAIRA
30
English theater family : YATES
32
Wing, in France : AILE
35
Commits a holdup : ROBS
36
Most steep : SHEEREST
38
Entertain : FETE
39
Tory's opponent : WHIG
41
Late Cairo leader : NASSER
42
___ rat (suspect) : SMELLA
45
___ a million : ONEIN
46
State: Abbr. : TENN
47
Indonesian island group : AROE
48
Bus-rider's need : FARE
49
Munich's river : ISAR
50
N. Y. five : NETS
52
Sacks: Abbr. : BGS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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