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Elizabeth A. Yaro
New York Times, Wednesday, August 27, 1975
36-Across : Weeping
Author:
Elizabeth A. Yaro
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Elizabeth A. Yaro has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 P | 2 I | 3 C | 4 T | 5 T | 6 A | 7 C | 8 I | 9 T | 10 O | 11 R | 12 B |
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13 E | B | R | O | 14 A | B | A | S | H | 15 P | R | I | E |
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16 R | A | U | M | 17 C | U | R | S | E | 18 L | A | L | A |
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19 T | R | I | C | 20 O | T | 21 T | U | R | 22 B | A | N | E | D |
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23 K | A | T | I | 24 E | 25 E | E | R | Y | ||||||
26 M | 27 Y | S | T | I | C | A | 28 L | 29 D | U | L | 30 C | 31 E | 32 T |
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33 E | P | H | 34 C | A | T | E | 35 R | 36 T | E | A | R | Y |
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37 T | R | A | 38 P | 39 L | E | G | A | 40 L | 41 T | R | O | P |
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42 R | E | N | E | 43 E | 44 N | I | D | A | 45 L | 46 T | S | E |
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47 E | S | K | E | R | 48 S | 49 T | O | M | A | 50 T | O | E | S |
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51 L | O | T | 52 S | 53 N | A | S | I | O | ||||||
54 M | 55 A | 56 K | E | S | O | U | 57 T | 58 S | H | A | N | 59 K | 60 S |
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61 A | V | E | R | 62 A | B | O | 63 D | E | 64 R | I | A | L |
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65 S | E | A | S | 66 T | I | G | E | R | 67 A | S | T | A |
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68 C | C | S | 69 S | C | A | R | Y | 70 S | T | A | G |
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,510
Across
1
Ancient Briton : PICT
5
Implied : TACIT
10
Sphere : ORB
13
Spanish river : EBRO
14
Embarrass : ABASH
15
___-dieu (prayer desk) : PRIE
16
Room, in Berlin : RAUM
17
Scourge : CURSE
18
Sounds after tra : LALA
19
Nylon fabric : TRICOT
21
Covered, as a sheik : TURBANED
23
Nickname for Miss Hepburn : KATIE
25
Strange : EERY
26
Occult : MYSTICAL
29
Soothing : DULCET
33
N. T. book: Abbr. : EPH
34
Supply a need, with "to" : CATER
36
Weeping : TEARY
37
Kind of shooting or door : TRAP
39
Statutory : LEGAL
41
De ___ (too much) : TROP
42
Miss Adoree : RENEE
44
Of a nest : NIDAL
46
Part of Mao's name : TSE
47
Sandy ridges : ESKERS
49
Side-dish ingredients : TOMATOES
51
Scads : LOTS
53
Of a head part: Abbr. : NASIO
54
Discerns : MAKESOUT
58
Flubs a golf shot : SHANKS
61
Declare : AVER
62
Dwelling place : ABODE
64
Coin of Iran : RIAL
65
Seven ___ : SEAS
66
A. L. player : TIGER
67
Film canine : ASTA
68
Measures: Abbr. : CCS
69
Like ghosts and ogres : SCARY
70
Deer : STAG
Down
1
Saucy : PERT
2
Metal beam : IBAR
3
English illustrator : CRUIKSHANK
4
Alley-fence serenader : TOMCAT
5
Expedient : TACTICAL
6
___ Simbel, Nile landmark : ABU
7
Vehicle : CART
8
Point in question : ISSUE
9
In ___ (having debts) : THERED
10
Algerian port : ORAN
11
Irritate : RILE
12
Draw a ___ on : BEAD
15
Short theater piece : PLAYLET
20
Of hearing : OTIC
22
Dry, as champagne : BRUT
24
Consumed : EATEN
26
Rhythm, in England : METRE
27
W. W. I battle town : YPRES
28
On the level : LEGIT
30
Arno or Nast, e.g. : CARTOONIST
31
Uneven : EROSE
32
Italic and Roman, e.g. : TYPES
35
Inert gas : RADON
38
Strippers of tree bark : PEELERS
40
Lhasa sight : LAMASERY
43
Cupid : EROS
45
Fasten : LASH
48
Ermines : STOATS
50
Headpieces : TIARAS
52
Bay near Bataan : SUBIC
54
Gender: Abbr. : MASC
55
With, in France : AVEC
56
N. Z. parrots : KEAS
57
Wear for Caesar : TOGA
59
Judo exercise : KATA
60
Debris : SLAG
63
Mies van ___ Rohe : DER
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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