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Sidney Nelson
Sidney Nelson

New York Times, Wednesday, August 6, 1975

20-Across : Consul's credentials

Author:
Sidney Nelson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Z }, Scrabble score: 330 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Sidney Nelson has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,489
Across
1
Song thrush : MAVIS
6
___ date : UPTO
10
Greek contest : AGON
14
Winglike : ALARY
15
Celebrity : LION
16
World's longest river : NILE
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___ of Lebanon : CEDAR
18
Intercom, familiarly : SQUAWKBOX
20
Consul's credentials : EXEQUATUR
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Put on guard : ALERT
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Excuse : PLEA
24
Imitate : APE
25
Exploited : USED
29
Verdi opera : ERNANI
31
Before: Prefix : PRE
34
Old word of contempt : SIRRAH
36
Moved jerkily : TWITCHED
38
Legatee : HERITOR
40
Moslem ruler's domain : EMIRATE
41
Final : EVENTUAL
43
Japanese volcano : ASOSAN
44
Barber or Grange : RED
45
Baseball statistic : ASSIST
47
Throws, as a baseball : PEGS
48
Dessert : ICE
49
Cry of relief : PHEW
51
Tell on : PEACH
54
Namath's playing areas : GRIDIRONS
59
Treasury : EXCHEQUER
61
Literary product : NOVEL
62
Skid-row character : WINO
63
Part of 60 Down : ERAT
64
African capital : CAIRO
65
Silver: Abbr. : STER
66
Clothes : DUDS
67
Finance : ENDOW
Down
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Spice : MACE
2
Hamilton, for short : ALEX
3
___ mecum (handbook) : VADE
4
Syria's neighbor : IRAQ
5
Pancake's partner : SYRUP
6
Overcoat : ULSTER
7
Pungent : PIQUANT
8
Barnstorm : TOUR
9
Miss Munson : ONA
10
Skater's weak spot : ANKLE
11
Ridicule : GIBE
12
Swan genus : OLOR
13
___ of kin : NEXT
19
Elks : WAPITIS
21
Pub : ALEHOUSE
24
Like some cartoons : ANIMATED
25
Groom's attendant : USHER
26
Sifter : SIEVE
27
Dropped a fly : ERRED
28
River of Albania : DRIN
30
Reverence : AWE
31
Moon period : PHASE
32
Touch base again : RETAG
33
Gardens : EDENS
35
Kind of case : ATTACHE
37
___ up (arise) : CROP
39
Cape : RAS
42
What the deaf do : LIPREAD
46
Haberdashery items : SHIRTS
48
Gods' fluid : ICHOR
50
React to a pin prick : WINCE
51
Seats : PEWS
52
Stage direction : EXIT
53
Skin trouble : ACNE
54
Teacher : GURU
55
Horse : ROAN
56
Roman poet : OVID
57
Successor to Claudius : NERO
58
Like some clocks : SLOW
60
Geometric postscript : QED

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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