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James A. Brussel
James A. Brussel

New York Times, Friday, August 9, 1974

17-Across : Optimistic situation

Author:
James A. Brussel
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
James A. Brussel has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,127
Across
1
___ fine seam : SEWA
5
Niña, Pinta, etc. : SHIPS
10
Tennis units : SETS
14
"There ought to be ___" : ALAW
15
Hiawatha's craft : CANOE
16
American Indian : CREE
17
Optimistic situation : BULLMARKET
19
Shine's partner : RISE
20
"___ aboard!" : ALL
21
Coxey's, for one : ARMY
22
Chirps : TWEETS
24
EEE and XL, e.g. : SIZES
26
Ice sheet : FLOE
27
Tangled : MATTED
29
Packers' milieu : GREENBAY
33
Bob of "The Rivals" : ACRES
34
State and Vanity : FAIRS
35
Harem chamber : ODA
36
Pronoun : THEM
37
Tears down : RAZES
38
Sea-speed unit : KNOT
39
Starting point : TEE
40
Galas : FETES
41
Arnold's co-plotter : ANDRE
42
Looked up to : ESTEEMED
44
Diving birds : GREBES
45
Marsh plant : REED
46
Garson : GREER
47
Tranquilize : BECALM
50
Biblical brother : CAIN
51
Start, poetically : OPE
54
U. S. patriot : OTIS
55
Pessimistic situation : BEARMARKET
58
Stringed instrument : LUTE
59
Result : ENSUE
60
Flying prefix : AERO
61
Even stephen : TIED
62
Scads : REAMS
63
___ and bear it : GRIN
Down
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P. I. textile : SABA
2
Jewish month : ELUL
3
Shopping center of a sort : WALLSTREET
4
Pointed tool : AWL
5
"I was ___ stiff" : SCARED
6
Impairs : HARMS
7
Dark : INKY
8
Edgar : POE
9
Pilgrim Fathers, e.g. : SETTLERS
10
Silver or smoke : SCREEN
11
U. S. Indian : ERIE
12
Try : TEST
13
Receives : SEES
18
Complicated paths : MAZES
23
Troubles : WOES
25
Paragraph : ITEM
26
French or home : FRIES
27
Dull-surfaced : MATTE
28
Yearns : ACHES
29
Stared : GAZED
30
Certain specialist : BONDBROKER
31
Revere : ADORE
32
Upstate N. Y. county : YATES
34
Destined : FATED
37
Maine word : REMEMBER
38
Patella's milieu : KNEE
40
Grope : FEEL
41
Circus ring : ARENA
43
Took out : ERASED
44
Tammy : GRIMES
46
Greek caviar : GARUM
47
Break away : BOLT
48
Small case : ETUI
49
Quote : CITE
50
House, in Mexico : CASA
52
Persian beauty : PERI
53
Jacket : ETON
56
Compass reading : ENE
57
Kind of doll : RAG

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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