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Gladys V. Miller
Gladys V. Miller

New York Times, Tuesday, September 10, 1974

18-Across : Courtroom principal

Author:
Gladys V. Miller
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Gladys V. Miller has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,159
Across
1
King of Norway : OLAF
5
Scads : ACRES
10
Opposites of deps. : ARRS
14
Frederick IX, for one : DANE
15
Declaration signer : PAINE
16
Pace or trot : GAIT
17
Cup and saucer device : ETNA
18
Courtroom principal : PROSECUTOR
20
Cigars: Var. : SHEROOTS
22
Relatives of picnics : ROASTS
23
Ohio tornado city : XENIA
24
Small room : DEN
25
Heavy : LEADEN
27
Minutemen's foes : REDCOATS
32
Cereal grass : OAT
33
Diamond maneuver : STEAL
35
Chinese province : HUPEH
36
Exchange premium : AGIO
38
Name before Barbara or Clara : SANTA
40
European capital : ROME
41
Scoff : FLOUT
43
Wounds for Caesar : STABS
45
Saratoga Springs : SPA
46
Watchers of a sort : SENTRIES
48
In a way : SORTOF
50
Shoemaker's tool : AWL
51
U.M.W. man : MINER
52
Spain's pride of 1588 : ARMADA
56
Stevenson's Silver : LONGJOHN
59
Providential : HEAVENSENT
61
Weapon used for an appel : EPEE
62
Bancroft or Baxter : ANNE
63
"Slaughter on ___ Avenue" : TENTH
64
Use gum : CHEW
65
South African : BOER
66
"A Day ___ Races" : ATTHE
67
Does a field chore : TEDS
Down
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Horatian and Pindaric : ODES
2
Plaster backing : LATH
3
Empire-builder's goal : ANNEXATION
4
Had qualms about : FEARED
5
Names : APPOINTS
6
Magna ___ : CARTA
7
Salado and Negro : RIOS
8
Printing spaces : ENS
9
Do a slow burn : SEERED
10
Water, south of the border : AGUA
11
Rolls of hair : RATS
12
Tumult : RIOT
13
Large boats: Abbr. : STRS
19
Spiral shell : CONCH
21
Individuals : ONES
24
Alluvial river deposit : DELTA
25
Goldbricks : LOAFS
26
Phila. player : EAGLE
27
Declaims : RANTS
28
Pronoun : OUR
29
Part of man's or woman's : APOSTROPHE
30
Rhythm : TEMPO
31
Quantity of grain : SHEAF
34
Artist's aid : EASEL
37
Away : OUT
39
Pernod's cousin : ABSINTHE
42
Kind of school : TRADE
44
Partner of dance : SONG
47
"___ girl just like ... " : IWANTA
49
Factory second : REJECT
51
Calendar page : MONTH
52
King of Israel : AHAB
53
Gambling city : RENO
54
Lion feature : MANE
55
State : AVER
56
40-day period : LENT
57
Observe : HEED
58
Front-page fodder : NEWS
60
Sink : SET

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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