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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Friday, September 13, 1974

64-Across : Spoke in a shrill way

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,162
Across
1
Louts : OAFS
5
Kind of larceny : PETIT
10
Bank need : SAFE
14
___ breve : ALLA
15
Stubborn as ___ : AMULE
16
Serving dish : TRAY
17
Monitor of right and wrong : STILLSMALLVOICE
20
Part of a hill : TOP
21
Solar deity : ATEN
22
Churchman : ELDER
23
Angular design : FRET
24
Spicy stew : OLLA
26
Encloses : IMBEDS
29
Double : DUAL
30
One's interest : BAG
33
"High ___" : NOON
34
African native : BANTU
35
Camel's hair fabric : ABA
36
Deferred payment of a sort : CONSCIENCEMONEY
40
Suffix for enzymes : ASE
41
Amalgamate : UNITE
42
Loud outburst : GALE
43
Indian weight : SER
44
Franchot : TONE
45
Harder to believe : TALLER
47
Anna May of films : WONG
48
Horse feature : MANE
49
Long table cover : SCARF
52
Species : SORT
53
"___ steals my purse ... " : WHO
56
Penitent's burden : ACTOFCONTRITION
60
Orkney native : SCOT
61
Alleviate : ABATE
62
"Thanks ___" : ALOT
63
Painter Paul : KLEE
64
Spoke in a shrill way : PIPED
65
Cucumber or melon : PEPO
Down
1
Kiln : OAST
2
Part-singer : ALTO
3
Smart-alecky : FLIP
4
Girl of song : SAL
5
Tomato preparations : PASTES
6
Irish hero : EMMET
7
Sir, in Malaysia : TUAN
8
State: Abbr. : ILL
9
Wire: Abbr. : TEL
10
Roman robe : STOLA
11
Patched : ARID
12
Something worth saving : FACE
13
Onlooker : EYER
18
Cooking aid : LARD
19
Parchment paper : VELLUM
23
Marshes : FENS
24
___ of prevention : OUNCE
25
Arrival-board notation : LATE
26
Early Peruvians : INCAS
27
Fraternal member : MOOSE
28
Slip : BONER
29
Friend of Beatrice : DANTE
30
Commonplace : BANAL
31
White poplar : ABELE
32
More bouncy : GAYER
34
Entity : BEING
37
Disconnect : CUTOFF
38
Party to : INON
39
Flirt : OGLE
45
Did road work : TARRED
46
Against : ANTI
47
Did literary work : WROTE
48
Grove of prairie trees : MOTTE
49
Can. province : SASK
50
Roman 350 : CCCL
51
Stub ___ : ATOE
52
Kind of shot : SNAP
53
Stratagem : WILE
54
Croquet wicket : HOOP
55
Aware of : ONTO
57
Trenton or Albany: Abbr. : CAP
58
Sash : OBI
59
Kind of dance : TAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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