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Raymond F. Eisner
Raymond F. Eisner

New York Times, Monday, September 23, 1974

5-Across : Hit hard

Author:
Raymond F. Eisner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { B F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Raymond F. Eisner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,172
Across
1
Ogden's state : UTAH
5
Hit hard : SMITE
10
Miss Hagen : UTA
13
___ bene : NOTA
14
Prowls about : MOUSES
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"___ my word" (indeed) : PON
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Snare : TRAP
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Distribute selectively : ASSORT
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___ of bricks : TON
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Fastener : ZIPPER
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Desk convenience : KNEEHOLE
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Prison areas : YARDS
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Repast : TEA
26
Sluggishness : LANGUOR
29
Shakespearean weather : TEMPEST
33
Hawaiian thrush : OMAO
34
"___ but the brave ... " : NONE
36
Outpouring : SPATE
37
William : TELL
38
Brief spell of energy : SPURT
40
North Sea tributary : YSER
41
Excessive : UNDUE
43
Concerning : INRE
44
Greek goddess : HERA
45
Persevere : STICKAT
47
Lasts : ENDURES
49
Murray : KEN
50
Take ___ for the worse : ATURN
51
Grasshoppers : KATYDIDS
55
Like country roads : RUTTED
59
Newswire Initials : UPI
60
Indolent : OTIOSE
62
Dies ___ : IRAE
63
Pair : DUO
64
Planet after Saturn : URANUS
65
Soviet river : NEVA
66
Upper house: Abbr. : USS
67
"___ of the South Pacific" : TALES
68
Turned right : GEED
Down
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Swedish weight : UNTZ
2
Column moldings : TORI
3
Nipa palm : ATAP
4
Carefree : HAPPYGOLUCKY
5
Titanic's call : SOS
6
Perfume substances : MUSKS
7
"When the frost ___ the pumpkin" : ISON
8
Cylindrical : TERETE
9
Looks up to : ESTEEMS
10
Capable of : UPTO
11
Kind of kit : TOOL
12
Queen's name : ANNE
14
French chestnuts : MARRONS
20
___ Claire : EAU
22
Kind of ground : HAPPYHUNTING
24
Police command to a gunman : DROPIT
26
___-eater : LOTUS
27
Catkin : AMENT
28
Nita of silents : NALDI
29
Harness ring : TERRET
30
Loom bar : EASER
31
Cubic meter : STERE
32
Japanese monasteries : TERAS
35
Hebrew letter : NUN
39
Terms : TENURES
42
Made do : EKEDOUT
46
Ibsen's dancer : ANITRA
48
Actress Joanne : DRU
50
___ man (unanimously) : ASONE
51
African antelope : KUDU
52
Southern constellation : APUS
53
Spanish uncles : TIOS
54
"___ M for Murder" : DIAL
56
___ of knowledge : TREE
57
Roof part : EAVE
58
Kind of issue : DEAD
61
Swine genus : SUS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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