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Bill Scollon
Bill Scollon

New York Times, Monday, January 14, 1974

38-Down : Farm implement

Author:
Bill Scollon
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,920
Across
1
Riot item : MACE
5
Der ___ : ALTE
9
"Rosmersholm" author : IBSEN
14
Inky : EBON
15
Very, in Bonn : SEHR
16
Type of urban pollution : NOISE
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Rear-seat occupant : NONDRIVER
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Forte of 9 Across : DRAMA
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Thus: Lat. : SIC
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"This other ___ ... " : EDEN
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Boarder : ROOMER
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"Peter Piper picked," e.g. : ALLITERATION
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Cicero's where : UBI
27
Type of campaign : SMEAR
28
Peer Gynt's mother : ASE
31
Swirls : EDDIES
34
British pie ingredient : EEL
35
Cracow's land: Abbr. : POL
36
Resident of Genève : SUISSE
37
Marches the colors : TROOPS
40
Work on hides : TAN
41
Slower, in music: Abbr. : RIT
44
"___ ramparts ... " : OERTHE
45
High school subj. : ALG
46
Bradley et al. : OMARS
48
Penitential symbol : ASH
49
"Cuckoo" or "whippoorwill," e.g. : ONOMATOPOEIA
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"___, my children ... " : LISTEN
56
Bog down : MIRE
57
Cricket positions : ONS
58
Violin maker : AMATI
59
By-the-numbers painters : COLORISTS
61
Having heavy hair : MANED
62
Mr. Root : OREN
63
Laugh, in Lyons : RIRE
64
___ Sinha, Sanskrit poet : AMARA
65
Decorate again : REDO
66
King of Judah et al. : ASAS
Down
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I.Q. organization : MENSA
2
Bubbling : ABOIL
3
Finishing : CONCLUDING
4
"The ___ of the Affair" : END
5
Stage direction : ASIDE
6
Pries : LEVERS
7
"___ of the Game" : THENAME
8
Go astray : ERR
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Not al fresco : INDOOR
10
Nonmetallic element : BORON
11
Anna's destination : SIAM
12
Salinger heroine : ESME
13
Far's companion : NEAR
18
Makes fast again : RETIES
22
Venice's Wall Street : RIALTO
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Heron's relative : IBIS
25
Golf necessity : TEE
28
Deification : APOTHEOSIS
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Frat member : SOPH
30
Or ___ : ELSE
31
This, in Spain : ESTA
32
___ Alliance of 1879 : DUAL
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Pulpit wisdom : SERMON
38
Farm implement : REAPER
39
"___ I thought at the time" : ORSO
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"___ the master of my fate" : IAM
43
Irish bay : TRAMORE
46
New York city : ONEIDA
47
Having steps : STILED
49
Aquatic mammal : OTTER
50
Maine college town : ORONO
51
Prefix with mural : INTRA
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Beasts of burden : ASSES
53
Tibetan figure : LAMA
54
Moslem priest : IMAM
55
Capital of Yemen : SANA
59
One of two N.T. books: Abbr. : COR
60
David's officer : IRA

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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