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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Wednesday, January 18, 1967

24-Down : Wise lawgiver.

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { H J K Q V W }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,367
Across
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Cloud. : BEMIST
7
Sod. : TURF
11
Like. : SIMILAR
12
Collectors' items. : CURIOS
14
Blue. : AZURINE
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Logogriph. : ANAGRAM
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One of the Allens. : MEL
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Conform (to). : ADAPT
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Vers ___. : LIBRE
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Cereal product. : BRAN
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Counterfoils. : STUBS
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Boxers. : DOGS
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Perfume. : ATTAR
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Cutter's cousin. : SLOOP
30
In medias ___. : RES
31
Tennis tournament term. : SEEDED
33
Fourth word of "Home, Sweet Home." : PALACES
35
Mosque official. : IMAM
37
Forum garment. : TOGA
38
He loved Thisbe. : PYRAMUS
41
Entitling. : NAMING
45
Anger: Lat. : IRA
46
Retreats. : NESTS
48
Argolis valley where Hercules killed the lion. : NEMEA
49
Yeast. : BARM
51
Dancer's concern. : STEPS
53
Gem. : OPAL
54
River of Kashmir. : INDUS
56
Miss Loos. : ANITA
58
Miss Hagen. : UTA
59
Electronic device. : SCANNER
61
Intricate. : COMPLEX
63
Thing to do today. : ERRAND
64
Washington mansion. : EMBASSY
65
Swabs. : MOPS
66
Musical instrument. : SPINET
Down
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City of Tunisia. : BIZERTE
2
Rival successfully. : EMULATE
3
Myself: Ger. : MIR
4
Hipbones. : ILIA
5
Beaches. : SANDS
6
Deals with. : TREATS
7
Large cask. : TUN
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River into the Caspian. : URAL
9
Inflexible. : RIGID
10
Refrained from. : FORBORE
11
Brazilian dances. : SAMBAS
12
Watercraft. : CATBOAT
13
Bilko and others. : SARGES
16
Hodgepodge. : MESS
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Succulent part of fruit. : PULP
22
Lowest point. : NADIR
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Wise lawgiver. : SOLON
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Furnish fresh personnel. : REMAN
29
Heathen. : PAGAN
32
Feminine equivalent of "knights." : DAMES
34
Carved gem. : CAMEO
36
Condiment. : MUSTARD
38
Swagger. : PRANCE
39
Support for a square sail. : YARDARM
40
British gun. : STEN
42
Impetus. : IMPULSE
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Most orderly. : NEATEST
44
Milky Way. : GALAXY
45
Bird of the Nile. : IBIS
47
Gives piquancy to. : SPICES
50
Saki's real name. : MUNRO
52
Jazz dance. : STOMP
55
Kind of shot. : SNAP
57
Both: Prefix. : AMBI
60
Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
62
God of the forests. : PAN

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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