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Michael J. Priestley
Michael J. Priestley

New York Times, Wednesday, January 19, 1977

32-Down : Smoothes

Author:
Michael J. Priestley
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Michael J. Priestley has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,021
Across
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Ghana's capital : ACCRA
6
Entr'___ : ACTE
10
Peeved : SORE
14
Rancheros' weapons : BOLAS
15
Want : PRIVATION
17
Moslem leaders : IMAMS
18
State of inactivity : PARALYSIS
19
Girl's name : EMMIE
20
Thailand people : LAO
21
Farm birds : GEESE
22
Keatsian works : ODES
23
Cow of note : ELSIE
25
Uganda's Amin : IDI
26
"___ 'em, Rover!" : SIC
28
___ Pointe : GROSSE
33
Nearby : NIGH
35
City of Georgia : MACON
38
Oslo V.I.P. : OLAV
39
Venetian V.I.P. : DOGE
40
Donna or facie : PRIMA
41
Midi resort : NICE
42
Sorry one : RUER
43
Certain Greek : ATTIC
44
Sun god : ATEN
45
Knesset's domain : ISRAEL
47
Footnote abbr. : NES
49
Time periods: Abbr. : HRS
50
Plaster of Paris : GESSO
53
Fit to be ___ : TIED
55
U.S. Indian : OSAGE
59
Before Fri. : THU
60
Become affiliated : ENROL
62
Jumbles : FARRAGOES
64
Nonprofessionals : LAITY
65
Newspaper section : FINANCIAL
66
Record of a year : ANNAL
67
Beverages : ALES
68
Weeping, to Shakespeare : ACRY
69
Rule, in France : REGLE
Down
1
Mr. Irish Rose : ABIE
2
Roomy : COMMODIOUS
3
Worker on certain beds : CLAMDIGGER
4
Fiber plant : RAMIE
5
Evaluate : ASSESS
6
Vehicle often upset : APPLECART
7
African village: Var. : CRAAL
8
Weather satellite : TIROS
9
Miss Le Gallienne : EVA
10
Eye sore: Var. : STYE
11
French river : OISE
12
French monarchs : ROIS
13
Mass. motto word : ENSE
16
Writer who inspired boys : ALGER
24
Paderewski : IGNACE
25
Lemur : INDRI
27
Pierce : IMPALE
29
Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
30
Moving like a mamba : SLITHERING
31
Priestly : SACERDOTAL
32
Smoothes : EVENS
34
Wife of Zeus : HERA
36
Op. ___ : CIT
37
In a portentous way : OMINOUSLY
46
Sea off Greece: Var. : EGEAN
48
Like a stone pillar : STELAR
51
Impassive one : STOIC
52
Clip : SHEAR
54
Empty : INANE
55
Anglo-Saxon king : OFFA
56
Navigate : SAIL
57
English composer : ARNE
58
Mardi ___ : GRAS
61
Actor Talbot : LYLE
63
Air-traffic abbr. : GCA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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