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Rachel F. Baker
Rachel F. Baker

New York Times, Friday, January 27, 1967

50-Down : Use a divining rod.

Author:
Rachel F. Baker
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Rachel F. Baker has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,376
Across
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Offend: Colloq. : MIFF
5
Foolish. : DAFT
9
Thicket. : COPSE
14
At leisure. : IDLE
15
Type of dwelling. : IGLU
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Injuries. : HURTS
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Aquatic mammal. : SEAL
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Before long. : SOON
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Fields. : AREAS
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Certain working girls. : TAXIDANCERS
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Contend. : VIE
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Hero of Hungary. : NAGY
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Fragrant compounds. : ESTERS
27
Relative of a legatee. : COHEIR
30
Contemporary. : MODERN
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Beverage. : ALE
33
Judge in Salem witchcraft trials. : SEWALL
35
Objectives. : AIMS
38
Peruse. : READ
40
Weird. : EERIE
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Edible part. : MEAT
42
Pop. : SODA
43
Apportions. : ALLOTS
45
1933 initials. : NRA
46
In a firm manner. : STABLY
48
Wobble. : TEETER
50
Subordinate part. : DETAIL
52
Understands. : GETS
53
Gondola item. : OAR
54
Announcement. : DECLARATION
60
Composed. : WROTE
62
Drove. : HERD
63
Domicile. : HOME
64
Masculine title. : SENOR
65
Time ___ half. : ANDA
66
Celtic man's name. : EWAN
67
Borders. : EDGES
68
Sojourn. : STAY
69
Pealed. : RANG
Down
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Haze. : MIST
2
Notion. : IDEA
3
Useful plant. : FLAX
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Catlike. : FELINE
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Like some weather. : DISAGREEABLE
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"The ___ and the Ecstacy." : AGONY
7
Mass of fine particles. : FLOC
8
Melody. : TUNE
9
Sliding dance step. : CHASSE
10
Possessive pronoun. : OUR
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Anticipatory. : PREVENIENT
12
Flight of steps. : STAIR
13
Feminine suffix. : ESSES
21
Platform. : DAIS
22
Memorable occasion. : REDLETTERDAY
26
Vehicle in a mine. : TRAM
27
Part of the street scene. : CARS
28
Margarine. : OLEO
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Willful. : HEADSTRONG
30
Like an earthy deposit. : MARLY
31
Medley. : OLIO
34
Deep reservoir. : WELL
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Equine. : MARE
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Twinkler. : STAR
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Food for computers. : DATA
44
___ precedent. : SETA
47
Helpers. : AIDERS
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Mordecai's pretty cousin. : ESTHER
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Use a divining rod. : DOWSE
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Dog-___. : EARED
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Lake in Italy. : GARDA
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Man's name: Abbr. : CHAS
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Imparted. : LENT
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Locale of "The Music Man" : IOWA
58
Part of Arabia. : OMAN
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Vt., N. H., etc. : NENG
61
Digit. : TOE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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