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David Crosatto
David Crosatto

New York Times, Tuesday, January 29, 1974

5-Down : Disperse

Author:
David Crosatto
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
David Crosatto has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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A
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L
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O
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S
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P
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L
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A
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T
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S
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O
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R
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B
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O
M
A
R
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C
I
A
N
O
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A
P
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R
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P
O
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D
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A
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A
L
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S
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S
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M
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A
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A
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M
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G
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H
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R
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O
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U
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D
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E
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A
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K
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W
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A
G
O
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T
Y
R
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B
A
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T
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D
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L
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D
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G
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T
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M
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N
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A
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A
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N
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S
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A
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A
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,935
Across
1
Angelic adornment : HALO
5
Chair part : SPLAT
10
Apple tree : SORB
14
Poet-astronomer : OMAR
15
Mussolini aide : CIANO
16
Mime : APER
17
Walden setting : POND
18
Depressed area of U.S. : APPALACHIA
20
Skirt : SIDESTEP
22
Going wrong : ERRING
23
Trade centers : MARTS
24
Respect : ADMIRE
25
Charlotte ___ : AMALIE
27
Lockups, in Leicester : GAOLS
28
Pronoun : HER
29
Stadium sound : ROAR
31
Chopin opus : ETUDE
35
Crooked : ASKEW
38
Past : AGO
39
Innsbruck's region : TYROL
40
Thrash : BASTE
41
Do bar duty : TEND
43
Aggregate : SUM
44
Wings: Fr. : AILES
46
Mystery-writers' awards : EDGARS
49
Biblical river : TIGRIS
51
Title for a woman : MADAM
52
Shade of green : RESEDA
53
Benchwarmer's place : SIDELINE
56
Armstrong, Conrad, etc. : ASTRONAUTS
58
Tennyson heroine : ENID
59
He: Lat. : ILLE
60
Jibe : AGREE
61
Part of speech : NOUN
62
Glaswegian negatives : NAES
63
Turn the ignition key : START
64
Scope : AREA
Down
1
Flowers used in brewing : HOPS
2
Mine: Fr. : AMOI
3
Alamo and Faneuil Hall, e.g. : LANDMARKS
4
Trying experience : ORDEAL
5
Disperse : SCATTER
6
Items for boatswains : PIPES
7
Northerner : LAPP
8
Collection : ANA
9
Fine sword : TOLEDO
10
Vestry : SACRISTY
11
Gold-rich land : OPHIR
12
Marie Antoinette, e.g. : REINE
13
Crow : BRAG
19
Identifying band : ARMLET
21
Indian title : SRI
24
Composer Copland : AARON
25
Ishmael's captain : AHAB
26
Sight of Southwest : MESA
27
Plums : GAGES
30
English conspirator : OATES
32
Little Bear : URSAMINOR
33
Glum : DOUR
34
Word in an O'Neill title : ELMS
36
Whatnots : ETAGERES
37
Oddball : WEIRDO
42
Firmly fixed : DEADSET
45
Vines : LIANAS
47
Presidential monogram : DDE
48
Ore : GALENA
49
Inventor Nikola : TESLA
50
Basket fiber : ISTLE
51
Carpentry joint : MITER
52
Maugham title : RAIN
53
Koran chapter : SURA
54
Pacific island : NIUE
55
Millay or Ferber : EDNA
57
Deputy: Abbr. : AGT

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

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