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Martha J. DeWitt
Martha J. DeWitt

New York Times, Tuesday, January 31, 1967

10-Down : Parts of plants.

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,380
Across
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Libya's neighbor. : CHAD
5
Rascal. : SCAMP
10
Went away: Slang. : BLEW
14
Man's name. : LEVI
15
Tooth. : MOLAR
16
Proportion. : RATE
17
Bay ___. : AREA
18
Publish. : ISSUE
19
Of grandparents. : AVAL
20
Usual. : NORMAL
22
Bridge maneuver. : OVERCALL
24
Poetry. : ODES
26
Give out. : EMIT
27
Relative. : GRANDSON
31
Not go for. : PASSUP
35
Oodles. : LOADS
36
Teasers. : PESTS
38
Cuckoo. : ANI
39
Not theirs. : OURS
40
Guinea hens. : FOWLS
41
Piece of jewelry. : CLIP
42
Kyushu peak. : ASO
43
Songbird. : VIREO
44
Dull finish. : MATTE
45
Bowler's target. : TENPIN
47
Turned around. : REVERSED
49
Shorten sail. : REEF
51
Carnelian. : SARD
52
Passages to and from. : ACCESSES
56
Law expert. : LEGIST
60
One of the Ericssons. : LEIF
61
Night sound. : SNORE
63
Jewish month. : ADAR
64
Not for. : ANTI
65
Acclaim. : ECLAT
66
Arizona city. : MESA
67
River of myth. : STYX
68
Drips. : SEEPS
69
Pleasant. : EASY
Down
1
MacGregor, for instance. : CLAN
2
Man of the hour. : HERO
3
Assert. : AVER
4
Suit. : DIAMONDS
5
Old-time pop ballad. : SMILES
6
Kind of lettuce. : COS
7
Moreover. : ALSO
8
Lilac. : MAUVE
9
Arrogates. : PREEMPTS
10
Parts of plants. : BRACTS
11
Kilauea product. : LAVA
12
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
13
Partner of good. : WELL
21
Tots (up). : ADDS
23
Inlets. : RIAS
25
Deep sleep. : SOPOR
27
Crow (over). : GLOAT
28
Stir. : ROUSE
29
Baseball name. : AARON
30
Later. : NEWER
32
Saves (with "away"). : SALTS
33
Get together. : UNITE
34
Spoke (up). : PIPED
37
Wild plums. : SLOES
40
Bridge maneuvers. : FINESSES
41
Bridge. : CARDGAME
43
Competes. : VIES
44
Lake: Poet. : MERE
46
Part of a word. : PREFIX
48
Attendants. : VALETS
50
Barrier. : FENCE
52
Oh, dear! : ALAS
53
Copper. : CENT
54
Home town. : CITY
55
Fish. : SOLE
57
Notion. : IDEA
58
Back talk. : SASS
59
Old-time dog's name. : TRAY
62
Medium's signal. : RAP

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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