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Harriet Gilson Rosenberg
Harriet Gilson Rosenberg

New York Times, Wednesday, October 23, 1974

2-Down : Neighbor of Syria: Var.

Author:
Harriet Gilson Rosenberg
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Harriet Gilson Rosenberg has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,202
Across
1
Taste : SIP
4
Namath forte : PASS
8
Baby transit : PRAM
12
Kind of hanger : STRAP
14
Date: Abbr. : APPT
15
Playwright Elmer : RICE
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Steal : POACH
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Villain's smile : LEER
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Miss Kett : ETTA
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Ultimatum : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
22
Arctic explorer : RAE
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Trite : STALE
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Gavilan or gloves : KID
27
___ of luxury : LAP
29
Cuts up : MINCES
33
Infuriates : IRES
35
Take time out : REST
38
Electioneer : STAMP
39
Warning to a Russian hiker : WATCHYOURSTEPPE
42
Potato state : IDAHO
43
Tides : NEAP
44
History-book entry : DATE
45
Commence : SETOUT
47
Foot: Prefix : PED
49
Chaplin son : SYD
50
Golf-match situation : ONEUP
53
Negative of a sort : NAH
55
Challenge : STANDUPANDFIGHT
62
Codlike fish : HAKE
63
Cowfish : TORO
64
Unshackled : FREED
65
Eastern V.I.P. : EMIR
66
Corker : ONER
67
Long time : YEARS
68
Rooms : DENS
69
Space agency : NASA
70
Sign of success : SRO
Down
1
Colonnade : STOA
2
Neighbor of Syria: Var. : IRAK
3
Sulky horse : PACER
4
___ Alto : PALO
5
Imitators : APERS
6
Variety of wheat : SPELT
7
Gulf or slip : STREAM
8
Forestalled : PREVENTED
9
Ceremony : RITE
10
Part of a play : ACTI
11
Food : MEAT
12
Norfolk, for one: Abbr. : SPT
13
Small glass bottle : PHIAL
20
Lachrymal : TEARY
21
Heeling : ALIST
24
Flightless birds : KIWIS
25
Turkish decree : IRADE
26
Coup ___ : DETAT
28
Lowly worker : PEON
30
Matador's cloaks : CAPAS
31
Meaningless : EMPTY
32
Break a traffic law : SPEED
34
Beer holders : SCHOONERS
36
Girl's name : SUE
37
Golf-ball holder : TRAP
40
Wolf or fox : HOUND
41
Use up : SPEND
46
German : TEUTON
48
Dizzy's brother : DAFFY
51
Once ___ time : UPONA
52
Cuts off : PARES
54
Employs : HIRES
55
Hangar : SHED
56
Bring under control : TAME
57
Similar : AKIN
58
Bayes of stage : NORA
59
Rigging : GEAR
60
Leander's love : HERO
61
Football scores : TDS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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