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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Tuesday, October 28, 1975

4-Down : Symbol of remoteness

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F J W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,572
Across
1
Latin-lesson word : AMAT
5
Mont Blanc, etc., to French : ALPES
10
Fundamentals : ABCS
14
Puccini heroine : MIMI
15
Drench : DOUSE
16
Mies van der ___ : ROHE
17
Tamiroff : AKIM
18
Pink roses : EGLANTINES
20
Fiendish : DIABOLIC
22
Hums : DRONES
23
Mr. Heep : URIAH
24
Biblical name : ASER
25
Senator from Maine : MUSKIE
28
Small stream : RILLET
31
Dill : ANET
32
Sprite : PIXIE
33
Cry of surprise : HOO
36
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Old French coin : SOU
41
Town near Naples : CAPUA
42
Kiln : OAST
43
Type of venemous snake : ELAPID
45
Fountain order : SUNDAE
47
Glacial ridges : OSAR
48
Grenoble's river : ISERE
50
Misbehaves : ACTSUP
52
Playing card : NINESPOT
56
Printing-plant areas : PRESSROOMS
58
Rus in ___ : URBE
59
Mexican Indian : SERI
60
As ___ (generally) : ARULE
61
Fur animal, for short : COON
62
Comfort : EASE
63
Isolated hills : MESAS
64
Dutch painter : HALS
Down
1
Have ___ on (be peeved) : AMAD
2
Premier of Japan : MIKI
3
Bowfin genus : AMIA
4
Symbol of remoteness : TIMBUKTU
5
Antarctic penguin : ADELIE
6
Sayings of Jesus : LOGIA
7
8
That, in Spain : ESA
9
Transmit : SEND
10
Tuneful : ARIOSE
11
Warm-water shark : BONNETHEAD
12
Stadium sound : CHEER
13
Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
19
Irish port : TRALEE
21
Mouth: Prefix : ORI
25
Bleats : MAAS
26
Strange, in Scotland : UNCO
27
Sets apart : SEQUESTERS
29
Corn lily : IXIA
30
Miss Ullmann : LIV
32
N. Z. mollusk : PIPI
34
Thessaly peak : OSSA
35
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
37
Flier of myth : ICARUS
38
Weaken : SAP
39
Paragon : NONESUCH
44
"I love a ___" : LASSIE
45
Come to one's ___ : SENSES
46
Actress Mary : URE
47
Plant-stem sheath : OCREA
49
Resort in India : SIMLA
50
Nave's neighbor : APSE
51
Carriage : PRAM
53
Malay boat : PROA
54
Old Greek coin : OBOL
55
Bills : TENS
57
Bauxite, e.g. : ORE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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