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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Wednesday, October 4, 1967

42-Down : Oddball.

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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O
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R
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S
5
A
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B
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A
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T
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S
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S
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T
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A
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O
N
A
I
R
14
E
V
R
Y
15
S
L
A
B
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D
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C
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D
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M
O
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N
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S
T
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S
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H
A
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D
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C
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T
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A
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N
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N
A
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A
R
N
H
E
M
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A
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R
T
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S
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H
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O
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E
B
A
G
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S
E
E
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P
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H
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N
D
S
P
R
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I
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N
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G
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K
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U
R
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I
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L
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S
A
N
A
A
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S
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R
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G
L
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C
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K
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Y
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M
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M
E
M
E
N
T
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H
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P
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D
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E
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S
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L
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O
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C
K
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G
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R
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P
O
L
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O
L
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T
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C
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M
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S
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S
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A
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,626
Across
1
5th-cen. invader of Britain. : HORSA
6
Rackets. : BATS
10
Not movable: Abbr. : STA
13
Walk ___ (be elated). : ONAIR
14
"Climb ___ Mountain." : EVRY
15
Flat rock. : SLAB
16
Cubed. : DICED
17
1868 novel (with "The"). : MOONSTONE
19
Print-shop worker. : STONEHAND
21
___ del Vaticano. : CITTA
22
Zola novel. : NANA
23
Netherlands city on the Rhine. : ARNHEM
24
Poetic verb form. : ART
26
Notions item. : SHOEBAG
30
Small spring. : SEEP
32
Acrobatic feat. : HANDSPRING
36
New Zealand timber tree. : KAURI
38
1st-cen. date. : LII
39
Capital of Yemen. : SANAA
40
Fastening device. : SPRINGLOCK
43
Vegetables. : YAMS
44
Something saved. : MEMENTO
45
Wise to. : HEP
46
Stop. : DESIST
49
Waikiki's isle. : OAHU
52
Perennial flowering herb. : AVENS
53
Name on Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries. : LOCKRIDGE
58
Part of a roof. : RIDGEPOLE
60
Companion of wiser. : OLDER
61
Follows (along). : TAGS
62
Gather into loops. : COIL
63
Many times more than: Prefix. : MULTI
64
Curve of a ship's plank. : SNY
65
Place. : SPOT
66
Make ___ of (bungle). : AMESS
Down
1
Coal holders. : HODS
2
Step ___! : ONIT
3
Storyteller. : RACONTEUR
4
City in Tuscany. : SIENA
5
Forest scene. : ARDEN
6
Chancel, in the Eastern Church. : BEMA
7
River to the Severn. : AVON
8
Stepped. : TROD
9
Opposite of ant. : SYN
10
Indolence. : SLOTH
11
French relative. : TANTE
12
Nautical term. : ABEAM
15
Dangerous fish. : STINGRAY
18
Discards. : SCRAPS
20
Muddle. : HASH
23
Missing: Abbr. : ABS
24
Demands. : ASKS
25
Gather in. : REAP
27
City NW of Leipzig. : HALLE
28
Popular garnish. : ONION
29
Command. : EDICT
31
Undercoats. : PRIMINGS
33
With heads together. : INAHUDDLE
34
Fame. : NAME
35
Sound of surprise. : GASP
37
In being: Lat. : INESSE
41
Time abbreviation. : GMT
42
Oddball. : KOOK
46
Pub game. : DARTS
47
French spa. : EVIAN
48
Abounding in certain plants. : SEDGY
50
Bouquet. : AROMA
51
"Eye" of a bean: Bot. : HILUM
53
Airplane maneuver. : LOOP
54
Hodgepodge. : OLIO
55
Welshman, for one. : CELT
56
Prepares. : GETS
57
Greek goddess. : ERIS
59
British law officers: Abbr. : PCS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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