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David Crosatto
David Crosatto

New York Times, Thursday, October 9, 1975

24-Down : Reiner et al.

Author:
David Crosatto
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
David Crosatto has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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K
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,553
Across
1
M.P.'s quarry : AWOL
5
Breakups : RIFTS
10
Moslem leader : IMAM
14
Musical finale : CODA
15
Accustom : INURE
16
New Guinea town of W.W. II : BUNA
17
Its fruit was forbidden : TREEOFKNOWLEDGE
20
Utterly : STARKLY
21
Irish poet-patriot : PEARSE
22
Follower of uno and due : TRE
23
"Aeneid" author : VIRGIL
24
Crete's capital : CANEA
27
Thus: Lat. : SIC
28
Mirth, in Paris : GAITE
31
O.T. book : AMOS
32
Helium or neon : GAS
33
Pack of hounds : KENNEL
34
Box-score abbr. : RBI
35
Comparable : SIMILAR
37
Whale herd : GAM
38
Fine threads : LISLES
40
Trifle : TOY
41
Arizona sight : MESA
42
Rose-oriented author : STEIN
43
Clique : SET
44
Star from Rome : LOREN
45
Arthurian villain : MODRED
47
Biblical spring : AIN
48
Promised Land : CANAAN
49
Accompanies : ESCORTS
53
Lose in a big way : TAKEITONTHECHIN
55
Bills : ONES
56
Be grandiloquent : ORATE
57
Pope, 440-461 : LEOI
58
Mariner target : MARS
59
Scruffs : NAPES
60
N.Y.C. river : EAST
Down
1
Takes steps : ACTS
2
Plant : WORT
3
Concert halls : ODEA
4
Ophelia's brother : LAERTES
5
Springfield or Enfield : RIFLE
6
Like printers' fingers : INKY
7
Amusement : FUN
8
Capricorn, e.g. : TROPIC
9
Conduit : SEWER
10
Southern European : IBERIAN
11
Campaigner of a sort : MUDSLINGER
12
French seraph : ANGE
13
West or Murray : MAE
18
Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
19
One who falls behind : LAGGER
23
Avenged, with "on" : VISITED
24
Reiner et al. : CARLS
25
Circuit : AMBIT
26
Item for New Year's Eve : NOISEMAKER
27
Penrod's sidekick : SAM
29
Mock : TEASE
30
Famous violinist : ELMAN
32
Servicemen : GIS
33
Miss Francis : KAY
35
City in Japan : SENDAI
36
Fate : LOT
39
Elsa, for one : LIONESS
41
Von Stroheim fixture : MONOCLE
43
Madrid matron : SENORA
44
Parasitic insects : LICE
46
Squeal : RATON
47
Ruins : ASHES
48
Biblical miracle scene : CANA
49
Feminine suffix : ETTE
50
Large bird : RHEA
51
Spanish uncles : TIOS
52
Irritated state : SNIT
53
Piper's son : TOM
54
Take five : NAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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