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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Monday, November 11, 1974

44-Down : Jones Beach visitor

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,221
Across
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Fabulist : LIAR
5
Bahaman island : ABACO
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Pronoun : THAT
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Southern constellation : ARGO
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Dud : LEMON
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Cover : HIDE
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Do one's duty : TOETHELINE
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And elsewhere: Abbr. : ETAL
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Purpose : END
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Heraldic marking : ORLE
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Wrap tightly : SWATHE
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Speck : MOTE
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Historic period : EPOCH
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Migrations : TREKS
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Most chic : SMARTEST
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Munsel forte : ARIA
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River isles : AITS
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Greek letter : RHO
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Moderate : MIDDLEOFTHEROAD
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Roger! : OKE
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Being: Fr. : ETRE
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Shakespearean villain : IAGO
42
Goes over : REHASHES
44
March players : BANDS
46
Kefauver : ESTES
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Versifier : BARD
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Swap : BARTER
50
Greek letter : BETA
51
Hawaiian dish : POI
54
Word with shop : OLDE
55
Lacking in freedom : EARTHBOUND
58
Scent : ODOR
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Moderate : ABATE
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Bow, in Italy : ARCO
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Spanks : TANS
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Beer : LAGER
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Whirl : REEL
Down
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Arrival-board word : LATE
2
___ horse : IRON
3
Ancient : AGED
4
Go bad : ROT
5
Maydays : ALERTS
6
Charmer : BELLE
7
French friend : AMIE
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Hoodwink : CON
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Cross ___ (encounter) : ONESPATH
10
Get in ___ (participate) : THEACT
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Set out : HITTHEROAD
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Wife of Esau : ADAH
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Distant: Prefix : TELE
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Grapple : HOOK
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Inferior : WORSE
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Honey drink : MEAD
25
Discharge : EMIT
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Moppet's transit : TRIKE
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Apply pressure : RIDEHERDON
28
Strongboxes : SAFES
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Chases, as flies : SHAGS
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Hoopla : TODO
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Cupid : AMOR
35
Moroccan wind : LESTE
36
Celestial : ETHEREAL
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Bauxites : ORES
38
Covering : RIND
43
Flowers : ASTERS
44
Jones Beach visitor : BATHER
45
Kuwait native : ARAB
47
Miss Davis : BETTE
48
Italian shape : BOOT
49
Actor Alan : ALDA
50
Crow : BRAG
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Absolute : PURE
52
Formerly : ONCE
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Golden calf : IDOL
56
Arabian garment : ABA
57
Scull : OAR

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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