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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Tuesday, November 18, 1975

4-Down : "___ one flight and save"

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,593
Across
1
Cornfield raiders : CROWS
6
Annoys : BUGS
10
Dudes : FOPS
14
Veranda : LANAI
15
Foil : EPEE
16
Wife of Esau : ADAH
17
Reef : ATOLL
18
Learned : GOTWISETO
20
Tried to influence : WORKEDON
22
Access : ENTREE
23
Whole thing : UNIT
24
Dry, as champagne : BRUT
25
Modifies : ADAPTS
28
Northwest, for one : PASSAGE
31
Guy's friend : GAL
32
Benchwarmer : SCRUB
34
African antelope : ELAND
36
Tract : AREA
38
Inaugurate : SETUP
40
Large antelope : KUDU
41
Ticket parts : STUBS
43
Pondered : MUSED
45
Buddhist cult : ZEN
46
Temporary : STOPGAP
48
___ style (formal dress) : ROBEDE
50
Barkley's title : VEEP
51
Miss Lee : LILA
52
Show up : APPEAR
55
Cancels : CALLSOFF
59
Remove : CLEARAWAY
61
M.P. Nancy : ASTOR
62
Restore : HEAL
63
Take to : LOVE
64
Backward: Prefix : RETRO
65
Nobleman : EARL
66
Ruminant : DEER
67
Work on the furnace : STOKE
Down
1
Hammer part : CLAW
2
Plane-booster initials : RATO
3
___ about : ONOR
4
"___ one flight and save" : WALKUP
5
Early movies : SILENTS
6
Biblical verb : BEGOT
7
Bone ___ (cram) : UPON
8
Obtain : GET
9
Needle workers : SEWERS
10
Glibness : FASTTALK
11
European river : ODER
12
Head : PATE
13
Pump : SHOE
19
Not available : INUSE
21
Harrow parts : DISCS
24
Hindu gentlemen : BABUS
25
Turkish generals : AGAS
26
Runs swiftly : DARTS
27
Alaskan : ALEUT
28
Erect : PUTUP
29
First-aid item : GAUZE
30
"The song is ___" : ENDED
33
Plan anew : REMAP
35
Desert feature : DUNE
37
Primarily : ABOVEALL
39
Hazard : PERIL
42
Kind of head or mint : SPEAR
44
Bills : DOLLARS
47
Ford : GERALD
49
Hound : BASSET
51
Stratum : LAYER
52
Throb : ACHE
53
___ bargaining : PLEA
54
Fruit : PEAR
55
Stalactite's milieu : CAVE
56
Preminger : OTTO
57
Branch off : FORK
58
Cleaving tool : FROE
60
Trouble : WOE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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