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Manny Miller
Manny Miller

New York Times, Friday, November 19, 1976

50-Down : Large rodents

Author:
Manny Miller
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Manny Miller has 32 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,960
Across
1
Affirm : AVER
5
Actor Walter : ABEL
9
Corkwood : BALSA
14
Ration : DOLE
15
Bean : LIMA
16
Army divisions : UNITS
17
Does a calculator's job : ADDS
18
Place of confinement : BRIG
19
___ a wet hen : MADAS
20
Type of target practice : SKEET
22
Reprove severely : DRESSDOWN
24
Horse's burden : HARNESS
26
Monotony : ROTE
27
Types of armor plate : TACES
29
Jog a forgetful one : REMIND
33
Chums : PALS
36
Under: Prefix : HYP
37
Reprieve for Pauline : RESCUE
38
Drink accompaniment : ICE
39
One of a soft-soled pair : SNEAKER
41
Drink : ADE
42
Calif. mountain : SHASTA
44
Drinking place : INN
45
Red Skelton alias : CLEM
46
Musical note : ASHARP
47
Certainly, teenage style : NATCH
49
Scandinavian : LAPP
51
Lovers' drinks : POTIONS
55
Guerrillas : PARTISANS
59
Novarro : RAMON
60
Another time : AGAIN
61
Paint covering : COAT
63
Russian river : NEVA
64
Velvet : PANNE
65
Playwright Oboler : ARCH
66
Journey : TREK
67
Hiss : ALGER
68
Japanese drink : SAKE
69
Man, for one : ISLE
Down
1
Add ___ of bitters : ADASH
2
Russian drink : VODKA
3
One of the Plinys : ELDER
4
Is annoyed at : RESENTS
5
Vestment : ALB
6
Kind of view : BIRDSEYE
7
Potentate : EMIR
8
Fermented drink : LAGER
9
Bit of bad advice : BUMSTEER
10
Garlands : ANADEMS
11
Resort of Italy : LIDO
12
Surfeit, in Scotland : STAW
13
Org. : ASSN
21
Brewed drink : TEA
23
Port of Italy : SORRENTO
25
Strong drink : SCHNAPPS
28
Malaga wine country : SPAIN
30
Adjective suffix : ICAL
31
Undraped : NUDE
32
Judge : DEEM
33
City of Italy : PISA
34
German cries : ACHS
35
Daughter of Laban : LEAH
39
Kitchen utensil : STRAINER
40
Shoulder bag : KNAPSACK
43
Cracker : SALTINE
45
Italian drink : CHIANTI
48
Middle: Abbr. : CTR
50
Large rodents : PACAS
52
Hebrew measures : OMERS
53
"Nana," for one : NOVEL
54
River of the Northwest : SNAKE
55
Haiti's ___ Doc : PAPA
56
"I've Got ___ in Kalamazoo" : AGAL
57
Resounded : RANG
58
Ibsen character : NORA
62
Article : THE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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