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Beverly J. Seward
Beverly J. Seward

New York Times, Thursday, November 20, 1975

27-Down : Beauty-shop job

Author:
Beverly J. Seward
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F G K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Beverly J. Seward has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,595
Across
1
Relative of bingo : LOTTO
6
Dads : PAS
9
Fiddlesticks : BOWS
13
Benefit : AVAIL
14
De Triomphe et al. : ARCS
15
Spring flower : IRIS
16
Author Simone ___ : DEBEAUVOIR
18
Lox-maker's need : SALT
19
___ king, Germanic imp : ERL
20
Bergen's Mortimer : SNERD
21
Royce's partner : ROLLS
22
Plant part : STEM
24
Patrick Henry specialty : ORATION
26
Musical notes: Var. : DOHS
28
Hamilton bills : TENS
29
Word to a horse: Var. : JEE
32
N.M. area of geologic epoch : OCHOA
34
Ballet dance : PASDEDEUX
36
Wabash native : HOOSIER
38
Take ___ (be concerned) : TOHEART
39
Office loudspeakers : INTERCOMS
41
Scottish historian : INNES
42
Wallet unit : ONE
43
Long Island's Glen ___ : COVE
44
Tell, as a yarn : SPIN
45
Netherlands queen : JULIANA
47
Cult : SECT
50
Rare night sight : COMET
53
Escargot : SNAIL
55
___ Nippon : DAI
56
W.W. II alliance : AXIS
57
Military man-Friday : AIDEDECAMP
59
Wires: Abbr. : TELS
60
DeLuise et al. : DOMS
61
Buenos ___ : AIRES
62
Wave, on the Riviera : ONDE
63
Some : ANY
64
Duck-hunter's need : DECOY
Down
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Does dock work : LADES
2
Out in the open : OVERT
3
Package deal, menuwise : TABLEDHOTE
4
Game outcome : TIE
5
Waves in Tampico : OLAS
6
Sharing words : PRORATA
7
Crucial experiences : ACIDTESTS
8
Ukraine, for one: Abbr. : SSR
9
Shaggy-maned animal : BISON
10
Mr. Roberts : ORAL
11
Mr. Rogers : WILL
12
Speedy jets : SSTS
14
Declare : AVER
17
Ones, in Spain : UNOS
21
Vitamin-yielding seed pod : ROSEHIP
23
Member of L.O.O.M. : MOOSE
25
___ China : INDO
27
Beauty-shop job : HAIRCUT
29
Maid of fame : JEANNEDARC
30
Seine feeder : EURE
31
Phone hookups: Abbr. : EXTS
32
Wright brothers' state : OHIO
33
Grasso's state: Abbr. : CONN
34
Stipulation : PROVISION
35
First Bishop of Paris : DENIS
37
Conservationist's field: Abbr. : ECOL
40
"___ Shadow" : MEANDMY
44
Port of Egypt : SAID
45
James or Owens : JESSE
46
Scottish answers : NAES
48
Star's bit appearance : CAMEO
49
Inebriated : TIPSY
50
___-nine-tails : CATO
51
Field animals : OXEN
52
Like some cheese : MILD
54
Take the reins : LEAD
57
Oklahoma city : ADA
58
French version of co. : CIE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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