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Martha J. DeWitt
Martha J. DeWitt

New York Times, Monday, November 24, 1975

28-Down : More adorable

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,599
Across
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Partners of haws : HEMS
5
Necklace holder : CLASP
10
Old London transit : TRAM
14
Hautboy : OBOE
15
Peep show : RAREE
16
Latvian city : RIGA
17
Man of many cancellations : POSTMASTER
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Again : ANEW
20
Brief bits of time : INSTANTS
21
Marsh plants : SEDGES
23
Trygve and family : LIES
24
Alaskan sight : TOTEM
25
Add on : APPEND
28
Photodeveloper's concern : CONTRAST
31
Stock unit : SHARE
32
Insect forms : PUPAE
33
Rear up : SHY
34
Soviet agency : TASS
35
Soviet co-op : ARTEL
36
First of a cautionary trio : STOP
37
Timetable abbr. : EST
38
More devious : SLIER
39
Cubic meter : STERE
40
Memo : REMINDER
42
Had a good golf round : PARRED
43
Moslem leader : AMEER
44
Roof part : EAVE
45
Evening star : VESPER
47
Tempered : ANNEALED
51
" ... not ___ temptation" : INTO
52
Criminal boss : MASTERMIND
54
Prayers : AVES
55
African gazelle : ARIEL
56
Ferber : EDNA
57
Old instrument : LYRE
58
Comes nigh : NEARS
59
Promising : ROSY
Down
1
U.S. Indian : HOPI
2
Black : EBON
3
Rolling stone's lack : MOSS
4
Pilgrims, e.g. : SETTLERS
5
Stretched the neck : CRANED
6
Endures : LASTS
7
Crafts' associate : ARTS
8
Holy ___ : SEE
9
Not for all eyes : PERSONAL
10
Mr. Horn : TRADER
11
Circus boss : RINGMASTER
12
Out of line : AGEE
13
Gullets : MAWS
18
Its motto is "Dirigo" : MAINE
22
Diminutive suffix : ETTE
24
Alcoholic : TOPER
25
Flower : ASTER
26
Stage : PHASE
27
Adept one : PASTMASTER
28
More adorable : CUTER
29
Dinah : SHORE
30
Completed a dictation job : TYPED
32
Busybody : PRIER
35
Municipal boss : ALDERMAN
36
Hard-to-miss headline : STREAMER
38
Dagger : SNEE
39
Bank customer : SAVER
41
Obtrude on : IMPOSE
42
Door parts : PANELS
44
Register : ENTER
45
Ampule : VIAL
46
Deadly sin : ENVY
47
Its capital once was Ephesus : ASIA
48
Venetian beach : LIDO
49
Austrian river : ENNS
50
Ike's date with destiny : DDAY
53
Have entity : ARE

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