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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Friday, November 29, 1974

52-Down : Work on bushes

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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R
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G
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,239
Across
1
Angel's headwear : HALO
5
Office worker : STENO
10
Fitzgerald : ELLA
14
Old Greek coin : OBOL
15
Object pettily : CAVIL
16
Time of day : NOON
17
Honey drink : MEAD
18
At ___ (over) : ANEND
19
Wrapper's need : CORD
20
Stephen Foster favorite : OLDFOLKSATHOME
23
Kettle parts : LIDS
24
Doer: Suffix : IER
25
Entertain : REGALE
28
Indulged : PAMPERED
33
Styptic base : ALUM
34
English county : DORSET
36
Gardner : AVA
37
Dogpatch resident : ABNER
39
Soldiers: Abbr. : GIS
40
Monastery head : ABBOT
42
Follow persistently : DOG
43
Black-green tea : OOLONG
46
Relish : LIKE
47
Old word for a Methodist preacher : SWADDLER
49
Praised : LAUDED
51
Tie the knot : WED
52
French parent : PERE
53
Certain changed beast : THEOLDGRAYMARE
60
Lose enthusiasm : COOL
61
Gold color : AURUM
62
Minerals : ORES
63
Influence : PULL
64
Famous mutiny : CAINE
65
Sparse : LEAN
66
Greek Mars : ARES
67
Lined with shade trees : ELMED
68
Venture : DARE
Down
1
___ sapiens : HOMO
2
Biblical victim : ABEL
3
Oppress : LOAD
4
Ex-sweetheart : OLDFLAME
5
Heated milk : SCALDED
6
Response to "au reservoir," in old gag : TANKS
7
Miss Arden et al. : EVES
8
Miss Foch : NINA
9
"That ___ religion" : OLDTIME
10
Recital plus : ENCORE
11
Impend : LOOM
12
Knowledge : LORE
13
Connective : AND
21
Basra commodity : OIL
22
Seven: Prefix : HEPTA
25
Electric catfishes : RAADS
26
Kind of room : ELBOW
27
___ Din : GUNGA
28
Earlier : PRIOR
29
Part of N.A.M.: Abbr. : ASSN
30
Furious : RABID
31
Elicit : EVOKE
32
Old-fashioned : DATED
35
Flirtatious look : OGLE
38
Western show : RODEO
41
Penicillin fungus : BLUEMOLD
44
Lavender's partner : OLDLACE
45
Shone : GLEAMED
48
Resides : DWELLS
50
Suffix for diction or station : ARY
52
Work on bushes : PRUNE
53
Travel agent's offer : TOUR
54
Kind of stud-poker card : HOLE
55
Twofold : DUAL
56
Forbidding : GRIM
57
Surface : AREA
58
Bring up : REAR
59
Old slave : ESNE
60
Man of figures: Abbr. : CPA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 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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