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Eileen Lexau
Eileen Lexau

New York Times, Monday, December 17, 1962

44-Down : Author of an epic poem

Author:
Eileen Lexau
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Eileen Lexau has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 10 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 1-Across had "Sign" instead of "sign"; corrected this. Also, unlike most puzzles of this time, the puzzle did not have periods after the clues. Left them out.

1
S
2
A
3
L
4
E
5
T
6
A
7
P
8
E
9
S
10
O
11
S
12
T
13
E
14
T
R
I
M
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A
B
A
F
T
16
S
P
I
N
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R
U
M
P
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M
A
S
T
E
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R
M
I
N
D
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U
B
I
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B
A
T
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P
A
I
N
T
S
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M
A
T
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T
E
R
E
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D
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S
H
O
D
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R
A
I
S
I
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N
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S
U
R
30
F
31
Y
32
C
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H
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O
I
R
S
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M
I
36
D
37
S
I
L
O
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A
E
C
39
S
K
40
I
P
P
E
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R
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F
O
U
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R
A
T
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S
45
S
O
L
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S
O
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F
T
E
R
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S
L
O
P
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E
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N
E
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S
T
O
R
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P
E
R
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F
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D
O
R
M
O
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U
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S
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E
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S
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P
O
N
G
E
60
L
O
S
61
N
I
X
62
H
U
D
S
O
N
63
S
64
B
A
Y
65
K
I
L
T
66
O
S
E
E
67
C
R
O
C
E
68
R
O
A
R
69
U
S
S
R
70
E
A
G
E
R
71
A
N
S
A
© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,902
Across
1
Store sign : SALE
5
Measures : TAPES
10
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
14
Window dressing : TRIM
15
Nautical term : ABAFT
16
Go around : SPIN
17
Cut of meat : RUMP
18
Superman of a sort : MASTERMIND
20
Where: Lat. : UBI
21
Racket : BAT
22
Companions of coloring books : PAINTS
23
Signified : MATTERED
26
Slippered : SHOD
27
Oreztime grape : RAISIN
29
Having heavy seas : SURFY
32
Singing groups : CHOIRS
35
Amongst : MID
37
Barn's neighbor : SILO
38
Commission in Washington : AEC
39
Any leader : SKIPPER
42
Succes ___ : FOU
43
Balderdash! : RATS
45
Man's nickname : SOL
46
Gentler : SOFTER
48
Place to ski : SLOPE
50
Greek in the Trojan War : NESTOR
52
Theatrical abbreviation : PERF
54
Wonderland character : DORMOUSE
58
Kind of cake : SPONGE
60
___ Alamos : LOS
61
Water sprite : NIX
62
Old time fur-trading company : HUDSONSBAY
65
Garment : KILT
66
Dousi Hosea : OSEE
67
Italian philosopher : CROCE
68
Leonine cry : ROAR
69
Initials in the headlines : USSR
70
A thirst : EAGER
71
Handle: Lat. : ANSA
Down
1
Play the strings : STRUM
2
Island off Venezuela : ARUBA
3
Maximum bet in poker : LIMIT
4
Ruler: Abbr. : EMP
5
Trees : TAMARISKS
6
Lets up : ABATES
7
Family members : PAS
8
Newt : EFT
9
Degrees : STEPS
10
Derived from a platinum metal : OSMIOUS
11
Sea spray : SPINDRIFT
12
Pastel shade : TINT
13
Areas of the earth : ENDS
19
Bowl sounds : RAHS
21
Favorite toys, stuffed : BEARS
24
Relative of tetra : TRI
25
Having small indentations : DIMPLED
28
Tang : NIP
30
Piece of ice : FLOE
31
___ Honor : YOUR
32
Toys with wheels : CARS
33
Become whole : HEAL
34
Sea animals : OCTOPODES
36
Noa, for one : DESTROYER
40
Charged particle : ION
41
Studies : ROOMS
44
Author of an epic poem : SPENSER
47
Partner of "to" : FRO
49
Therefore : ERGO
51
Consolation : SOLACE
53
Highway structure : FENCE
55
ILGWU : UNION
56
"Man of the forest" : SILAS
57
Newspaper edition : EXTRA
58
Deer of Tibet, akin to the Cashmere stag : SHOU
59
Feline : PUSS
63
Feminine title : SRA
64
Where peat is found : BOG
65
Indian ape : KRA

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