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 Samalin
Samalin

New York Times, Thursday, December 19, 1974

12-Down : Coated metal

Author:
Samalin
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Samalin has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,259
Across
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___ gin fizz : RAMOS
6
Kind of hand : GLAD
10
W. W. II vessels : LSTS
14
F.B.I. man : AGENT
15
Captive of Hercules : IOLE
16
Willow : ITEA
17
Elks, etc. : FRATERNALORDERS
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Old Ethiopian coin : TALARI
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Miami's county : DADE
22
Reply: Abbr. : ANS
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___ up (livens) : PEPS
25
Taft's labor-bill partner : HARTLEY
27
Evian or French Lick : SPA
30
Vision: Prefix : OPTO
32
Cheer : RAH
33
Assembly hall : AULA
35
Comic Bert : LAHR
37
Finnish port : TURKU
41
Agrarian development of 1800's : GRANGERMOVEMENT
44
Form of Helen : ELENA
45
Chilblain, to Shakespeare : KIBE
46
See 17 Across : BPOE
47
Cockney's "___ a mo'" : ARF
49
Wood measure : CORD
51
Relatives of aves. : STS
52
Sewer's need : THIMBLE
56
Ski lift : TBAR
58
Assam people : AOR
59
Like Cooper's Mohican : LAST
61
Melodious : ARIOSE
65
Group associated with 41 Across : FARMERSALLIANCE
68
Unfettered, in Bonn : FREI
69
Countess's spouse : EARL
70
Before : UNTIL
71
Safe-cracker : YEGG
72
Couple : DYAD
73
Specialized planes : STOLS
Down
1
Place for a diving board : RAFT
2
Taj Mahal city : AGRA
3
Oat or square : MEAL
4
Ready : ONTAP
5
Sound system : STEREO
6
Card game : GIN
7
Onus : LOAD
8
God, to Moslems : ALLAH
9
Asian cedar : DEODAR
10
Flip one's ___ : LID
11
Filch : STEAL
12
Coated metal : TERNE
13
Pert : SASSY
18
Small wave : RIPPLE
19
Grade again : RERATE
24
Desolate : STARK
26
Kind of screw or tack : THUMB
27
Dressing flavor : SAGE
28
Knitting stitch : PURL
29
Wings : ALAE
31
Of an electric unit : OHMIC
34
Old Indochina area : ANNAM
36
Automaton : ROBOT
38
Corded fabrics : REPS
39
Sea-speed unit : KNOT
40
Western Indians : UTES
42
Mess up : GARBLE
43
Expressed in words : VERBAL
48
Like loose skirts : FLARED
50
Composer Milhaud : DARIUS
52
Chewy candy : TAFFY
53
Sir Samuel ___ : HOARE
54
Imperfect, as goods: Abbr. : IRREG
55
Try : ESSAY
57
Laughing : RIANT
60
Scarlett's home : TARA
62
Aware of : ONTO
63
Namely: Abbr. : SCIL
64
Morays : EELS
66
Russian plane : MIG
67
Legal degree : LLD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 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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