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Raymond F. Eisner
Raymond F. Eisner

New York Times, Thursday, December 20, 1979

16-Down : Son of Shem

Author:
Raymond F. Eisner
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { H X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Raymond F. Eisner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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J
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,999
Across
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Will-o'-the-___ : WISP
5
Requested : ASKED
10
Pro football star's monogram : OJS
13
Aware of : ONTO
14
Fort ___ of Oregon Trail fame : BOISE
15
___ polish : NAIL
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City south of Moscow : OREL
18
Solitary one : LONER
19
Cream color : ECRU
20
Tin Pan Alley composition : LOVESONG
22
___ Alaska : BAKED
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Phil of the Rangers, for short : ESPO
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Stevenson's Dr. ___ : JEKYLL
27
Gong : TAMTAM
29
State confidently : AVER
30
N.Y.C. wagering setup : OTB
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___ Levant, memorable pianist : OSCAR
34
Correct a text : EMEND
35
Teachers' org. : NEA
36
The Senate and people of Rome: Abbr. : SPQR
37
Group taking off : GOERS
38
Navy V.I.P.'s : CDRS
39
Teutonic god : TIU
40
"A violet by a ___ stone" : MOSSY
41
Almost there : CLOSE
42
Eliza crossed it : ICE
43
Biblical month : ABIB
44
___ schnitzel : WIENER
45
___ Abbey, U.S. painter : EDWINA
47
Part of U.A.R. : ARAB
48
Autry and Kelly : GENES
50
A person vouched for : REFERRAL
54
Lane from Brooklyn : ABBE
55
Kind of jury : PETIT
57
Hercules held her captive : IOLE
58
Stowe novel : DRED
59
Berlin's "All ___" : ALONE
60
Nickname for a Spanish girl : NITA
61
Faeroe whirlwinds : OES
62
Adjusted, as an engine : TUNED
63
Tall flower, for short : GLAD
Down
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Fabric from a sheep : WOOL
2
Geisha's girdle box : INRO
3
Movie actor gets into old Crawford film : STEVEMCQUEENBEE
4
Guide for a mariner : POLESTAR
5
In flower : ABLOOM
6
Before long : SOON
7
Ruler joins up with original "Tobacco Road" star : KINGJAMESBARTON
8
Vane dir. : ESE
9
___ Alte (Adenauer) : DER
10
Ryan from L.A. : ONEAL
11
Author has a beef : JACKLONDONBROIL
12
Father : SIRE
16
Son of Shem : LUD
21
Coast Guard member : SPAR
22
Prominent senator : BYRD
25
Partner of each : EVERY
26
Kesey and Venturi : KENS
27
"Goodbye" composer : TOSTI
28
Perfume ingredient : ASPIC
31
Succinct : TERSE
32
More despicable : BASER
34
Dye : EOSIN
37
Big desert : GOBI
38
Weather word : CLEARING
40
Symbols of voracity : MAWS
41
Wax: Fr. : CIRE
44
Borne along by a breeze : WAFTED
46
"Mr. ___ Goes to Town" : DEEDS
48
Rove restlessly : GAD
49
Saragossa's river : EBRO
51
One, in Oberammergau : EINE
52
Where Edmonton is: Abbr. : ALTA
53
Usher : LEAD
55
Paulsen from South Bend, Wash. : PAT
56
Chosen: Fr. : ELU

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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