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Martin Bryan
Martin Bryan

New York Times, Tuesday, December 23, 1975

37-Down : Actress Adler

Author:
Martin Bryan
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { B F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Martin Bryan has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,628
Across
1
Bee: Prefix : API
4
Prohibit : ESTOP
9
Disencumber : RID
12
Indian camel : OONT
14
Marie Antoinette, e.g. : REINE
15
Miss Miles : VERA
16
Addendum to a catty remark : NOTHINGPERSONAL
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Beethoven's Third : EROICA
20
Forced air reactions : SUCTIONS
21
Transmitted : SENT
23
Prepare an orange : PEEL
24
Junior salaams : CURTSIES
28
"___ my fill" (no more) : IVEHAD
32
Single : UNAL
33
Maneuver a nautical rope : REEVE
35
Mine yield : ORE
36
Household guardians : LARESANDPENATES
40
Three, in Rome : TRE
41
Oak and maple, e.g. : TREES
42
Make ends ___ : MEET
43
Luncheon dish : OMELET
45
New ___ (N.Y. suburb) : ROCHELLE
48
Voice part : ALTO
50
Biblical town : MAON
51
Extends into another area : OVERLAPS
55
Hot ___ (auto racer) : RODDER
59
Words on a "Keep Out" sign : PRIVATEPROPERTY
61
S.A. timber tree : TALA
62
Biblical archangel : URIEL
63
Miss Moreno : RITA
64
Mr. Caesar : SID
65
Horses' showpieces : MANES
66
Contract-signer's need : PEN
Down
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Tops : AONE
2
Inferior : POOR
3
Preposition : INTO
4
Verdi opera : ERNANI
5
Portion: Abbr. : SEG
6
Offerings to bettors : TIPS
7
Kind of manship : ONEUP
8
Understand : PERCEIVE
9
Gambling city : RENO
10
Mideast land : IRAN
11
Pigeon peas : DALS
13
Prickly plant : THISTLE
15
Open-weave fabric : VOILE
17
Desserts : ICES
18
Mr. Brodie, formally : STEVEN
22
Coated steel sheet : TERNE
24
Worship, in Italy : CULTO
25
Make harmless : UNARM
26
Street show : RAREE
27
Passover event : SEDER
29
One of Miami's many : HOTEL
30
Spinning : AREEL
31
Italy's Villa ___ : DESTE
34
___ Downs : EPSOM
37
Actress Adler : STELLA
38
Late jazz pianist : ARTTATUM
39
One proposing a rider to a bill : AMENDER
44
Insect stage : LARVA
46
Dec. 25 offerings : CAROLS
47
Kind of skirt or la : HOOP
49
"Lakme," e.g. : OPERA
51
Chooses : OPTS
52
True, in Paris : VRAI
53
Barren, to Scots : EILD
54
Short ride : SPIN
56
Coffee grind : DRIP
57
Little one: Suffix : ETTE
58
Actor O'Neal : RYAN
60
Western Indian : REE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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