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Ruth N. Schultz
Ruth N. Schultz

New York Times, Monday, February 17, 1975

30-Down : Biblical land of gold

Author:
Ruth N. Schultz
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Ruth N. Schultz has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,319
Across
1
Witches : HAGS
5
Relative of a commie : PINKO
10
Get ___ the ground floor : INON
14
What G.W. couldn't tell : ALIE
15
"___ by land ... " : ONEIF
16
Doll's house dweller : NORA
17
Do a drummer's job : SELL
18
Skid-causer : SLEET
19
Move heavily : DRAG
20
G.W.'s words for his troops, with 47 Across : HALFSTARVEDIN
23
Louisiana's Kingfish : HUEY
24
Kind of room, for short : REC
25
Repair anew : REMEND
28
Cornwallis's surrender site : YORKTOWN
33
Arthurian woman : ISOLT
34
Boat : CANOE
35
Cameraman: Abbr. : PHO
36
Eagerly awaiting : ATIP
37
Indiana netman : PACER
38
Hawaiian tunas : AHIS
39
High peak : TOR
40
Early Teutons : GOTHS
41
"___ kettle of fish" : AFINE
42
"___ army" (G.W.'s words for his troops) : APATRIOT
44
Drake or Lunt : ALFRED
45
___ publica : RES
46
Name in lights : STAR
47
See 20 Across : RAGSWITHNOPAY
53
Shakespeare's seven : AGES
55
Midwest airport : OHARE
56
Verne's captain : NEMO
57
Bind firmly : LASH
58
"___ is an island ... " : NOMAN
59
Math course : TRIG
60
Pretentious : ARTY
61
Tool : SPADE
62
Mexican Indian : SERI
Down
1
Day-after dish : HASH
2
Caesar's Rubicon word : ALEA
3
Fish feature : GILL
4
Bootstrap effort : SELFHELP
5
Mailed : POSTED
6
Dental filling : INLAY
7
___-do-well : NEER
8
Ukrainian city : KIEV
9
Reign ___ : OFTERROR
10
Do a grand-jury function : INDICT
11
Norse goddess : NORN
12
___ pro nobis : ORA
13
Pester : NAG
21
Asian acacia : SUNT
22
Certain frat man, for short : DEKE
25
Lariat : RIATA
26
Prohibit, in law : ESTOP
27
Miss Shearer : MOIRA
28
America's Cup entry : YACHT
29
Singles : ONES
30
Biblical land of gold : OPHIR
31
Snivel : WHINE
32
Snooped : NOSED
34
Carthage hater : CATO
37
French fish : POISSONS
38
Insults : AFFRONTS
40
Actor Peck, to friends : GREG
41
Arkin or Ladd : ALAN
43
Junky : TRASHY
44
Greek goddess : ATHENE
46
Fine violin : STRAD
47
Take time out : REST
48
Thrash : WHOP
49
"___ Camera" : IAMA
50
Marquette, for one : PERE
51
Eastern V.I.P. : AMIR
52
Berra : YOGI
53
Words with king : ALA
54
Fish : GAR

Answer summary:
6 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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