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Harold B. Counts
Harold B. Counts

New York Times, Wednesday, February 17, 1993

37-Down : See 3 Down

Author:
Harold B. Counts
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Harold B. Counts has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,807
Across
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Squall : GUST
5
Acted human : ERRED
10
"Scram, Tabby!" : SCAT
14
Italian wine center : ASTI
15
Coronet : TIARA
16
Harness part : HAME
17
Change one's views : TURNCATINTHEPAN
20
Significant period : ERA
21
Unenclosed waters : OPENSEA
22
Hot time in Paris : ETE
23
Hale or 007 : SPY
24
Offspring: Abbr. : DESC
25
Worth : MERIT
27
Bee chaser : CEE
29
Gather : AMASS
32
Girasol : OPAL
34
Rocker's heavy ___ : METAL
36
Bivouac : CAMP
40
Gam of films : RITA
41
Walkway : AISLE
42
Plant used in treating burns : ALOE
43
Quiet's partner : REST
44
Babble : PRATE
45
Kind of bargain : PLEA
46
Ruhr city : ESSEN
48
Behold : SEE
49
Polynesian language : MAORI
52
Actress Tyne ___ : DALY
55
Jan.-to-Dec. periods : YRS
58
Cover girl Carol ___ : ALT
59
Big-band Benny : GOODMAN
62
Fire : CAN
63
Play involving watchful waiting : CATANDMOUSEGAME
66
Iowa college town : AMES
67
Early U.S. coin : EAGLE
68
To ___ (precisely) : ATEE
69
Employment : WORK
70
Goose genus : ANSER
71
North Sea feeder : YSER
Down
1
Victor at Saratoga: 1777 : GATES
2
Seize power : USURP
3
Some scavengers : STRAYCATS
4
Stannum : TIN
5
Halting place, in Sèvres : ETAPE
6
Ceremonies : RITES
7
8
Fulmars' kin : ERNS
9
Particular point of time : DATE
10
"___ loves me ... " : SHE
11
Frisk : CAPER
12
Italian violin : AMATI
13
Dogma : TENET
18
Cipher or encipher : CODE
19
Virginia actors? : HAMS
26
Emulate Harriet Tubman : ESCAPE
28
Click beetle : ELATER
30
Lager ingredient : MALT
31
Downwind : ALEE
32
Puck's good boy : ORR
33
Jumble : PIE
34
Glove-compartment items : MAPS
35
Where Mary Robinson presides : EIRE
37
See 3 Down : ALLEYCATS
38
A Stooge : MOE
39
___ soup (dense fog) : PEA
47
Earmark : SIGN
48
"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
49
Large parrot : MACAW
50
Tex. shrine : ALAMO
51
Weasellike mammal : OTTER
53
Stubborn as ___ : AMULE
54
Type of beam : LASER
56
English novelist: 1839-1908 : RAMEE
57
Show contempt : SNEER
60
Grecian theaters : ODEA
61
Yemeni neighbor : OMAN
64
Invite : ASK
65
___ Paree : GAY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 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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