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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Wednesday, February 19, 1975

49-Down : Swiss artist

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 47, Avg Word Len: 4.56, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 48, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,321
Across
1
Actor Robert : ALDA
5
___ off (bilk) : FOB
8
Bounders : CADS
12
Vine : LIANA
14
Cupid : EROS
16
Bread spread : OLEO
17
Children's-concert staple : PETERANDTHEWOLF
20
Goal of Pioneer II : SATURN
21
Newman role : HUD
22
Asian holiday : TET
23
Roman bronze : AES
25
Dailey : DAN
27
Song disliked by umpires : THREEBLINDMICE
35
Time periods : AEONS
36
Busy one : BEE
37
Kind of dog, for short : POM
38
Electric knives, etc. : GADGETS
41
Huntsman : TRAPPER
44
Defendants, in law : REI
45
High note : ELA
47
Trite : CORNY
48
Friml favorite : DONKEYSERENADE
52
Tree : ELM
53
Bantu language : ILA
54
Marie, for one: Abbr. : STE
57
German article : EIN
59
Nautical position : ASTERN
64
Piano player's favorite : KITTENONTHEKEYS
68
Dies ___ : IRAE
69
Song : GLEE
70
"___ say die" : NEVER
71
Dickens girl : NELL
72
Conditions : IFS
73
Caterpillar hair : SETA
Down
1
Peak : ALP
2
A pack of ___ : LIES
3
Information : DATA
4
Dill : ANET
5
Cookery seed : FENNEL
6
Fort in Calif. : ORD
7
"___ Your Houses" : BOTH
8
Overawe : COW
9
"Thanks ___" : ALOT
10
Proof mark : DELE
11
Kind of drink : SOFT
13
Arafura Sea islands : ARU
15
Tremble : SHUDDER
18
Horse : ARAB
19
Cheese : EDAM
24
Relative : SIB
26
Japan : NIPPON
27
Child's game : TAG
28
Gave audience to : HEARD
29
Bronco-busters' event : RODEO
30
Locomotive : ENGINE
31
Compass reading : ESE
32
Profit : NET
33
Coconut oil source : COPRA
34
Correct : EMEND
39
Full of : TEEMING
40
Devious : SLY
42
Service ___ : ACE
43
Kind of bread : RYE
46
"___ was saying" : ASI
49
Swiss artist : KLEE
50
Gladdens : ELATES
51
Impetuous : RASH
54
Proverbial tooth part : SKIN
55
Flat or spare : TIRE
56
Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
58
___ me tangere : NOLI
60
Numeral : TEN
61
Stretches out : EKES
62
French dream : REVE
63
Russian vote : NYET
65
___ Aviv : TEL
66
Ship-shaped clock : NEF
67
Spanish lady: Abbr. : SRA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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