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Alice H. Kaufman
Alice H. Kaufman

New York Times, Friday, February 20, 1976

2-Down : Pleated trimming

Author:
Alice H. Kaufman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Alice H. Kaufman has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,687
Across
1
Canada's Grand ___ : PRE
4
S. A. rubber : PARA
8
Protected, as a castle : MOATED
14
Cuba libre ingredient : RUM
15
Experts : ACES
16
Seem : APPEAR
17
Chill : ICE
18
Examine minutely : SIFT
19
Specialized garden : ROSARY
20
Art masterpieces : CHEFSDOEUVRE
23
Weird : EERIE
24
Adjust again : RESET
25
Goddess: Lat. : DEA
28
Paintings that deceive the eye : TROMPELOEILS
31
Bleat : BAA
34
Tennis-tourney drawing : BYE
35
Deep cut : GASH
36
Relieved : ALLAYED
38
Dieter's concern : CALORIE
41
Ivan or Peter : TSAR
42
Bravo! : OLE
43
Longing : YEN
44
Out of action : HORSDECOMBAT
50
Watch stealthily : SPY
51
Huge, to poets : ENORM
52
Puccini opera : TOSCA
56
Restaurant V.I.P. : MAITREDHOTEL
58
Slow movers : SNAILS
61
Penna. city : ERIE
62
Like King Cole : OLD
63
Lodging house : HOSTEL
64
Phone part: Abbr. : RCVR
65
Beverage : ALE
66
Stick to : ADHERE
67
Affirmatives : YEAS
68
Rocky peak : TOR
Down
1
Leontyne : PRICE
2
Pleated trimming : RUCHE
3
Arabian ruler : EMEER
4
Sidewalk user : PASSERBY
5
Sour : ACID
6
Turned over a new leaf : REFORMED
7
Soaking : ASTEEP
8
Wonder : MARVEL
9
Iberian wine city : OPORTO
10
Building recess : APSE
11
Beverage : TEA
12
Attention : EAR
13
Kind of goods or run : DRY
21
In good health : FIT
22
Employ : USE
25
Intimate record : DIARY
26
Miss Dinsmore : ELSIE
27
Pallid : ASHEN
29
Scottish grandchild : OYE
30
Kind of maniac : EGO
31
Spa offerings : BATHS
32
Stewart or Joseph : ALSOP
33
Wing-shaped : ALARY
37
Letters : ARS
38
Cabinet office : COMMERCE
39
Vestment : ALB
40
Morocco and suede : LEATHERS
45
Wheeler's counterpart : DEALER
46
Place apart : ENISLE
47
Dormitory item : COT
48
Planetarium : ORRERY
49
"Me ___!" : TOO
53
Ermine : STOAT
54
Stringed instrument : CELLO
55
Northern tree : ALDER
56
Small bit : MITE
57
Miss Callas, for one : DIVA
58
Asian sheep : SHA
59
Show agreement : NOD
60
Kind of blonde : ASH

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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