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Killian
Killian

New York Times, Friday, February 28, 1975

34-Down : "Messiah" et al.

Author:
Killian
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Killian has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Entry at 39-Across should perhaps have been SAGA, not AGA.

1
R
2
O
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B
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S
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D
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E
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M
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E
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T
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I
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R
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O
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L
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A
M
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N
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M
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O
R
A
R
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V
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R
O
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V
O
N
K
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A
R
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J
A
N
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O
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V
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T
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S
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A
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A
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S
T
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L
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N
I
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C
H
E
S
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G
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O
T
Y
O
U
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S
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P
O
O
L
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E
N
E
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L
E
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M
U
R
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N
O
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O
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N
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S
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A
C
I
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D
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A
G
A
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T
R
A
P
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R
E
N
E
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E
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C
A
M
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P
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S
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A
M
A
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F
L
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E
E
R
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E
L
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I
T
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S
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P
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U
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T
T
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R
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P
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D
O
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A
N
O
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C
O
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P
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P
E
R
W
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R
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E
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S
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S
I
G
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H
T
S
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E
R
S
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O
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S
E
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S
T
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R
O
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A
R
L
O
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C
O
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E
S
T
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R
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T
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N
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Y
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R
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,330
Across
1
Steals : ROBS
5
Greek district : DEME
9
Alpine region: Var. : TIROL
14
Church corner : AMEN
15
Actor Jannings : EMIL
16
"___ Ben Jonson" : ORARE
17
Florida beach : VERO
18
Noted conductor : VONKARAJAN
20
Novelties : INNOVATIONS
22
___ glance : ATA
23
Fence crossing : STILE
24
Places for statues : NICHES
26
"I've ___ under my skin" : GOTYOU
28
Sewing-kit item : SPOOL
30
Chemical suffix : ENE
31
Fox-faced monkey : LEMUR
33
Lunch times : NOONS
37
Lactic or xanthic : ACID
39
"Njal ___" (Norse writing) : AGA
40
Snare : TRAP
41
Miss Adoree : RENEE
43
Settles in : CAMPS
46
Doctors' org. : AMA
47
Mock : FLEER
49
Best classes : ELITES
51
Club for greens : PUTTER
54
Child: Prefix : PAEDO
55
Upper: Prefix : ANO
56
Good conductors : COPPERWIRES
61
Groups often conducted : SIGHTSEERS
63
Seine tributary : OISE
64
Italian measure : STERO
65
Guthrie : ARLO
66
___ d'Azur : COTE
67
Acid and alcohol compound : ESTER
68
Age group : TEEN
69
Belgian river : YSER
Down
1
Shankar : RAVI
2
Portent : OMEN
3
Noted conductor : BERNSTEIN
4
Snobbish : SNOOTY
5
Reduces in worth : DEVALUE
6
Chew the scenery : EMOTE
7
Kind of skirt : MINI
8
Nevada city : ELKO
9
Twisting : TORSION
10
Gershwin : IRA
11
Indian title : RAJAH
12
Declaim : ORATE
13
Horne et al. : LENAS
19
Part of A.D. : ANNO
21
Bass ___ : VIOL
25
Thrombus : CLOT
26
High or camping : GEAR
27
Formerly : ONCE
28
"When I Take My ___ to Tea" : SUGAR
29
Buggy : PRAM
32
Club : MACE
34
"Messiah" et al. : ORATORIOS
35
Select : NAME
36
Marienbad et al. : SPAS
38
Adept : DEFT
42
Voter : ELECTOR
44
Canadian peace Nobelist : PEARSON
45
Great number : SLEW
48
Cupid : EROS
50
Senseless behavior : IDIOCY
51
Outmoded : PASSE
52
Ones : UNITS
53
Play hard ___ : TOGET
54
Mesta : PERLE
57
Moss product : PEAT
58
Father, in Nice : PERE
59
This, in Spain : ESTE
60
Sage : SEER
62
Otto the Great's domain: Abbr. : HRE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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