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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Tuesday, February 5, 1974

5-Down : Native of Pago Pago

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,942
Across
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Cupid : AMOR
5
Biblical word : SELAH
10
Self-satisfied : SMUG
14
Spanish lady : DONA
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Miss Loos : ANITA
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Fisherman's need : LURE
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Well-heeled : INTHEMONEY
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Straight ___ arrow : ASAN
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Chinese V.I.P. : MAO
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Eat in a hurry : BOLT
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Fester : RANKLE
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Large birds : MOAS
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Polite word in Munich : BITTE
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Ape : SIMIAN
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In an unshowy way : MODESTLY
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Rendezvous : TRYST
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Physician : GALEN
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French drink : EAU
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Riches' counterpart : RAGS
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Epic tales : SAGAS
37
German cheer : HEIL
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Japanese statesman : ITO
39
Mixtures : OLIOS
40
Lena : HORNE
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Inhabiting : PEOPLING
43
Tree-trunk growths : MOSSES
44
Mild oaths : DRATS
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English poet : POPE
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Go away : VANISH
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Indian garment : SARI
49
Dernier ___ : CRI
52
Rock of ___ : AGES
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Nonessential : EXTRANEOUS
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Neighbor of Conn. : MASS
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Teheran coins : RIALS
58
African land : MALI
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Flower : POSY
60
Equine parents : SIRES
61
Western Indians : UTES
Down
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Take ___ view of : ADIM
2
Part of a Louvre name : MONA
3
Aware of : ONTO
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Word of cheer : RAH
5
Native of Pago Pago : SAMOAN
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Chemical compounds : ENOLS
7
Ravelings : LINT
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Greek goddess : ATE
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Bucolic outings : HAYRIDES
10
Points of view : SLANTS
11
Athos et al. : MUSKETEERS
12
Soviet river : URAL
13
Krupa : GENE
18
British craft of W.W. II : EBOAT
23
Solar disk : ATEN
24
Junior ___ : MISS
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Gauchos' weapons : BOLAS
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Las Vegas area : STRIP
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Wrathful : IRATE
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Words of surprise : MYGOODNESS
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Famous London statue : MAGOG
30
Singer Frankie : LAINE
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Certain holidays : YULES
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Advances : GAINS
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Walks like a movie siren : SLITHERS
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Fireplug attachment : HOSE
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Palm leaves: Var. : OLAS
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Invitation to a hitchhiker : HOPIN
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Nice-nellyish : PRISSY
43
Bog : MORASS
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"Ici on ___ français" : PARLE
46
Theda Bara, e.g. : VAMP
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Hamitic language : AGAO
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Soviet symbol : STAR
49
___ of many colors : COAT
50
Make a decision : RULE
51
Egyptian goddess : ISIS
54
Roman dozen : XII
55
Bird : EMU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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