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Samuel K. Fliegner
Samuel K. Fliegner

New York Times, Wednesday, February 9, 1977

19-Down : Good housemaid, e.g.

Author:
Samuel K. Fliegner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { K Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Samuel K. Fliegner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,042
Across
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Zodiac sign : CRAB
5
Personnel : STAFF
10
Spanish lady : DONA
14
Fat, in medicine : LIPA
15
Strong beam : LASER
16
Arabian potentate : EMIR
17
Matterhorn site : ALPS
18
Cider : APPLEJUICE
20
Potpourri : MELANGE
22
Electra's brother : ORESTES
23
Hebrew judge : ELI
24
Tendon : SINEW
26
Abbr. on a roll-call sheet : ABS
28
Daft : BATTY
30
Examination, in Italy : ESAME
35
Set at ease : REASSURE
37
Garment pattern : SLOPER
38
Sullen : GLUM
39
Mideast country : SYRIA
41
Capable of : UPTO
42
Mysterious : OCCULT
44
Cuba, Jamaica, etc. : ANTILLES
46
Greek letter : THETA
47
Bucephalus, for one : STEED
48
Bard's word : ERE
49
Wing feather : REMEX
51
Grampus : ORC
53
Know-it-all : WISEGUY
57
Sailor's compass : PELORUS
61
Verdant shade : APPLEGREEN
63
Ponder : MULL
64
In statu quo : ASIS
65
First month, in Mexico : ENERO
66
Madame Bovary : EMMA
67
Last Supper portrayal : CENA
68
Bath or Epsom : SALTS
69
Trainer's command : OBEY
Down
1
Kind of bake : CLAM
2
Provoke : RILE
3
Hokum : APPLESAUCE
4
Kind of metabolism : BASAL
5
Dross : SLAG
6
Gobelin item : TAPESTRY
7
Snake : ASP
8
Serious offense : FELONY
9
Monk, in Paris : FRERE
10
___ ex machina : DEUS
11
Leave out : OMIT
12
Medit. resort : NICE
13
Greek god : ARES
19
Good housemaid, e.g. : JEWEL
21
His ___ : NIBS
25
Rehash : ITERATE
26
Patois : ARGOT
27
Eject violently : BELCH
29
Neighbor of Ger. : AUST
31
Certain food : SOUL
32
Kind of pie : APPLECRUMB
33
Its favorite word is "Violation" : METER
34
Jagged : EROSE
36
Pornography : SMUT
37
Gorge : SATE
40
Lacking skill : INEXPERT
43
Like some basses' mouths : LARGE
45
Golden calf : IDOL
47
Fig variety : SMYRNA
50
Old-time bravos : EUGES
52
Montague's problem child : ROMEO
53
W.W. II girl : WAAC
54
Latin pronoun : IPSE
55
Relate, as a yarn : SPIN
56
Lohengrin's wife : ELSA
58
Son of Seth : ENOS
59
Elm, in Berlin : ULME
60
Wow an audience : SLAY
62
Moray : EEL

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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