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Martha J. DeWitt
Martha J. DeWitt

New York Times, Saturday, March 2, 1974

27-Down : Columbus's starting point

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { G Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,967
Across
1
Busy L.I.R.R. station : JAMAICA
8
Its capital is Palma : MAJORCA
15
Electra's brother : ORESTES
16
Algonquian Indian : ARAPAHO
17
House pets : KITTENS
18
N. J. river : RARITAN
19
Lighten : EASE
20
Passover ceremony : SEDER
22
Hawaiian goose : NENE
23
Way : ROUTE
25
Chemical prefix : ACI
27
Sawmill employe : PLANER
30
Invalidates : VITIATES
35
River to the Rhone : AIN
36
Relinquish : DEMIT
38
Cubic meter : STERE
39
Porch, in Maui : LANAI
41
Samara-yielding tree : ELM
42
Land, in Lille : TERRE
43
Result of a close golf match : ONEUP
44
Dean Martin song : AMORE
46
Do lawn work : SOD
47
Twice triple : SEXTUPLE
49
Planetarium : ORRERY
51
Gringo's origin : USA
52
Not a soul : NOONE
54
Bulbous stem base : CORM
57
Plaster bases : LATHS
59
Gambling game : FARO
63
Affected sharply : UPENDED
65
Gets on the wave length : ATTUNES
67
Wheezy answer to "Why?" : BECAUSE
68
Uses logic : REASONS
69
Socks : ANKLETS
70
Neighbor of Turkey : ARMENIA
Down
1
Gag : JOKE
2
Song : ARIA
3
N. Y. athletes : METS
4
Nautical position : ASTERN
5
Resident of: Suffix : ITE
6
Condemnation : CENSURE
7
Charm, for one : ASSET
8
Sea: Lat. : MARE
9
Ark terminus : ARARAT
10
Place for cookies : JAR
11
Express ideas : OPINIATE
12
Tempo : RATE
13
Biggers's Detective : CHAN
14
Top-drawer : AONE
21
Mischief : DEVILMENT
24
Kind of complex : OEDIPUS
26
Water-storage tank : CISTERN
27
Columbus's starting point : PALOS
28
Vine : LIANE
29
Add : ANNEX
31
Betel pepper : ITMO
32
Short : TERSE
33
Occasion for apology : ERROR
34
Down-at-the-heel : SEEDY
37
Dinner, e.g. : MEAL
40
Of frost, red leaves, etc. : AUTUMNAL
45
Morning harbinger : ROOSTER
48
Sickest looking : PALEST
50
Waste : REFUSE
53
Creator of Pal Joey : OHARA
54
Florida's neighbor : CUBA
55
Kind of secret : OPEN
56
Consider : RECK
58
Summer drinks : ADES
60
In a while : ANON
61
Town on the Danube : RENI
62
Thessaly peak : OSSA
64
Fitting : DUE
66
Beret : TAM

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

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