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Cora Goodman
Cora Goodman

New York Times, Monday, March 20, 1967

60-Down : Beavers' forte.

Author:
Cora Goodman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Cora Goodman has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,428
Across
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Perch's cousin. : BASS
5
Brown ___ berry. : ASA
8
Kind of club. : GOLF
12
Chief artery. : AORTA
13
Shed feathers. : MOLT
15
Bunches of grapes: Lat. : UVAE
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Books printed before 1500. : INCUNABULA
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State: Abbr. : TENN
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Lector. : READER
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Dawdled (around), British style. : POTTERED
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Belgian river. : YSER
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Sea bird. : TERN
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Electrical unit: Abbr. : AMP
28
Oriental money. : TAELS
30
French clerics. : ABBES
34
Unheeding. : DEAF
36
Tiny. : WEE
37
Address. : SPEECH
38
Sea lettuce. : ALGA
39
Confuse. : ADDLE
41
Pro ___. : RATA
42
Fine and dandy. : PEACHY
44
Again: Poet. : OER
45
Burgeon. : GROW
46
Strained. : TENSE
47
Among: Fr. : ENTRE
49
Ph.D.'s. : DRS
50
Crocus, for one. : IRID
52
Carnelian. : SARD
54
Signal of approval. : THUMBSUP
58
Philippic. : TIRADE
62
Guido ___, Italian painter. : RENI
63
Universal: Eccl. : ECUMENICAL
65
Twig-branch angle. : AXIL
66
Tie stuff. : REPP
67
Bacteria. : GERMS
68
Companion. : MATE
69
Quiet! : SSH
70
Poetry. : ODES
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Kind of china. : BONE
2
Alms box. : ARCA
3
Room. : STUDY
4
Most rational. : SANEST
5
Diplomat: Abbr. : AMB
6
Pepper pot. : SOUP
7
Gives out. : ALLOTS
8
Name associated with first printed Bible. : GUTENBERG
9
Past. : OVER
10
Path. : LANE
11
Ward (off). : FEND
12
Tune. : AIR
14
London gallery. : TATE
17
Space between buildings. : AREAWAY
21
Carriage. : TRAP
23
Plant. : REED
25
Adjust. : ADAPT
26
Fray. : MELEE
27
Heathen. : PAGAN
29
Lured. : LEDON
31
Young man's fancy. : BEARD
32
King Arthur's foster father. : ECTOR
33
Bernard and others. : SHAWS
35
Replica. : FACSIMILE
37
Notched. : SERRATE
40
Rents. : LETS
43
Aromatic plant. : HERB
47
Elicits. : EDUCES
48
___ bragh. : ERINGO
51
Bohemian river. : ISER
53
Desiccated. : DRIED
54
Car. : TRAM
55
Six: Prefix. : HEXA
56
Monad. : UNIT
57
Kennel denizens. : PUPS
59
Land measure. : ACRE
60
Beavers' forte. : DAMS
61
Letters. : ELS
64
Speed, for short. : MPH

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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