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McAulay
McAulay

New York Times, Monday, March 22, 1976

37-Down : Scene of confusion

Author:
McAulay
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
McAulay has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,718
Across
1
Joey et al. : PALS
5
Stripling : LAD
8
Subdue : TAME
12
Blue-pencil : EDIT
13
Prefix for gram : EPI
14
Does tree surgery : PRUNES
16
Barcelona child : NINO
17
Rio de ___ : ORO
18
Arteries : AORTAS
19
"Run Silent, Run ___" : DEEP
20
Very possibly : NODOUBT
22
"Wait 'til the ___" : SUNSHINESNELLIE
27
Charged atoms : IONS
28
Reviews applicants : SCREENS
29
Doyle's was red-headed : LEAGUE
32
"Wie ___ es Ihnen?" : GEHT
33
Gang weapon : GAT
34
Merits : EARNS
35
Sup : EAT
36
Black Sea cape : EMINE
38
S.A. country : ARG
39
Knicks' Pearl : EARL
41
Political lists : SLATES
42
Kind of bum : STUMBLE
44
Student : COED
45
"Wait till ___" : THECOWSCOMEHOME
50
P.R. town : GUAYAMA
51
The end ___ era : OFAN
52
Difficult : THORNY
55
Roman 950 : CML
56
Elemental part : UNIT
57
Simple organisms : MONADS
58
___ polloi : HOI
59
Loudness measure : SONE
60
Ragout : STEW
61
Spanish queen : ENA
62
German river : EDER
Down
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Awaits decision : PENDS
2
Farewell : ADIEU
3
Sturdy cloth : LINEN
4
Crossroad fixture : STOPSIGN
5
Like Elsa : LEONINE
6
Kitchen wear : APRONS
7
Electron tube : DIODE
8
"The Voice of the ___" : TURTLE
9
Insect : ANT
10
___ culpa : MEA
11
Curve : ESS
14
Spare tire : PAUNCH
15
C.S.A. name : ROBERTELEE
21
Caucasus native : OSSET
23
Confined, as with a cold : HOUSEBOUND
24
On the level : LEGIT
25
Silly : INANE
26
Kefauver : ESTES
29
Kind of wise : LEAST
30
Mother or Good : EARTH
31
Debate : ARGUE
32
Sal or Friday : GAL
35
Cockney's religious dissent : ERESY
37
Scene of confusion : MADHOUSE
40
Berlin song : ALWAYS
41
African republic : SOMALIA
43
Longtime Giant manager : MCGRAW
44
Paine's sense : COMMON
46
Hidden store : CACHE
47
Land ___ : OFNOD
48
"As ___ goes ... " : MAINE
49
Record : ENTER
52
Patents' relatives: Abbr. : TMS
53
"Some Like It ___" : HOT
54
Pronoun : ONE

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

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