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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Monday, March 6, 1978

6-Down : Spiny-finned fish

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,432
Across
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Acted in a domineering way : BOSSED
7
Oscar winner in 1951 : BOGART
13
Provoke; incite : PUTUPTO
14
Accomplish : PUTOVER
15
Being tested : ONTRIAL
16
Toss about : AGITATE
17
Area in an atlas : OCEAN
18
Comrade : PAL
20
Malinger : SHIRK
21
McHenry or Sumter : FORT
22
Santiago is its capital : CHILE
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Them: Sp. : LOS
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Grating : GRID
26
Obliterated : XED
29
News story heading : DATELINE
33
Merchant : TRADER
37
Site of Noah's landing : ARARAT
38
Turn around : ROTATE
39
Meal : REPAST
40
Gave a warning : PRESAGED
42
Compass point : SSE
43
Site of St. Peter's : ROME
44
Eng. course : LIT
47
Peewee : REESE
49
Extra : PLUS
53
Ryan or Tatum : ONEAL
56
Stain : DYE
57
Confederate in the audience : PLANT
58
In an instant : ATAWORD
60
Funambulist's sine qua non : BALANCE
62
Posy : NOSEGAY
63
On the ___ (honest) : UPANDUP
64
Strindberg's land : SWEDEN
65
Abhor : DETEST
Down
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Con game : BUNCO
2
Dark brown fur : OTTER
3
Seaport where the British first settled in India : SURAT
4
Gyrate : SPIN
5
Letter from Greece : ETA
6
Spiny-finned fish : DOLPHIN
7
Earwig, e.g. : BUG
8
Amos of the K.C. Royals : OTIS
9
Barbarian : GOTH
10
Be of profit or use : AVAIL
11
Prefix with cede or flex : RETRO
12
Migrates : TREKS
13
Cry of contempt : POOF
14
Jade : PALL
19
Military man : AIDE
22
Bossy or hoss : CRITTER
23
Uncompromising : EXTREME
25
Barometer or tumbler : GLASS
27
Irregular : EROSE
28
Facts : DATA
29
Patriotic org. : DAR
30
Exist : ARE
31
Broach a cask : TAP
32
Important dates : ERAS
34
Hammarskjöld : DAG
35
Summer, in Dijon : ETE
36
Cranberry or tomato : RED
40
Quarry : PREY
41
Sled in "Citizen Kane" : ROSEBUD
44
Grants : LOANS
45
Under protection : INTOW
46
Goad or vex : TEASE
48
Whirlpool : EDDY
49
Kill Devil Hill machine: Dec., 1903 : PLANE
50
Disembarks : LANDS
51
Not abridged : UNCUT
52
Word with father or son : STEP
54
Inspired with fear : AWED
55
Booth : LOGE
57
Quadrat : PLAT
59
Competed in a heat : RAN
61
Simian : APE

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

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