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John Prytz
John Prytz

New York Times, Tuesday, March 9, 1976

9-Down : Giving birth to an iceberg

Author:
John Prytz
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
John Prytz has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,705
Across
1
Scale: Abbr. : BLC
4
Stopwatch : TIMER
9
English tax : CESS
13
Cold-water animal : SEAL
14
"A Bell for ___" : ADANO
15
Sheltered : ALEE
16
Cut off : PARE
17
Cold body of water : WEDDELLSEA
19
Perils for polar explorers : CREVASSES
21
Chris of tennis : EVERT
22
Nincompoops : ASSES
23
Greek letter : PSI
24
Visitor to 57 Across : SCOTT
28
Service branch : USNAVY
32
Actor Hunter : TAB
35
Fat: Prefix : PIO
36
Old Italian measure : MOGGIO
37
Adjective suffix : ORY
38
Cold-weather bird : PENGUIN
40
"There isn't ___ more" : ANY
41
Like 61 Across : BARREN
43
Whisky base: Abbr. : ALC
44
Early auto : REO
45
First-born : ELDEST
46
Base-runner's ploy : STEAL
49
Kin of "see other side": Abbr. : PTO
50
Do a banquet job : CATER
54
Norman Vincent ___ : PEALE
57
Cold extremity : SOUTHPOLE
61
Cold area : ANTARCTICA
63
Cold-weather bird : SKUA
64
Actor Robert : RYAN
65
Chicago's Papa Bear : HALAS
66
Consumes : EATS
67
Cold sea : ROSS
68
Deep chasm : ABYSS
69
Color : DYE
Down
1
Polar and teddy : BEARS
2
Penates' partners : LARES
3
Anne of ___ : CLEVES
4
Marbles : TAWS
5
Roman dates : IDES
6
Have it ___ (succeed) : MADE
7
Goals : ENDS
8
Shad ___ : ROE
9
Giving birth to an iceberg : CALVING
10
Or ___ : ELSE
11
Prophet : SEER
12
Headquarters : SEAT
13
Humane org. : SPCA
18
Something learned : LESSON
20
Botanical sac: Abbr. : ASC
23
Polishing powder : PUMICE
25
___ debate (arguable) : OPENTO
26
Kind of can or ear : TIN
27
Graduation wear : TOGAS
29
Culture medium : AGAR
30
Arbor plant : VINE
31
Stringed toy : YOYO
32
Opening of a soliloquy : TOBE
33
Russian sea : ARAL
34
Visitor to 57 Across : BYRD
38
Annoy : PESTER
39
Last month: Abbr. : ULT
42
Designs again : REPLANS
47
Alas, in Bonn : ACH
48
Backslid : LAPSED
51
White wine : TOKAY
52
Wash out : ELUTE
53
Cartoonist Gardner et al. : REAS
54
Young salmon : PARR
55
Greek war goddess : ENYO
56
P.I. people : ATAS
57
Pierce : STAB
58
Like canned sardines : OILY
59
Crab genera : UCAS
60
Russian agency : TASS
62
Half a dance : CHA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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