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J. Samuel Smart
J. Samuel Smart

New York Times, Wednesday, March 9, 1983

42-Down : Mortarboard attachment

Author:
J. Samuel Smart
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J K Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1
J. Samuel Smart has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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D
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O
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T
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H
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A
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D
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A
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S
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H
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C
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R
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O
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P
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O
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S
A
N
T
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S
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X
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U
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T
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P
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A
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B
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T
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L
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W
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T
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E
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U
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S
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S
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R
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P
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L
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A
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R
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L
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I
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B
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G
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H
O
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N
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A
N
A
41
E
P
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T
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T
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T
U
N
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S
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N
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R
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A
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B
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O
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S
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O
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N
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N
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A
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R
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A
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L
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S
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67
M
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,174
Across
1
"How ___ the little busy bee ... " : DOTH
5
Cut ___ (be stunning) : ADASH
10
Cut short : CROP
14
Neighbor of Pelion : OSSA
15
___ Domingo : SANTO
16
Septi minus one : SEXI
17
Consumer : USER
18
Saphead : TWERP
19
___ acetate (banana oil) : AMYL
20
Woody vine : BITTERSWEET
23
"___ Believer," Diamond song : IMA
24
Optical device : LASER
25
Stand for bric-a-brac : WHATNOT
27
Compass point : ENE
28
U.N. member : USSR
32
Chaplain : PADRE
33
Kitchen implement : SPATULA
36
Antique auto : REO
37
Battle site: 1876 : LITTLEBIGHORN
40
Literary collection : ANA
41
Abusive expression : EPITHET
42
One of the Barbary States : TUNIS
44
Close by : NEAR
45
Honest ___ : ABE
48
Sandy : ARENOSE
51
Curses : OATHS
53
Rel. discourse : SER
54
Obvious : OPENANDSHUT
58
Identical : SAME
60
Island of the Netherlands Antilles : ARUBA
61
Bristle : SETA
62
Greek letters : ETAS
63
Allonge : RIDER
64
Med. subject : ANAT
65
Imparted : LENT
66
Rundown : SEEDY
67
Leonine feature : MANE
Down
1
Counterpart : DOUBLE
2
Legendary Gaelic poet : OSSIAN
3
Carrier of sleeping sickness : TSETSE
4
Creator of Truthful James : HARTE
5
Star: Comb. form : ASTR
6
European black birds : DAWS
7
Once more : ANEW
8
Broadcast : STREW
9
Chinese province : HOPEH
10
19th-cen. alliance : CSA
11
Mnemonic : REMINDER
12
"Thunderous silence," e.g. : OXYMORON
13
Procurator of Judea in 39 Down's day : PILATE
21
Burst forth : ERUPT
22
Light blow : TAP
26
Fortuneteller's card : TAROT
29
Auction : SALE
30
Short distance : STEP
31
Harp on : RUBIN
33
Soil : STAIN
34
Stone: Comb. form : LITE
35
Moslem title of respect : AGHA
37
Masefield was one : LAUREATE
38
Appetite : INNERMAN
39
Tetrarch of Galilee : HEROD
42
Mortarboard attachment : TASSEL
43
Great Lakes canals : SOO
45
Springer from Zeus's head : ATHENA
46
Neighbor of Tibet : BHUTAN
47
Property : ESTATE
49
U.S.C.G. group : SPARS
50
Weird : EERIE
52
Indian state : ASSAM
55
In the altogether : NUDE
56
In the sack : ABED
57
Not one, to Ozark Ike : NARY
59
Roman's id follower : EST

Answer summary:
2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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