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Louise Earnest
Louise Earnest

New York Times, Monday, April 10, 1972

1-Down : Fastener

Author:
Louise Earnest
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Louise Earnest has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,276
Across
1
Certain broadcasters : HAMS
5
S.A. rodents : PACAS
10
Suffix with young or mob : STER
14
Cruising : ASEA
15
Make up for lost time : HURRY
16
Ich ___ (I have): Ger. : HABE
17
Shocking : SCANDALOUS
19
Biblical prophet : AMOS
20
Kind of ode : PINDARIC
21
Ephesus Wonder : TEMPLE
23
The Red : ERIC
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Harass in a way : REDBAIT
25
Heavy beams : GIRTS
27
Zoo attraction : CAMEL
28
Uncle of radio : DON
29
Attack : SETON
31
Composer Ethelbert : NEVIN
35
Ripened : AGED
37
De Valera : EAMON
39
Dry : SERE
40
Part of a gross : DOZEN
42
Man from La Mancha : SENOR
44
Ring decision : TKO
45
Native Egyptians : COPTS
47
Rest: Fr. : REPOS
49
Regret : REMORSE
52
Pierre's friend : AMIE
53
"Rome wasn't built ___" : INADAY
54
Restricted : SHACKLED
58
Spare : TIRE
59
Start a shake-up : CLEANHOUSE
61
Jewish month : ADAR
62
Muggy : HUMID
63
Miss Kett of comics : ETTA
64
Certain jets : SSTS
65
Corundum : EMERY
66
Close : SEAL
Down
1
Fastener : HASP
2
Spore sacs : ASCI
3
Average : MEAN
4
Floor finisher : SANDER
5
Hypocrite : PHARISEE
6
Courtly : AULIC
7
Relative of a gator : CROC
8
Indonesian islands : ARU
9
Dewey decimal, for one : SYSTEM
10
Mess : SHAMBLES
11
Florida port : TAMPA
12
Town near Salerno : EBOLI
13
Put in place again : RESET
18
Game-room items : DARTS
22
Anthony : EDEN
24
Continued : RANON
25
Discotheque word : GOGO
26
Girl's name : INEZ
27
"The fog ___ on little ... " : COMES
28
Paterfamilias : DAD
30
Sip : TASTE
32
Reject : VETO
33
Annoys : IRKS
34
Recent: Prefix : NEO
36
Specialists of a sort : DECODERS
38
Area of France : NORMANDY
41
Ibsen's doll : NORA
43
Third ___ : REICH
46
Cupid's love : PSYCHE
48
Teas : PEKOES
49
Tushingham and others : RITAS
50
Namesakes of Geraint's wife : ENIDS
51
Corday's victim : MARAT
52
Not turn ___ : AHAIR
54
Dotted with figures : SEME
55
Early instrument : LUTE
56
This, in Madrid : ESTA
57
New or Fair : DEAL
60
Abner's radio partner : LUM

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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