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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Wednesday, April 10, 1974

48-Down : Inquiring one

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { G Q Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, 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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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,006
Across
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Strengthens, as muscles : TONESUP
8
Reprimands : JUMPSON
15
Kind of hit at Shea : ONEBASE
16
Having trouble : INAHOLE
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Wandered aimlessly : RAMBLED
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Shop tool : BANDSAW
19
Western Indians : UTES
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Bungling : INEPT
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Many times, poetically : OFT
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"Wind of the Western ___" : SEA
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One of enduring fame : IMMORTAL
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Contemptuous looks : SNEERS
28
Soviet range : URAL
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Carnegie's birthplace : SCOTLAND
35
Celebes port : MENADO
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Long-suffering : PATIENT
38
Enlarges : DILATES
39
Expels : EVICTS
40
Rebozo wearers : MEXICANS
41
Secretary : DESK
42
Unorthodox doctrine : HERESY
43
December days : YULETIDE
46
Rolled tea : CHA
49
Attach : ADD
52
Shoe parts : SOLES
53
Rocks : ORES
54
Become resolute : BRACEUP
56
Available for a sale : INSTOCK
59
Engage in a bash : CAROUSE
60
Debase : VITIATE
61
Hoofer : STEPPER
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Certain college member : ELECTOR
Down
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Convex molding : TORUS
2
New Mexico colonizer : ONATE
3
Valley in Greece : NEMEA
4
Declines : EBBS
5
Gal of song : SAL
6
Take advantage of : USE
7
Classic gable : PEDIMENT
8
Mockers: Var. : JIBERS
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Not appropriate : UNAPT
10
Devilfish : MANTA
11
College degree : PHD
12
Just fair : SOSO
13
Norwegian king : OLAF
14
Salamander : NEWT
21
French district : NORD
24
Shoreline feature : INLET
25
Wherewithal : MEANS
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Stupidity : LUNACY
27
Like some wickets : STICKY
29
Pro ___ : RATA
30
Arabian port : ADEN
31
Deprivation : LOSS
32
Broke a traffic law : SPED
33
Wine cellar : CAVE
34
U. S. inventor : OTIS
35
Blended : MIXED
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Girl's name : ELISE
38
Showing mockery : DERISIVE
40
Allot : METE
42
Assistant : HELPER
44
Consume : USEUP
45
___ up (botch) : LOUSE
46
Eastern European : CROAT
47
Hundred: Prefix : HECTO
48
Inquiring one : ASKER
49
Elementary facts : ABCS
50
Shucks! : DRAT
51
Defy : DARE
53
Auricular : OTIC
55
Snitch : COP
57
Zero : NIL
58
Sault ___ Marie : STE

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

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