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Anthony Morse
Anthony Morse

New York Times, Wednesday, April 12, 1967

12-Down : British news agency.

Author:
Anthony Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry.
Anthony Morse has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,451
Across
1
Skulls. : CRANIA
7
Pitcher's specialty. : SLIDER
13
Dividing up with. : SHARING
14
Red dyes. : EOSINES
16
Enters. : COMESIN
17
Scholastic problem. : DROPOUT
18
Tears. : RIPS
19
Roman garments. : TOGAE
21
Garb for Moira Shearer. : TUTU
22
Peruvian city. : ICA
23
Wire measure. : MIL
24
Fiber knot. : NEP
25
Suffix with base or case. : MENT
27
Originate. : BEGIN
29
Part of an estate. : ACRE
30
Part of a flower. : STAMEN
32
Relatives of crow's-nests. : AERIES
34
Shade of green. : PEA
35
See: Lat. abbr. : VID
36
Moves furtively. : SLINKS
39
Entertain. : DIVERT
42
Dear: Fr. : CHER
43
Luster. : SHEEN
45
Laboratory fluids. : SERA
47
Pray: Lat. : ORA
48
Place for a brassard. : ARM
49
Old Testament book: Abbr. : NUM
50
In ___ veritas. : VINO
52
Draw off. : DRAIN
54
Boy friend. : BEAU
55
Brings into balance. : EVENSUP
57
Oriental warehouses. : GODOWNS
59
Put back. : RESTORE
60
Gorged. : OVERATE
61
___ a dime. : STOPON
62
Wooden pegs. : DOWELS
Down
1
Options. : CHOICES
2
Without restraint. : RAMPANT
3
Greek god. : ARES
4
Yugoslav city. : NIS
5
Put one's foot ___. : INIT
6
Additional name. : AGNOMEN
7
Missouri city. : SEDALIA
8
Old wives' tales, in a way. : LORE
9
Equal: Prefix. : ISO
10
Immersed: Poet. : DIPT
11
Proclaim. : ENOUNCE
12
British news agency. : REUTERS
13
Curtain material. : SCRIM
15
Hot compress. : STUPE
20
Captain's boat. : GIG
26
Hoglike animal. : TAPIR
27
Toucans' special features. : BEAKS
28
Composer Ethelbert. : NEVIN
29
Staff members. : AIDES
31
People. : MEN
33
Hudson, for one: Abbr. : RIV
36
Frees from guilt. : SHRIVES
37
Most meager. : LEANEST
38
Give a fine point to. : SHARPEN
39
Hero. : DEMIGOD
40
Subscriber's choice. : RENEWAL
41
Certain schoolboys. : TRUANTS
42
Bookbinding. : COVER
44
Period. : ERA
46
See 39 Across. : AMUSE
51
Hep. : ONTO
52
Spanish silver dollar. : DURO
53
New: Prefix. : NOVO
54
Long-winded one. : BORE
56
Bribe. : SOP
58
Moisture. : DEW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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