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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Thursday, April 15, 1976

48-Down : Sheridan's scandal place

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.67, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,742
Across
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Place for two birds : BUSH
5
Of age: Abbr. : AET
8
Pale : ASHEN
13
Leading : ONTOP
15
Postal abbr. : RLO
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High-tea item : SCONE
17
Amphitheater : ARENA
18
Swindle: Var. : GIP
19
Kind of bear : TEDDY
20
Unforeseen effect : REPERCUSSION
23
Drop bait : DAP
24
Slays : DOESIN
25
Biblical brother : ESAU
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Cutter : SLED
31
Tropical air movements : TRADEWINDS
33
Galena : ORE
35
Poetic word : EER
36
Verb ending : IZE
37
Vestment : AMICE
40
Stage direction : ENTER
42
Gibbon : LAR
43
Fall behind : LAG
46
Miss Claire : INA
47
Essentials : BRASSTACKS
51
Judge's seat : BANC
55
Templeton : ALEC
56
Els : TRAINS
58
Educators' org. : NEA
59
Deep emotions : HEARTSTRINGS
62
Indulge : HUMOR
65
Exclamations : OHS
66
Pick up the tab : TREAT
67
"___ and his money ... " : AFOOL
68
Letter : TEE
69
Tropical timber tree : AMATE
70
Linen cloth : TOILE
71
Bitter vetch : ERS
72
Pub orders : ALES
Down
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The stage : BOARDS
2
Imagined : UNREAL
3
Barren plain : STEPPE
4
Sharpen : HONE
5
Debate participant : ARGUER
6
Miss Landi : ELISSA
7
On deck : TOPSIDE
8
Regarding : ASTO
9
Play opener : SCENEI
10
Plasterer's need : HOD
11
Conclusion : END
12
Napoleon's marshal : NEY
14
Western chum : PARD
21
Birdhouse : COTE
22
Arrow poison : INEE
26
Dither : SNIT
27
Cutting tool : ADZE
28
Addict : USER
30
Medic : DOC
32
British architect : WREN
34
Electrical units : RELS
37
Medieval poem : ALBA
38
Earth : MARL
39
Dies ___ : IRAE
41
Catch : NAB
44
"___ boy!" : ATTA
45
Strangle : GARROTE
46
Common contraction : ISNT
48
Sheridan's scandal place : SCHOOL
49
Willa : CATHER
50
Affectionate actions : KISSES
52
Toughen : ANNEAL
53
Deny : NEGATE
54
Social divisions : CASTES
57
Spanish miss: Abbr. : SRTA
60
Gardner : ERLE
61
"___ la Douce" : IRMA
62
Old or top : HAT
63
Celestial sighting : UFO
64
French pronoun : MOI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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