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Deolise
Deolise

New York Times, Thursday, April 18, 1974

47-Down : Baker's number

Author:
Deolise
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Deolise has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Constructor's name was difficult to read; this is the best guess.

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C
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,014
Across
1
Trainee : CADET
6
___-nine-tails : CATO
10
Ivan the Terrible : TSAR
14
Con ___ (with feeling) : AMORE
15
Norwegian king : OLAV
16
Advise, old style : REDE
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Up : RISEN
18
Cat feature : NINELIVES
20
Project for Pindar or Keats : ODE
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Peasant's musical partner : POET
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Feel regret : REPENT
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Daggers, to Shakespeare : BODKINS
26
Word with station or patrol : WAGON
27
Picnic-goer : ANT
28
Column : PILASTER
31
Shaded walks : MALLS
34
One kind of game : SHELL
35
English river : EXE
36
Writer James : AGEE
37
Wearers of motley : FOOLS
38
Teutonic salute : HEIL
39
X-movie ingredient : SEX
40
Basset, e.g. : HOUND
41
Covered with ravelings : LINTY
42
Cocked hat : TRICORNE
44
But: Lat. : SED
45
Designated : NAMED
46
Kind of week : FIVEDAY
50
Hardy : RUGGED
52
___-Coburg : SAXE
53
Wave, in, Spain : OLA
54
Reciprocates : INTERACTS
56
Kind of blade : RAZOR
58
Repute : ODOR
59
Race-track figure : TOUT
60
Correct : EMEND
61
"Sixteen ___" : TONS
62
Time periods : EONS
63
Prongs : TINES
Down
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Medit. tree : CAROB
2
Chemical prefix : AMIDO
3
Administered medicine : DOSED
4
Before : ERE
5
Alley game : TENPINS
6
Refreshment-stand offerings : CONES
7
Got down : ALIT
8
Color : TAN
9
Work clothing : OVERALLS
10
Honors exam at Cambridge : TRIPOS
11
Tarkington novel : SEVENTEEN
12
Arabian port : ADEN
13
What's left : REST
19
On the up-and-up : LEGAL
22
Toronto's prov. : ONT
25
Cabbage's cousin : KALE
26
Handle : WIELD
28
Call : PHONE
29
Theater sign : EXIT
30
Depend on : RELY
31
Beechnuts used for feed : MAST
32
Roman field : AGER
33
Hub of bluegrass country : LEXINGTON
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In good condition : SOUND
37
Precede in time : FOREDATE
38
Pelt : HIDE
40
Writer of epics : HOMER
41
Young hare : LEVERET
43
Knicks, e.g. : CAGERS
44
Word with gun or pack : SIX
46
Does penance : FASTS
47
Baker's number : DOZEN
48
Unique : ALONE
49
Spars : YARDS
50
Demonstrate in a way : RIOT
51
Bring to ruin : UNDO
52
Stupefy : STUN
55
Bird sound : COO
57
Antoinette's friend : AMI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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