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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Tuesday, April 18, 1978

44-Down : Most faithful

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,475
Across
1
Rook's cry : CAW
4
Paper for transferring pictures : DECAL
9
1861 initials : CSA
12
Turnstile deposit : FARE
13
Incensed : IRATE
14
Hawaiian decorations : LEIS
16
Seed envelope : ARIL
17
Tycoon : MANOFMEANS
19
Hide : LIELOW
21
Competitors in a derby : ENTRANTS
22
Forbear : ABSTAIN
24
Israeli V.I.P. : EBAN
25
Several Holy Roman emperors : OTTOS
27
Fit, as a description : ANSWER
31
Large number : SCADS
34
Like some diets : BLAND
36
Pitchblende : ORE
37
Symbol of virtue : HALO
38
Lewis's partner : CLARK
39
Cheshire cat specialty : GRIN
40
Before, to Byron : ERE
41
What ungodly people lack : PIETY
42
___ to the teeth : ARMED
43
Number in "Lucia" : SEXTET
45
Aerie dweller : EAGLE
47
Rogers and Emerson : ROYS
49
Kingdom conquered by Charlemagne: A.D. 778 : NAVARRE
53
Baltimore chop, e.g. : GROUNDER
57
Triangular sail : LATEEN
58
Batten down the hatches : MAKESECURE
60
Baylor University city : WACO
61
Round Table assemblage : SIRS
62
"Bei Mir Bist Du ___" : SCHON
63
Nine divisions of "Strange Interlude" : ACTS
64
Cole : NAT
65
Divided Asian country : KOREA
66
Pi follower : RHO
Down
1
Lesser Antilles Indian : CARIB
2
Sign of the zodiac : ARIES
3
Describing 17 Across : WELLTODO
4
Meathead : DIMWIT
5
Age : ERA
6
What they raise in Cuba : CANE
7
In agreement : ATONE
8
Where Parisian artists and students meet : LEFTBANK
9
Scours : CLEANS
10
John, in Ireland : SEAN
11
"It ___ Necessarily So" : AINT
12
Famed dog of the 30's : FALA
15
Dept. once headed by Gen. Hershey : SSS
18
"___ Mrs." (comic strip) : MRAND
20
Nose-bag contents : OATS
23
"___ experiment" (Prohibition) : NOBLE
26
Blackboard : SLATE
28
Word with book or silk : WORM
29
City that sounds mysterious : ERIE
30
Tear apart : REND
31
Females : SHES
32
Kind of package : CARE
33
Author Haley : ALEX
35
Indo-European : ARYAN
38
Newsroom department : CITYDESK
39
Epithet for a 1914-1918 event : GREATWAR
41
"Wage slaves" : PEONS
42
Part of T.A.E. : ALVA
44
Most faithful : TRUEST
46
Lead sulfide : GALENA
48
Dry, as Italian wine : SECCO
50
Get to : REACH
51
Right-hand page : RECTO
52
He lived 905 years : ENOS
53
Metric units of wgt. : GMS
54
Kind of bow or fall : RAIN
55
Gumbo : OKRA
56
German steel center : RUHR
59
Ex-pitcher "Preacher" ___ : ROE

Answer summary:
1 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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