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Manny Miller
Manny Miller

New York Times, Saturday, April 2, 1977

31-Down : Wildcat

Author:
Manny Miller
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B J Q V }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Manny Miller has 32 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,094
Across
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Famous muralist : SERT
5
Welcome ___ : MAT
8
Casino items : DECKS
13
Section of the Met : TIER
14
Canyon phenomenon : ECHO
16
Actress Massey : ILONA
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Alan, the actor : ALDA
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Attention-getter : AHEM
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Stylish establishment : SALON
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Pert. to divisions of mankind : RACIAL
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___ distance (stays aloof) : KEEPSATA
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Word with hand or grand : STAND
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Rodent hunter : FERRET
26
Indeed : REALLY
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Fennec or koala : ANIMAL
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Confident expectation : HOPE
34
Solemn promise : OATH
36
Like a chiller : SCARY
37
Sourdough's quest : ORE
38
Skinflint : SCROOGE
40
Urge : YEN
41
Game, set, ___ : MATCH
43
Suffix with farmer or kitchen : ETTE
44
Port of Tunisia : SFAX
45
Guarantee : ENSURE
47
Jewish song of praise : HALLEL
49
Crests : RIDGES
51
Handicaps : SPOTS
54
Sentimental : ROMANTIC
57
Get the better of : OUTWIT
58
Carroll character : ALICE
59
El ___, city near Cairo : GIZA
61
Prefix with sol or stat : AERO
62
Of a thread : FILAR
63
Word in proofreading : STET
64
Tiring trip : TREK
65
Everybody, in Spain : TODOS
66
Welcome word : YES
67
Existence: Lat. : ESSE
Down
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Has the lead : STARS
2
Gulf of Aqaba port : EILAT
3
Welcome items : REDCARPETS
4
Apprentice : TRAINEE
5
Refection : MEAL
6
Alas, to Wolfgang : ACH
7
Welcome item : THEKEYTOTHECITY
8
Deal out in portions : DISPENSE
9
Flexible : ELASTIC
10
Pop flavor : COLA
11
Bowline : KNOT
12
Capital of Yemen : SANA
15
Hebrew measure : OMER
21
Huxtable : ADA
23
Epoch : ERA
25
Skirt style : FLARE
27
An ___, city in Vietnam : LOC
29
Welcome item : MAYFLOWERS
30
Kind of code : AREA
31
Wildcat : LYNX
32
Where most feel welcome : HOME
33
Sister port of Algiers : ORAN
35
___ a pistol : HOTAS
38
Fraternal-society members : SHRINERS
39
Thicken : GEL
42
Caribbean cruise stop : CURACAO
44
Having dividing walls : SEPTATE
46
N.Y. summertime : EDT
48
Fighting Tigers' inst. : LSU
50
One-horse carriages : GIGS
52
Parts of a car : TIRES
53
Fire furnaces : STOKE
54
Finn's transportation : RAFT
55
Mixed bag : OLIO
56
Clement : MILD
57
Fare for a hackney : OATS
60
Alphabetic finale : ZEE

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

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