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Thomas Sheehan
Thomas Sheehan

New York Times, Monday, April 22, 1974

31-Down : Madagascar mammal

Author:
Thomas Sheehan
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Thomas Sheehan has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,018
Across
1
Grover's Corners, for one : TOWN
5
"The Most Happy ___" : FELLA
10
See 8 Down : BASE
14
Samoan port : APIA
15
Ornate window : ORIEL
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Medit. port : ORAN
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Punter's posture : BESTFOOTFORWARD
20
Intact : UNHURT
21
Weekday: Abbr. : TUE
22
Relatives of egos : IDS
23
Time periods: Abbr. : YRS
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Picasso's are worth money : DOODLES
27
Housing for 5 Down : SHOE
29
Do a slow ___ : BURN
30
Writer Ludwig : EMIL
32
Sports org. : AAU
33
Obey : MIND
34
Lyndon Johnson's middle name : BAINES
36
Celestial event : NEWMOON
38
Bowling, e.g. : PASTIME
39
Mudslingers' specialties : SMEARS
40
I.O.U., e.g. : NOTE
41
Kook's relative : NUT
42
Tuscany river : ARNO
43
Welshman : CELT
44
Sidewheelers: Abbr. : STRS
45
Vatican City or San Marino : ENCLAVE
47
Automotive abbr. : MPH
48
Volcanic leaving : ASH
50
Inmate's pen pal : CON
51
California's motto : EUREKA
54
Phenomenon in Hamelin : THESOUNDOFMUSIC
58
Bizet's animal : TORO
59
Best man's offering : TOAST
60
Religious group : CULT
61
Goose follower : STEP
62
On the glacial side : STOSS
63
Adam's grandson : ENOS
Down
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Forbidden : TABU
2
Start the betting : OPEN
3
Post-card sentiment for Custer : WISHYOUWEREHERE
4
Inherent character : NATURE
5
Body part : FOOT
6
Big man in Blighty : ERO
7
Cigarettes, at times : LIT
8
Baseball statistic, with 10 Across : LEFTON
9
In full cry : ALOUD
10
Clara or rain : BOW
11
Napa Valley sight : ARAISININTHESUN
12
Gem : SARD
13
Don Hutson et al. : ENDS
18
Clergymen: Abbr. : FRS
19
Press notice : RELEASE
24
Oscar-winner James, 1945 : DUNN
25
Milit. supplies : ORD
26
Utter : EMIT
27
Juan and José : SANS
28
Blood: Prefix : HAEMA
29
Life stories, for short : BIOS
31
Madagascar mammal : LEMUR
33
Land of the Riffs : MOROCCO
34
Army unit: Abbr. : BATT
35
Puts into type : SETS
37
Thomas or Horace : MANN
38
Czech's neighbor : POLE
40
Western state: Abbr. : NEV
43
" ... against itself ___ stand" : CANNOT
44
Dapper : SPRUCE
46
Oafs : LOUTS
47
Wordless : MUM
48
Court men: Abbr. : ATTS
49
Parting ___ : SHOT
51
Salamanders : EFTS
52
Metric unit : KILO
53
Volstead and Homestead : ACTS
55
Bribe : SOP
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P. I. tree : DAO
57
W. W. II group : OSS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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