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Jay Spry
Jay Spry

New York Times, Monday, May 10, 1976

24-Down : Plumber's tool

Author:
Jay Spry
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { J M Q }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 51, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jay Spry has 16 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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F
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E
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B
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F
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O
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U
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R
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F
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O
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L
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D
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T
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C
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I
D
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O
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P
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T
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C
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A
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P
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B
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W
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S
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K
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P
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H
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A
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L
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G
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D
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C
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F
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D
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,767
Across
1
Month: Abbr. : FEB
4
Word with score or square : FOUR
8
Close, as a flop play : FOLD
12
Hack : TAXI
13
Mission : CAUSE
14
View : IDEA
15
Mountains : ALPS
16
Common vending-machine sign : OUTOFORDER
18
North-South, at bridge : PARTNERS
20
Chemical suffix : ENE
21
Undermine : ERODE
22
Monopolistic groupings : TRUSTS
25
Family members : SONS
26
Despicable ones : CURS
27
Out ___ limb : ONA
29
Dated : PASSE
31
Windbag, e.g. : BORE
32
Joker : WAG
33
Poorly : ILL
34
Rope units : STRANDS
37
N.Z. tree : AKE
38
Dish from taro root : POI
39
Ennui builders : RUTS
40
Turned left, as a horse : HAWED
42
Calendar abbr. : SUN
43
Camera eye : LENS
44
Festive : GALA
45
Respectable : DECENT
47
___ winks : FORTY
48
Business-letter footnote : ENC
49
Circus equipment : TRAPEZES
52
Diet-store sign : HEALTHFOOD
56
Rifles : ROBS
57
Wicked : EVIL
58
Merits : EARNS
59
" ... were Paradise ___!" : ENOW
60
Battles against : WARS
61
Proofreading word : STET
62
Study : DEN
Down
1
F.D.R. pet : FALA
2
Supermarket sign : EXPRESSLINE
3
Cafés : BISTROS
4
French composer : FAURE
5
On the ___ with : OUTS
6
Service club : USO
7
Alluded : REFERRED
8
Forest destroyers : FIRES
9
Strange : ODD
10
Shelter : LEE
11
Women's org. : DAR
12
Open, as a beer keg : TAP
13
Students : COEDS
17
Blame : ONUS
19
Roman dates : NONES
22
Right, left and U : TURNS
23
Traffic sign : TOWAWAYZONE
24
Plumber's tool : SNAKE
26
Layers : COATS
28
___ in the wood : AGED
29
Spots on cards : PIPS
30
Audibly : ALOUD
31
Main force : BRUNT
35
W.W. I defences : TRENCHES
36
Astute : SHARP
41
Changed : ALTERED
43
Imparted : LENT
44
Incites : GOADS
46
Honeycomb units : CELLS
47
Figurehead : FRONT
49
Sped : TORE
50
Black : EBON
51
Direction: Abbr. : SSW
52
___ to the line : HEW
53
Gabor : EVA
54
Tune : AIR
55
" ... a big ___ hen" : FAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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