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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Thursday, May 15, 1975

5-Down : Papal name

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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A
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N
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G
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R
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O
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H
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N
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P
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D
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L
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O
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R
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U
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,406
Across
1
Insincere palaver : CANT
5
Concur : AGREE
10
Former French Premier Léon : BLUM
14
Woodwind : OBOE
15
Monotone : DRONE
16
Spanish laugh : RISA
17
Gloomy : BLUE
18
Unlawful to-dos : RIOTS
19
Ivory: Lat. : EBUR
20
Guards : SENTRIES
22
New Orleans's Vieux ___ : CARRE
23
Euphoric times : HEAVENLYDAYS
26
Type of master of day : PAY
29
Like: Suffix : INE
30
___-bender : EAR
31
French actor Delon : ALAIN
33
Glory or Ironsides : OLD
34
Writer Peter : MAAS
38
Rooster's time : DAWNSEARLYLIGHT
42
Kitchen fixture : SINK
43
Relative of a blvd. : AVE
44
Dress richly : ARRAY
45
Service org. : USO
46
Vibrate: Abbr. : OSC
48
Burrows or Beame : ABE
49
Romantic times : STARRYNIGHTS
55
Witches' group : COVEN
56
Margarine bases : OLEOOILS
60
Surface extent : AREA
61
Chemical compound : ESTER
63
Eye part : UVEA
64
Robin or wren : BIRD
65
Belle of the West : STARR
66
Hide's partner : SEEK
67
Forms a lap : SITS
68
Impudent : SASSY
69
Common Latin verb : ESSE
Down
1
Short-legged horses : COBS
2
Talented : ABLE
3
Grammatical component : NOUN
4
What Red Riding Hood admired : TEETH
5
Papal name : ADRIAN
6
Lament : GRIEVE
7
Boast, in Scotland : ROOSE
8
Study of insects: Abbr. : ENT
9
Letters : EES
10
Rye or whole wheat : BREAD
11
Zodiac sign : LIBRA
12
Loan-shark's forte : USURY
13
Horses : MARES
21
Checks : REINS
22
France's Saint-___ : CYR
24
Miss Gwyn : NELL
25
Type of killer : LADY
26
Juggles an expense account : PADS
27
Jai ___ : ALAI
28
Reaction at a musicale : YAWN
32
Stand or well : INK
33
Western state: Abbr. : ORE
34
Russian village : MIR
35
City of India : AGRA
36
Jezebel's husband : AHAB
37
Eye infection: Var. : STYE
39
"___ Rider" : EASY
40
River to the Severn : AVON
41
Milk: Prefix : LACTO
45
Vessel : URN
46
Girl-watchers : OGLERS
47
Wine : SHERRY
49
Strikebreakers : SCABS
50
Japanese gateway : TORII
51
Prevent : AVERT
52
___ the riot act : READS
53
Greek letters : IOTAS
54
Wino : SOUSE
57
U. S. composer : IVES
58
Shelters : LEES
59
Purpose : SAKE
61
Feminine suffix : ESS
62
R.R. depot : STA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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