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Frank Geary
Frank Geary

New York Times, Tuesday, May 24, 1977

59-Down : Ecological problem

Author:
Frank Geary
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q U V X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Frank Geary has 27 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,146
Across
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Billiards shot : STAB
5
Form, as a storm : BREW
9
Socrates' star pupil : PLATO
14
Israeli dance : HORA
15
Verdi heroine : AIDA
16
Valhalla gods : AESIR
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Vocal : ORAL
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"Parlor" to which a fly was invited : SPIDERSWEB
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Pet that can talk : PARAKEET
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Stamping implements : DATERS
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Fissile rock : SHALE
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Yukon vehicle : SLED
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Waggish : ARCH
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Fauna : ANIMALS
34
Jacques, of film fame : TATI
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"Bonanza" role : HOSS
39
Water wheel : NORIA
40
Creepy character : SNAKEINTHEGRASS
43
Rose essence : ATTAR
44
Ogling one : EYER
45
Gallic cry : ABAS
46
Causes : REASONS
48
Denizen of Pribilof Islands : SEAL
50
Slips for planting : SETS
52
Clues for a tree's age : RINGS
56
Object of Othello's jealousy : CASSIO
60
Water : ADAMSALE
63
Dreadful denizen of the deep : SEAMONSTER
65
U.S. Ambassador in Moscow : TOON
66
Conspicuous constellation : ORION
67
Loblolly : PINE
68
"___ corny as Kansas ... " : IMAS
69
Lieder : SONGS
70
Author Seton : ANYA
71
Refer to : CITE
Down
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Mall units : SHOPS
2
The Pentateuch : TORAH
3
Macaw : ARARA
4
Russian guitars : BALALAIKAS
5
Ignoble : BASE
6
Full-blown : RIPE
7
Prepares copy : EDITS
8
Small, soft mass : WAD
9
July 4th activity : PARADING
10
For fear that : LEST
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"___ forgive those ... " : ASWE
12
Section of the Met : TIER
13
Heavenly spheres : ORBS
19
Garden spot : EDEN
21
Prefix with plunk : KER
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Mascara recipients : LASHES
27
O'Hare site, for short : CHI
28
Upright : HONEST
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Upright, to a fault : MORALISTIC
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Desert steed : ARAB
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Mona follower : LISA
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Back talk : SASS
34
Lenin's target : TSAR
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Poker starter : ANTE
36
Parting words : TATA
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Pigpen : STY
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Depletions : EROSIONS
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Sonneteer's word : ERE
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Relative of krypton : NEON
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The law's is long : ARM
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Fabric for a bride : SATIN
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Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
54
Crow : GLOAT
55
Sound judgment : SENSE
56
Army V.I.P.'s : CSOS
57
Of aircraft : AERO
58
Pitcher who became a coach : SAIN
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Ecological problem : SMOG
61
Naysay : DENY
62
Region : AREA
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Type of resort : SPA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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