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Martha J. DeWitt
Martha J. DeWitt

New York Times, Thursday, June 10, 1976

5-Down : Surgeon's need

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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R
2
O
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S
4
S
5
S
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A
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F
8
E
9
R
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L
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O
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G
13
S
14
A
M
A
T
15
P
E
R
S
E
16
A
B
I
E
17
M
I
X
O
18
L
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G
I
S
T
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T
O
R
E
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S
T
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P
O
N
I
T
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U
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P
H
E
L
D
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P
I
G
S
24
C
R
E
E
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S
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P
27
H
E
R
E
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M
O
N
A
R
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C
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H
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S
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T
H
E
R
E
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P
I
P
E
R
34
R
E
E
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E
A
R
S
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W
A
L
E
D
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R
O
A
D
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E
S
E
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C
H
I
L
D
40
W
E
A
V
E
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D
E
S
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P
O
I
L
S
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R
O
S
T
E
R
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R
I
P
S
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S
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M
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T
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H
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R
I
L
L
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S
T
R
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S
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S
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E
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S
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R
O
A
N
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A
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C
C
O
U
N
T
A
N
T
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A
L
I
T
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S
P
U
R
N
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O
R
N
E
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P
E
N
S
60
H
A
D
E
S
61
R
A
S
P
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,798
Across
1
Boxer Barney : ROSS
5
Less dangerous : SAFER
10
Fireplace fodder : LOGS
14
Common Latin word : AMAT
15
By itself : PERSE
16
Rose's friend : ABIE
17
Skilled bartender : MIXOLOGIST
19
Sped : TORE
20
"Hurry!" : STEPONIT
21
Sustained : UPHELD
23
Child's toes, personified : PIGS
24
Canadian Indian : CREE
25
Orb : SPHERE
28
Butterflies : MONARCHS
32
"I told you so!" : THERE
33
Tom's father : PIPER
34
Female ruff : REE
35
Little pitchers' endowments : EARS
36
Having ridges : WALED
37
Hope-Crosby way : ROAD
38
Wind direction : ESE
39
Minor : CHILD
40
Zigzag in traffic : WEAVE
41
Rifles : DESPOILS
43
Slate : ROSTER
44
Tears : RIPS
45
Half: Prefix : SEMI
46
Ooh and ah producer : THRILL
49
Strains' partners : STRESSES
53
Bay and gray horse : ROAN
54
Bookkeeper : ACCOUNTANT
56
Came down : ALIT
57
Shed a suitor : SPURN
58
Caen's river : ORNE
59
Writes : PENS
60
Underworld : HADES
61
Annoying sound : RASP
Down
1
Farm animals : RAMS
2
Leave out : OMIT
3
___-Coburg : SAXE
4
No-trump players' needs : STOPPERS
5
Surgeon's need : SPONGE
6
Protection : AEGIS
7
Glass base : FRIT
8
Letter : ESS
9
Got back : RETURNED
10
Excited state : LATHER
11
Woodwind : OBOE
12
Part of G.S.A. : GIRL
13
Kind of corn or money : SEED
18
French river : LOIRE
22
Alligator ___ : PEAR
24
Held one's own : COPED
25
Horse : STEED
26
Facet : PHASE
27
Start of a toast : HERES
28
Wind and pepper : MILLS
29
Yugoslavian : CROAT
30
Pitch : HEAVE
31
Hebrew feast : SEDER
33
Milkmaid's needs : PAILS
36
Popular insurance injury : WHIPLASH
37
Rheostat, for one : RESISTOR
39
Rope formation : COIL
40
Certain people : WOMEN
42
Art copies : PRINTS
43
Second showings : RERUNS
45
Set ___ by (value) : STORE
46
Golf hazard : TRAP
47
Doughnut part : HOLE
48
Backdrop for Gene Kelly : RAIN
49
Windy spray : SCUD
50
F.D.R.'s mother : SARA
51
Austrian river : ENNS
52
"Watch your ___" : STEP
55
Tax expert : CPA

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

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