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Dennis Listort
Dennis Listort

New York Times, Wednesday, June 16, 1976

51-Down : Like a neglected lawn

Author:
Dennis Listort
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Dennis Listort has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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A
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C
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T
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O
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R
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I
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L
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D
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A
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V
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D
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R
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S
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N
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L
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S
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S
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N
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T
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A
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T
H
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C
O
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N
S
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T
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U
T
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N
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C
Y
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T
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A
T
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T
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N
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L
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N
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S
H
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O
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K
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N
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A
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S
K
A
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N
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C
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P
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O
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W
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P
R
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Y
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G
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L
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N
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M
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,804
Across
1
Disciple of Thespis : ACTOR
6
Far's partner : WIDE
10
Novelist Pierre : LOTI
14
Moon goddess : DIANA
15
Privy to : INON
16
Golfer's 9 or 5 : IRON
17
Two-time loser to D.D.E. : ADLAIESTEVENSON
20
Trotsky : LEON
21
Golfing areas : TEES
22
Adored ones : IDOLS
23
Sea eagle : ERN
24
R.I. rebel of 1842 : DORR
25
Soon : ANON
26
"Go and ___ no more" : SIN
27
Medit. feeder : NILE
29
German city : ESSEN
32
Dog-headed ape : AANI
33
Theater org. : ANTA
37
Famous document or frigate : THECONSTITUTION
40
Sac : CYST
41
Keep ___ (persevere) : ATIT
42
Countryless man : NOLAN
43
Scat! : SHOO
44
Relatives : KIN
45
"___ silly question ... " : ASKA
47
Certain G.I.'s : NCOS
49
Comic-strip sound : POW
52
Lawn-hose attachment : SPRAY
54
British lockup : GAOL
55
Seine feeder : OISE
56
One-time loser to F.D.R. : WENDELLLWILLKIE
59
Venezuelan town : AROA
60
Seasonal log : YULE
61
What Farragut ordered : SPEED
62
Cozy place : NEST
63
Tortoise family : EMYD
64
Towel cloth : TERRY
Down
1
Allan ___ : ADALE
2
Fall drink : CIDER
3
Claw : TALON
4
___ even keel : ONAN
5
Siamese measure : RAI
6
Partner of older : WISER
7
Word with famous and known : INTERNATIONALLY
8
Forest animals : DOES
9
Stationery item: Abbr. : ENV
10
"Cielito ___" : LINDO
11
Bean or Welles : ORSON
12
Adz or awl : TOOL
13
Taverns : INNS
18
Jacket : ETON
19
German article : EINE
24
Singer Martin, to friends : DINO
25
Dismounted : ALIT
26
Religious group : SECT
28
"We're ___ together" : INIT
29
Common abbr. : ETC
30
Short of : SHY
31
Its, in Paris : SES
32
Regarding : ASTO
33
Weigh ___ : ATON
34
Zilch : NIL
35
Words after ode : TOA
36
Miss Harding : ANN
38
Port of Okinawa : NAHA
39
Etats ___ : UNIS
43
Terrier : SKYE
44
Caste of India : KOLI
45
Peter et al. : ARNOS
46
Cairo leader : SADAT
48
Daunted : COWED
49
Nickel-nurser : PIKER
50
Willow : OSIER
51
Like a neglected lawn : WEEDY
52
Dive or song : SWAN
53
___ Marquette : PERE
54
Moody : GLUM
55
Wine pitcher : OLPE
57
Strong solution : LYE
58
Craft of W.W. II : LST

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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