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Ruth N. Schultz
Ruth N. Schultz

New York Times, Monday, June 2, 1975

10-Down : " ... cliffs of ___"

Author:
Ruth N. Schultz
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J W X }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 51, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Ruth N. Schultz has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,424
Across
1
New, in Seville : NUEVA
6
"Leave ___ to Heaven" : HER
9
On the double : PDQ
12
State capital : SANTAFE
14
Poetic word : ERE
15
Promissory note : IOU
16
U.S. jurist : LEARNEDHAND
18
"___ atque vale" : AVE
19
Bone: Prefix : OSSE
20
Med. course : ANAT
21
Valentino, for one : LOVER
23
Kukla's friend : FRAN
24
Jeeve's garb : LIVERY
25
___ off (got rid of) : PALMED
29
Revolutionist Silas : DEANE
31
"Don't ___ on me" : TREAD
32
Inflammable : TINDERY
34
Frenzied : AMOK
35
Like a honky-tonk piano : TINNY
36
Labyrinth : MAZE
39
Lamour attire : SARONGS
41
Lord's home : MANOR
42
Shade of blue : BERYL
43
Point out : FINGER
44
Place for Bassanio : RIALTO
47
Burden : ONUS
49
A little, in Paris : UNPEU
50
Injurious : EVIL
51
Locale : AREA
55
Favoring : FOR
56
Nonscientific gauge : RULEOFTHUMB
59
Numero ___ : UNO
60
Business org. : NAM
61
Part of Italia : SICILIA
62
Japanese coin : SEN
63
Pre-grads : SRS
64
Subsequently : LATER
Down
1
Scottish denials : NAES
2
Merkel et al. : UNAS
3
Exist, in France : ETRE
4
Heflin : VAN
5
Skeered : AFEARD
6
Qualifying run : HEAT
7
Sea bird : ERN
8
Hockey-rink marker : REDLINE
9
Italian river : PIAVE
10
" ... cliffs of ___" : DOVER
11
Survey feature : QUERY
12
Traffic sign : SLO
13
Ferber : EDNA
17
In cahoots : HANDINGLOVE
22
Pad the payroll : OVERMAN
23
G-man : FED
24
Godiva, for one : LADY
25
School org. : PTA
26
Coat part : ARM
27
Carrillo et al. : LEOS
28
Like some bridge contracts : MAKABLE
30
River of Austria : ENNS
32
Tim or Alice : TINY
33
Yin's partner : YANG
35
Arena figure : TORO
37
Actress Caldwell : ZOE
38
Wander : ERR
40
Investment earnings : RETURNS
41
Prefix with hap or take : MIS
43
Live up to : FULFIL
44
Choate : RUFUS
45
"___ ear and ... " : INONE
46
It has strings attached : APRON
48
Aegean island : NIOS
50
Dutch and slippery : ELMS
51
"___, a very palpable ... " : AHIT
52
Control : RULE
53
Mideast title : EMIR
54
Arabian cloak : ABA
57
Mideast initials : UAR
58
Acid abbr. : TCA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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