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Gladys V. Miller
Gladys V. Miller

New York Times, Saturday, June 29, 1974

5-Down : Scholars

Author:
Gladys V. Miller
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J V W }, Scrabble score: 326 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Gladys V. Miller has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,086
Across
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School of fish : SHOAL
6
First-grade subject : ABCS
10
Skillful : ABLE
14
Timber tree of N. Z. : KAURI
15
Natal native : ZULU
16
Surly person : CRAB
17
Something of value : ASSET
18
Addict : USER
19
Berets' relatives : TAMS
20
Name for Alabama : THEHEARTOFDIXIE
23
Fish-eating birds : ERNES
24
"Pilgrim's Progress" author : BUNYAN
25
Cotton fabric : MADRAS
28
Swiss mountain : RIGI
29
Up to now : ASYET
30
Active one : DOER
32
Steelworkers' boss : ABEL
36
Chemical suffix : ITE
37
"___ million dollars" : IFIHADA
40
Opposite of WSW : ENE
41
Red-ink designation : LOSS
43
Stairway to a plane : RAMP
44
Girl's name : FREDA
46
Class exam : QUIZ
48
Squelch : STEPON
49
Statesman Carl : SCHURZ
52
Lily plants : ALOES
54
National concern : THEENERGYCRISIS
59
Hebrides isle : IONA
60
Rip : TEAR
61
River in Italy : ADIGE
62
Shaving mishap : NICK
63
French actor : TATI
64
Philippine island : LUZON
65
___ bien : TRES
66
Utility: Abbr. : ELEC
67
Certain looks : LEERS
Down
1
Card game : SKAT
2
Chopped-meat dish : HASH
3
River in England : OUSE
4
"Lafayette, we ___" : AREHERE
5
Scholars : LITERATI
6
Sky-blue : AZURE
7
Gallery items : BUSTS
8
Historic nickname : CLEO
9
Pacific shore flier : SURFBIRD
10
Sea anemone : ACTINIA
11
Sheep fever : BRAXY
12
Witch : LAMIA
13
Actor Buddy : EBSEN
21
Response: Abbr. : ANS
22
Searched for clams : DUG
25
Post cards, etc. : MAIL
26
Concerning : ASTO
27
Coloring matters : DYES
28
Get through effort : REAP
30
Two-time Mexican president : DIAZ
31
Electrical unit : OHM
33
Roadrunner sound : BEEP
34
Within: Prefix : ENDO
35
Spare : LEAN
38
Fringe of curly hair : FRIZETTE
39
Notwithstanding : AFTERALL
42
Annoying stair sounds : SQUEAKS
45
Ash : RESIDUE
47
Receptacle : URN
48
Assoc. : SOC
49
Limit : STINT
50
Church group : CHOIR
51
From now on : HENCE
52
Marble : AGATE
53
Poem : LYRIC
55
Unaffected : REAL
56
Measurement : SIZE
57
Sikorsky : IGOR
58
Scott and Stennis: Abbr. : SENS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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