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Mary Harris
Mary Harris

New York Times, Tuesday, June 29, 1976

2-Down : Tree animal

Author:
Mary Harris
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Mary Harris has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,817
Across
1
Kind of bake or broth : CLAM
5
Dempsey opponent : FIRPO
10
Portuguese title : DOM
13
Miss Horne : LENA
14
Squash variety : ACORN
15
Steno's slip : TYPO
16
Berserk : AMOK
17
French wine : MEDOC
18
Med. course : ANAT
19
Artists' subjects : NUDES
21
Bennett's "Old ___" : WIVESTALE
23
Dog : GREATDANE
25
"Where ___ at" : ITS
26
Escutcheon décor, at times : BLOT
27
Apartment area : DINETTE
31
Signaled : MOTIONED
35
Soap opera : SERIAL
36
Cassini : OLEG
37
Pancake of Southwest : AREPA
39
Skin: Prefix : DERM
40
Draws a bead on : AIMSAT
42
Wordy get-togethers : GABFESTS
44
Overthrows : TOPPLES
46
Paper measure : REAM
47
Building wing : ELL
48
Drives dangerously : TAILGATES
53
Handy containers : SPRAYCANS
56
Political kind of fund : SLUSH
57
Word of regret : ALAS
58
Where antiques are often found : ATTIC
60
Miss Chase : ILKA
61
Hole maker : MOTH
62
Silk fabric : SURAH
63
Dare, in France : OSER
64
Farm animal : EWE
65
N.H. city : KEENE
66
Stool pigeon, in England : NARK
Down
1
Trolley sound : CLANG
2
Tree animal : LEMUR
3
Battery part : ANODE
4
Dive poorly : MAKEABIGSPLASH
5
Home group: Abbr. : FAM
6
Room-service request : ICEWATER
7
Sculptor of "The Kiss" : RODIN
8
Confirmed : PROVED
9
"You're only young ___" : ONCE
10
Ming and Hapsburg, e.g. : DYNASTIES
11
Gem : OPAL
12
Speck : MOTE
15
Poorly-dressed one : TATTERDEMALION
20
French town : STLO
22
___ qua non : SINE
24
Help a fund drive : DONATE
28
Mrs. Perón : ISABEL
29
Pastry item : TART
30
Trees : ELMS
31
Hazard for a castle invader : MOAT
32
Stew : OLIO
33
One of the zones : TEMPERATE
34
Graduate reward: Abbr. : DEG
38
Anatole France, for one : PARISIAN
41
Friend : ALLY
43
Tires out : FAGS
45
Niche occupant : STATUE
49
Cave : ANTRE
50
Oklahoma city : TULSA
51
Sandy ridge : ESKER
52
Star of "Jaws" : SHARK
53
Similar : SAME
54
Farm piece : PLOW
55
Container : CASK
59
Guevara : CHE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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