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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Saturday, June 8, 1974

4-Down : U. S. admiral

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
M
2
O
3
S
4
S
5
R
6
A
7
A
8
B
9
D
10
A
11
M
12
A
13
N
14
A
L
L
I
15
A
B
R
A
16
U
S
A
G
E
17
A
L
U
M
18
G
E
S
T
19
S
H
I
N
E
20
M
A
R
S
21
A
L
A
22
H
23
A
T
24
L
I
D
25
L
A
M
26
B
S
K
I
27
N
28
P
29
E
30
P
31
S
I
N
32
R
A
I
N
Y
33
D
34
A
35
Y
36
A
B
U
T
37
B
O
L
T
38
A
U
R
A
39
C
O
R
A
40
B
U
T
T
E
41
S
C
U
M
42
A
L
I
T
43
E
T
H
S
44
S
A
L
E
45
S
I
M
U
46
L
A
T
E
47
B
48
E
A
T
E
N
49
S
O
N
O
R
50
O
U
S
51
W
52
A
53
G
54
U
S
N
55
S
T
P
56
A
57
U
58
L
59
S
60
I
R
A
61
N
I
62
S
63
E
A
T
64
S
P
E
T
65
S
A
L
I
S
66
U
R
G
E
67
I
D
E
A
68
P
U
L
L
A
69
P
I
E
R
70
R
O
S
Y
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,065
Across
1
Tree-trunk growth : MOSS
5
Austrian statesman : RAAB
9
Animal of Mideast : DAMAN
14
"___ do is dream ... " : ALLI
15
Start of an incantation : ABRA
16
Custom : USAGE
17
Styptic : ALUM
18
Exploit : GEST
19
Excel : SHINE
20
Sicilian wine : MARSALA
22
Billycock : HAT
24
Cover : LID
25
Leather : LAMBSKIN
28
Digestive aid : PEPSIN
32
Time to use one's savings : RAINYDAY
36
Border on : ABUT
37
Roll of cloth : BOLT
38
Atmosphere : AURA
39
Uncas's love : CORA
40
City in Montana : BUTTE
41
Dross : SCUM
42
Got down : ALIT
43
Old English letters : ETHS
44
White or fire : SALE
45
Feign : SIMULATE
47
Much-used, as a path : BEATEN
49
Full-toned : SONOROUS
51
Joker : WAG
54
Service initials : USN
55
London cathedral : STPAULS
60
Abadan man : IRANI
62
Kind of belt : SEAT
64
Small barracuda : SPET
65
Cum grano ___ : SALIS
66
Impulse : URGE
67
"The very ___!" : IDEA
68
___ fast one : PULLA
69
Bridge support : PIER
70
Optimistic : ROSY
Down
1
Form of address : MAAM
2
Spanish jar : OLLA
3
Direction in music : SLUR
4
U. S. admiral : SIMS
5
Kind of sleeve : RAGLAN
6
Nautical position : ABEAM
7
___ poetica : ARS
8
Additive for a tub : BATHSALTS
9
Actor Hoffman : DUSTIN
10
Hard wood : ASH
11
Kind of box or order : MAIL
12
Vedic fire god : AGNI
13
Indigence : NEED
21
Arab caliph : ALI
23
"Go fly ___" : AKITE
26
"Oh, ___!" : BROTHER
27
Lake in Africa: Var. : NYASSA
28
S. A. rodents : PACAS
29
Town near Salerno : EBOLI
30
Jewish holiday : PURIM
31
Word with quo or symbol : STATUS
33
Gold coin : DUCAT
34
As ___ (generally) : ARULE
35
Mandarin's residence : YAMEN
37
Finishes : BUTTONSUP
40
Full of ___ : BEANS
46
Alcott : LOUISA
47
Kind of fingers : BUTTER
48
Clairvoyance : ESP
50
River to the Missouri : OSAGE
51
Small bit : WISP
52
New Guinea native : ARAU
53
Bitterness : GALL
56
Arabian area : ASIR
57
Hairstyle : UPDO
58
Famous Virginians : LEES
59
Abide : STAY
61
Zero : NIL
63
Silkworm : ERI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 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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