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Manny Miller
Manny Miller

New York Times, Tuesday, July 13, 1976

55-Down : Son of Aphrodite

Author:
Manny Miller
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Manny Miller has 32 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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M
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,831
Across
1
Base-running maneuver : SLIDE
6
Govt. banking agency : FDIC
10
Sighing word : ALAS
14
Wore : HADON
15
Linden trees : LINS
16
Ibsen character : NORA
17
Correct : EMEND
18
About : ASTO
19
Driving areas : TEES
20
Certain political primaries : BEAUTYCONTESTS
23
___ bien : TRES
24
Heavy coat cloth : KERSEY
25
Kind of diplomat : CAREER
28
Hindu ascetic : SWAMI
30
Item for grinding : AXE
31
Portico : STOA
33
Group in a Western : POSSE
37
Political policy : MIDDLEOFTHEROAD
41
Name for a cow : ELSIE
42
"Tell ___ the Marines" : ITTO
43
Equip : RIG
44
In a downcast way : SADLY
46
Tell secrets : TATTLE
49
___ d' : MAITRE
52
Flying prefix : AERO
53
Political force : ORGANIZEDLABOR
58
Grande and Muni : RIOS
59
Coagulate : CURD
60
As ___ the eye can see : FARAS
62
Spanish muralist : SERT
63
Organic compound : ENOL
64
Staring : AGAZE
65
Or ___ : ELSE
66
Partner of shine : RISE
67
Resonant sounds : TONES
Down
1
"___ shall have music ... " : SHE
2
Mary's possession : LAMB
3
Notion, in Nantes : IDEE
4
Be philanthropic : DONATE
5
Last : ENDURE
6
Rebukes : FLAYS
7
Record : DISC
8
Dividing word : INTO
9
Larry of football : CSONKA
10
Earlier : ANTERIOR
11
Loamy deposit : LOESS
12
Mountain ridge : ARETE
13
Impudent : SASSY
21
Polished : TERSE
22
Arizona city : TEMPE
25
___ to (revived) : CAME
26
Branch angle : AXIL
27
Maroon and ruby : REDS
28
Sentimental one : SOFTY
29
Light-bulb unit : WATT
32
Trouble's partner : TOIL
34
Classify : SORT
35
Canvas piece : SAIL
36
Sharpness : EDGE
38
Aversion : DISTASTE
39
Memorize : LEARN
40
Public house : HOTEL
45
Plane-wing attachment : DEICER
47
P.L.O. leader : ARAFAT
48
West Indies island : TOBAGO
49
Samuel Finley Breese's last name : MORSE
50
Shakespearean character : ARIEL
51
Stravinsky and Sikorsky : IGORS
52
Confuse : ADDLE
54
Indian of N.M. : ZUNI
55
Son of Aphrodite : EROS
56
North African port : ORAN
57
Demolish : RAZE
61
French possessive : SES

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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