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C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Friday, July 21, 1978

52-Down : Thin muslin

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,569
Across
1
Part of "G.W.T.W." : WITH
5
Parris Island is one : BASE
9
Adjective for a hellhound : EVIL
13
Longfellow's "The Bell of ___" : ATRI
14
"Almanach de ___" : GOTHA
15
___ voce (oral) : VIVA
16
Crystal-ball user : SEER
17
Where Bedouins bed down, at times : OASES
18
"He shall rule them with ___ of iron" : AROD
19
Stress : PRESSURE
21
Where to say "That's a moray!" : EELERY
23
Sights in a bay : GULLSANDBUOYS
25
Practiced girth control : DIETED
27
Evreux is its capital : EURE
28
Slender as ___ : AREED
29
These come from pressing suits : PROPOSALS
34
Addis Ababa bigwig : RAS
35
Possess : OWN
36
Stewart's "Touch ___ the Cat" : NOT
37
Giftbooks : KEEPSAKES
41
What "shalom" means : PEACE
43
Spirit of Saint-Louis : ANGE
44
Maker of "Fourteen Points" in 1918 : WILSON
45
Ecdysiast's slogan : GRINANDBAREIT
50
Europe's largest lake : LADOGA
51
Conquered : OVERCAME
54
On one's toes : ATIP
55
Flat and sharp : TONES
57
"The jig ___!" : ISUP
58
Vertiginate : REEL
59
Queen of King's game : EVERT
60
Subway-wall item : TILE
61
Whirlpool : EDDY
62
Grade : SORT
63
Shopper stopper : SALE
Down
1
Vespiary denizen : WASP
2
Path for Pompey : ITER
3
Kin of brants : TREEGEESE
4
Hairy : HIRSUTE
5
Male guinea pigs : BOARS
6
Perplexed : ATSEA
7
That lass : SHE
8
Relaxed : EASEDUP
9
Appraises carefully : EVALUES
10
Sweet-singing bird : VIREO
11
Tower material : IVORY
12
Word with man or maid : LADYS
14
Elliott from Brooklyn : GOULD
20
Double-ripper : SLED
22
Saragossa's stream : EBRO
24
Rialto lights : NEONS
25
Nightfall : DARK
26
"Dies ___" : IRAE
29
Laid down a bunt : POKED
30
Monogram of "The Sage of Concord" : RWE
31
Bergman's Oscar-winning 1956 role : ANASTASIA
32
Gone bonkers : LOCO
33
Tommy gun for Tommy Atkins : STEN
38
Full suit of armor : PANOPLY
39
Monkey wrench : SNAG
40
Kin on Dad's side : AGNATES
41
Square pillar : PIER
42
Draws forth : ELICITS
44
Snatch forcibly : WREST
45
Light too bright for sight : GLARE
46
X follower : RATED
47
"I wander'd till ___": M. Arnold : IDIED
48
Miscuebobble : BONER
49
Ward off : AVERT
52
Thin muslin : MULL
53
A fencing art : EPEE
56
Ab ___ (from the start) : OVO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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