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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Thursday, July 27, 1967

52-Down : Civil service group.

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,557
Across
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Worker of 1066. : SERF
5
Puccini role. : MIMI
9
Top story. : LOFT
13
Big bird: Var. : EMEU
14
Tennis term. : ADIN
15
Airy spirit. : ARIEL
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Kind of brandy. : APPLEJACK
19
Leaves. : PAGES
20
A Buddhistic people. : LAO
21
Peak of the Pennine Alps. : ROSA
22
Gruening of Alaska. : ERNEST
23
Entirely sold on. : ALLFOR
25
"To get her poor ___ bone." : DOGA
26
Famous name in the theater. : BELASCO
28
Neighbor of the Hindus. : TIBETAN
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Perch for a partridge. : PEARTREE
33
Summer: Fr. : ETE
34
Wearables. : DUDS
37
2nd-cen. date. : CII
38
Crop. : CRAW
39
General Eaker. : IRA
40
Black lead. : PLUMBAGO
44
Leggings, 1917 style. : PUTTEES
46
Self-centered ones. : EGOISTS
50
He was: Lat. : ERAT
51
___ gantlet. : RUNTHE
52
Cotton print. : CALICO
54
Plant part. : TWIG
56
Accelerate (with "up"). : REV
57
Word with gold or silver. : SMITH
58
News relay. : GRAPEVINE
60
Rapids transit. : CANOE
61
Fruit part. : PULP
62
On ___ with. : APAR
63
Birds. : HENS
64
Bristle: Bot. : SETA
65
Sea bird. : TERN
Down
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Underwater workshop. : SEALAB
2
Fix upon a stake: Var. : EMPALE
3
Take another vote. : REPOLL
4
Apt to: Suffix. : FUL
5
Balearic island. : MAJORCA
6
Slayer of Castor. : IDAS
7
Isinglass. : MICA
8
Well contents. : INK
9
Blanket. : LAPROBE
10
Royal House of the Netherlands. : ORANGE
11
Green beetle of southern U. S. : FIGEATER
12
Curling marks. : TEES
16
Landing boat. : LST
18
Notched, as some leaves. : EROSE
22
Girl's nickname. : EDIE
24
Member of a physics group: Abbr. : FAPS
27
Hades of Roman myth. : ORCUS
28
Clan. : TRIBE
29
___ standstill. : ATA
30
Different, in a way. : NEW
32
Dickens character. : TIM
34
Popular party dish. : DIP
35
Where Montevideo is: Abbr. : URU
36
Viz. the 180th meridian. : DATELINE
38
Invent. : COIN
40
Delightful people: Slang. : PEACHES
41
Mother of Artemis. : LETO
42
Roman victor at Actium, 31 B.C. : AGRIPPA
43
Chisel. : GOUGE
45
Sea god. : TRITON
47
Fabric pattern. : STRIPE
48
The palm of the hand. : THENAR
49
Shropshire river. : SEVERN
52
Civil service group. : CSC
53
Indian servant. : AMAH
54
Loyal. : TRUE
55
First name in poetry. : WALT
58
Some M.D.'s. : GPS
59
Large tub. : VAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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