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Audrey Koch
Audrey Koch

New York Times, Tuesday, July 27, 1982

23-Down : Not so much

Author:
Audrey Koch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Audrey Koch has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,949
Across
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Mineral springs : SPAS
5
___ casino (seafood dish) : CLAMS
10
L.A. eleven : RAMS
14
Scottish garb : KILT
15
Utmost extent : LIMIT
16
Sector : AREA
17
Division word : INTO
18
Convex molding : OVOLO
19
Watch face : DIAL
20
Motel : STOPOVER
22
Flexible : PLIANT
24
Capital of Calvados : CAEN
25
Inspires with wonder : AWES
26
Serf : HELOT
29
Pests in the pool : SPLASHERS
34
Parisian thug : APACHE
36
Dobbin's dinner : OATS
37
___-jongg : MAH
38
Require : LACK
39
Hammerstein product : LYRIC
41
Without: Lat. : SINE
42
Homestead ___ : ACT
43
Political group : BLOC
44
Odium : HATRED
46
Traffic signal : STOPLIGHT
49
"Poirot ___ a Client": Christie : LOSES
50
Pueblo Indian : HOPI
51
Upon : ATOP
53
Certain weasels : STOATS
56
Corks : STOPPERS
60
Flaps : TABS
61
At the ready : ONTAP
63
Anne Nichols hero : ABIE
64
Lily's relative : ALOE
65
Harden : INURE
66
"After You've ___," 1918 song : GONE
67
Honey producers : BEES
68
Compact : DENSE
69
Some are split : ENDS
Down
1
Slalom equipment : SKIS
2
Liquid measure : PINT
3
Female voice : ALTO
4
Valve on a pipe : STOPCOCK
5
Garlic unit : CLOVE
6
Animates : LIVENS
7
Ovidian topic : AMOR
8
Wire measure : MIL
9
Timer : STOPWATCH
10
Garden vegetable : RADISH
11
"Habanera," for example : ARIA
12
Average : MEAN
13
Sodium chloride : SALT
21
Vow : OATH
23
Not so much : LESS
25
Turkish regiment : ALAI
26
Chicago's Papa Bear : HALAS
27
Solar-year excess : EPACT
28
Milk: Comb. form : LACTO
30
Veranda : PORCH
31
Arabian rulers : EMIRS
32
Rajah's consort : RANEE
33
Outbuildings : SHEDS
35
Geometrical figure : ELLIPSOID
40
Mr. Berra : YOGI
41
Obstruction : STOPPAGE
43
Stain : BLOT
45
Skewed : ALOP
47
Transitory states : PHASES
48
Medieval invaders of Europe : TATARS
52
Pith helmet : TOPEE
53
Pierce : STAB
54
Raconteur's specialty : TALE
55
Double-reed instrument : OBOE
56
Render senseless : STUN
57
Deep black : EBON
58
Cocktail garnish : RIND
59
"Monkey ___ ... " : SEES
62
Compass pt. : NNE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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