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Daniel Girardi
Daniel Girardi

New York Times, Wednesday, July 3, 1974

53-Down : Test, as a new dress

Author:
Daniel Girardi
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Daniel Girardi has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,090
Across
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Palm cockatoo : ARARA
6
Sapphire or pupil : STAR
10
Actor's concern : ROLE
14
Appraised : RATED
15
___ of hay : BALE
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Genesis name : ENOS
17
Start of a Jefferson quote : THEGODWHOGAVEUS
20
Eritrean city : ASMARA
21
Rack's partner : RUIN
22
Jocko : APE
23
Betty Grable feature : LEGS
25
Taken with : SMITTEN
27
Duffer's goal : PAR
30
Preservative : SALT
32
Scottish uncle : EME
33
Ancient Syria : ARAM
35
Water pipe : MAIN
37
In flight : ALOFT
41
More of quote : LIFEGAVEUSLIBER
44
Diva Adelina : PATTI
45
"Rheingold" role : ERDA
46
Whale genus : CETE
47
Network initials : ABC
49
Cult : SECT
51
Still : YET
52
Dallas and others : STELLAS
56
Wearing pumps : SHOD
58
Hockey star : ORR
59
Gardner : ERLE
61
Pencil part : ERASER
65
End of quote : TYATTHESAMETIME
68
Grivet monkey : TOTA
69
Decides : OPTS
70
Turned the lamp on again : RELIT
71
___ about : ONOR
72
Memphis deity : PTAH
73
Make a speech : ORATE
Down
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Gulf of Greece : ARTA
2
Shea sounds : RAHS
3
"Up and ___!" : ATEM
4
Stately : REGAL
5
Venerates : ADORES
6
Nautical direction: Abbr. : SBW
7
Himalayan goat : TAHR
8
Baseball brothers : ALOUS
9
Ruling system : REGIME
10
Race an engine : REV
11
___ a time : ONEAT
12
Jeweler's aid : LOUPE
13
Krupp's city : ESSEN
18
Vasco ___ : DAGAMA
19
Kind of crackers : ANIMAL
24
Nat Turner, for one : SLAVE
26
Purposive : TELIC
27
Feeler : PALP
28
Melody : ARIA
29
Actor George : RAFT
31
Rows : TIERS
34
Printing type : METAL
36
Certain paintings : NUDES
38
Heed a "Wait" sign : OBEY
39
Regale : FETE
40
Waste allowance : TRET
42
Gravy ingredient : GIBLET
43
Indian chief : SACHEM
48
Certain waitress : CARHOP
50
Belmonte or Manolete : TORERO
52
___ voce : SOTTO
53
Test, as a new dress : TRYON
54
Muse : ERATO
55
Napped : SLEPT
57
Office stamp : DATER
60
This, in Spain : ESTA
62
Prefix for an element : SILA
63
Give out : EMIT
64
Network : RETE
66
Pitch : TAR
67
___ Wednesday : ASH

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

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