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Dorothy Smitonick
Dorothy Smitonick

New York Times, Tuesday, July 30, 1985

47-Down : Habitat for bats?

Author:
Dorothy Smitonick
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Dorothy Smitonick has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,048
Across
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Therefore : HENCE
6
Jewish month : TEBET
11
L.B.J. and R.M.N., once : VPS
14
Angry ___ get-out : ASALL
15
Old-womanish : ANILE
16
Drivers' org. : AAA
17
Houdini's grip? : BAGOFTRICKS
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N.Y.-to-Ore. dir. : NNW
20
Down Under native : AUSSIE
21
Exploit : GEST
22
Suffix with acid : ITY
23
Tent : ENCAMP
25
Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
27
Unification Church, e.g. : SECT
30
___ Vegas : LAS
31
Movie mogul : MAYER
32
A feast ___ famine : ORA
33
Weakens : SAPS
35
Jr., e.g. : DESC
36
Superficial displays : VENEERS
38
Friendly correspondents : PENPALS
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N.K.V.D. predecessor : OGPU
42
Season : SALT
43
Diocese : SEE
44
Not suitable : UNFIT
46
Football pos. : CTR
47
Defeat : BEAT
48
Use a divining rod : DOWSE
49
Tadpole, caterpillar, etc. : LARVAE
52
From ___ Z : ATO
53
Chief : MAIN
55
Cover with netting : ENLACE
59
Celtic Neptune : LER
60
Present for Mom and Dad : BUNDLEOFJOY
62
Hood's exit : LAM
63
Iroquoian group : ERIES
64
Statue's garb : DRAPE
65
Frat vets : SRS
66
Sped : RACED
67
Circuit courts : EYRES
Down
1
"New Earth" composer: 1935 : HABA
2
Jacob's twin : ESAU
3
Equine has-beens : NAGS
4
Hideaway for a skeleton? : CLOSET
5
Impish : ELFIN
6
Sailor : TAR
7
Puzzles : ENIGMAS
8
Muscles : BICEPS
9
Order having teeth : ELKS
10
Affirmation of beliefs : TESTAMENT
11
Conceited person? : VANITYCASE
12
Kind of girdle : PANTIE
13
Twain hero : SAWYER
18
P.I. : TEC
24
Dolomites or Pennines : ALPS
26
Grate : RASP
27
Former Soho coin, for short : SOV
28
Homophone for air : ERE
29
Pandora's box, in a way : CANOFWORMS
33
"___ Song," Huston hit : SEPTEMBER
34
Indonesia's ___ Islands : ARU
35
Crandall of baseball : DEL
37
Sponsorship : EGIS
38
Catherine ___, last wife of Henry VIII : PARR
39
Meadow : LEA
40
Coterie : SET
42
Straphanger : STANDEE
44
Mo and Stu from Ariz. : UDALLS
45
"Shed ___!": Keats : NOTEAR
46
Hospital department : CLINIC
47
Habitat for bats? : BELFRY
50
Gaggle formation : VEE
51
Positive pole : ANODE
54
Aroma : AURA
56
Slightly open : AJAR
57
Survive problems : COPE
58
Easy on the ___ : EYES
61
Eng. monetary units, formerly : LSD

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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