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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Friday, July 9, 1976

25-Down : Music symbol

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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Y
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N
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,827
Across
1
Span's partner : SPIC
5
Lettuce, etc. : SALAD
10
Canyon mouth : ABRA
14
Volcano leavings : LAVA
15
Varnish resin : ELEMI
16
Complain : CRAB
17
Type style: Abbr. : ITAL
18
Asian tribesman : TATAR
19
Friendly chat : COZE
20
Admit defeat : THROWINTHETOWEL
23
Periodical, for short : MAG
24
Favoring : FOR
25
Like some sweaters : SLEEVED
29
Constituents of a long month : SUNDAYS
33
Admit defeat : HOLLERUNCLE
35
French coin of old : SOU
36
Down with, in Paris : ABAS
37
Make known : AIR
38
Potato : SPUD
39
Squealer : RAT
40
Admit defeat : CALLITQUITS
44
Favors : PREFERS
46
Like one with a spare tire : PAUNCHY
47
Army unit: Abbr. : REG
48
Headland : RAS
49
Admits defeat : GIVESUPTHEGHOST
58
Birds' class : AVES
59
Conceal, as goods: Var. : ELOIN
60
" ... baked in ___" : APIE
61
Secular : LAIC
62
Synonym man : ROGET
63
Blowgun ammo : DART
64
___ Domini : ANNO
65
Squirrel away : STORE
66
Or ___ : ELSE
Down
1
Cut : SLIT
2
Hiker's way : PATH
3
Match-king Kreuger : IVAR
4
Mineral salts : CALOMELS
5
Bristle-bearing segment : SETIGER
6
King or Alda : ALAN
7
Native of Riga : LETT
8
Asian nurse : AMAH
9
Terrible : DIREFUL
10
Harmony : ACCORD
11
High or eye : BROW
12
Demolish : RAZE
13
Biblical victim : ABEL
21
Gesture of greeting : WAVE
22
Franchot : TONE
25
Music symbol : SHARP
26
Pneumonia type : LOBAR
27
Gladden : ELATE
28
Grammatical numbers : DUALS
29
Money substitute : SCRIP
30
Jellied dish : ASPIC
31
Time of life : YOUTH
32
Like bubble-bath water : SUDSY
34
Naught : NIL
38
Awning, for one : SUNSHADE
40
Letters : CEES
41
Ones in a debate : ARGUERS
42
Lizard of Europe : TARENTE
43
Bog : QUAG
45
Sistine Chapel art : FRESCO
49
Festive : GALA
50
Russian czar : IVAN
51
Leaf framework : VEIN
52
Flower bed : PLOT
53
Eatery order : TOGO
54
Sacred: Prefix : HIER
55
Gemstone : OPAL
56
Gentlemen : SIRS
57
Mal de ___ : TETE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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