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Bert Beaman
Bert Beaman

New York Times, Tuesday, August 13, 1974

2-Down : Not seen

Author:
Bert Beaman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { B J W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Bert Beaman has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,131
Across
1
Worked at Aunt Dinah's party : QUILTED
8
In ___ with (conniving) : CAHOOTS
15
Shake : UNNERVE
16
Large Pacific area : OCEANIA
17
Rather than : INSTEAD
18
Kind of member : CHARTER
19
Negative : NOT
20
Stifled laugh : SNICKER
22
Wallaba : APA
23
Certain alcohols: Suffix : ITOLS
25
Iowa college : COE
26
Sunset or Gaza : STRIP
28
Emperor : NERO
29
Calling and playing : CARDS
31
German article : EINE
32
Toothless : EDENTATE
34
" ... upon ___ of gold" : ACROSS
36
Rayburn : GENE
37
Deception : FLAM
38
Dwellings of a sort : TEPEES
41
Messengers : COURIERS
45
U. S. composer : IVES
46
Smells : ODORS
48
Catch : NAIL
49
Landlords' concerns : RENTS
51
Not abridged: Abbr. : UNC
52
Opponent for Dempsey : FIRPO
53
Constellation : ARA
54
Ex-heavyweight champ : CARNERA
57
Movie studio : LOT
58
Lower jawbone : DENTALE
60
Mussolini, for one : FASCIST
62
Ushers : ESCORTS
63
Beauty lover : ESTHETE
64
Vast plains : STEPPES
65
In demand : DESIRED
Down
1
Beneficial drug : QUININE
2
Not seen : UNNOTED
3
Imminent : INSTORE
4
___ out (free) : LET
5
Lock : TRESS
6
Man's name : EVAN
7
Devote oneself to : DEDICATE
8
Like some pistols : COCKED
9
Doctor's concern : ACHE
10
Learns : HEARS
11
Rower's need : OAR
12
Where Toronto is : ONTARIO
13
Men's accessories : TIEPINS
14
Mexican cloaks : SARAPES
21
Hard ___ : CORE
24
Most protracted : LONGEST
27
Ends : TERMINI
29
Troubadour's love song : CANSO
30
Roman goddess : SALUS
33
Golf area : TEE
35
Stock ___ : CAR
37
Like hunger strikers, at times : FORCEFED
38
Diatribes : TIRADES
39
Symbol of achievement : EVEREST
40
Sackcloth and ashes : PENANCE
41
Opponent for Louis : CONN
42
More like a certain bird : EARLIER
43
Comeback : RIPOSTE
44
Grooved : SLOTTED
47
Compulsion : DURESS
50
Abrupt declivity : SCARP
52
Goes hungry : FASTS
55
Der ___ : ALTE
56
Level: Var. : RASE
59
Spinner : TOP
61
Greek letter : CHI

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

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