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Martha J. DeWitt
Martha J. DeWitt

New York Times, Monday, August 14, 1967

49-Down : Long-limbed.

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,575
Across
1
Football player. : BACK
5
Goat antelope. : SEROW
10
Tea, in Soho. : CHA
13
Hautboy. : OBOE
14
Stag's status. : ALONE
15
Pleased. : GLAD
16
Wild plum. : SLOE
17
Tag or sticker. : LABEL
18
Letter sign-off. : LOVE
19
Wife. : HELPMATE
21
Pusillanimous. : CRAVEN
23
Faction. : SIDE
24
Noted poet. : MOORE
25
Tiff. : SPAT
27
Twinkled. : SHIMMERED
31
Chips. : FLAKES
33
Understanding words. : ISEE
34
1st-cen. date. : LVI
35
Mystic symbol. : RUNE
36
Sharpener. : HONER
38
Five or nine. : TEAM
39
Wood. : ASH
40
Green: Her. : VERT
41
Cremonas' cousins, for short. : STRADS
43
Describing some stylish gowns. : SHAPELESS
46
Prevalent. : RIFE
47
Spikes. : NAILS
48
Natty. : TRIG
50
Photogenic ones. : MODELS
52
Adm. Mahan's subject. : SEAPOWER
56
College hall. : AULA
57
Of a certain wood. : OAKEN
59
Church part. : NAVE
60
Bird. : WREN
61
Exercising. : USING
62
21 and others. : AGES
63
Draft initials. : SSS
64
Medicinal plant. : TANSY
65
Allowed temporary use. : LENT
Down
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Empty talk: Colloq. : BOSH
2
Kind of seaman. : ABLE
3
Self-control, current style. : COOL
4
Token of friendship. : KEEPSAKE
5
Side dish. : SALAD
6
Exalts. : ELATES
7
Garment. : ROBE
8
Highest in standing. : ONE
9
Red-carpet rollers. : WELCOMERS
10
Freeway junction. : CLOVERLEAF
11
Experience. : HAVE
12
Yemen's neighbor. : ADEN
15
Angry look. : GLARE
20
Arachnid. : MITE
22
Ancient city. : ROME
24
___ en scène. : MISE
25
Wintry word. : SLUSH
26
Parts of Texas and Oklahoma. : PANHANDLES
28
Tips. : HINTS
29
Get away from. : EVADE
30
Lowers lights. : DIMS
31
Brothers. : FRAS
32
Pays: Slang. : SHELLSOUT
37
Mining assets. : ORES
38
Of a triangle. : TRIGONAL
40
Cloak. : VEIL
42
Journey. : TRIP
44
Song of triumph. : PAEAN
45
Works of a Dutch painter. : STEENS
49
Long-limbed. : RANGY
50
Gullets. : MAWS
51
Possessive. : OURS
52
Pelt. : SKIN
53
Stipend. : WAGE
54
Tied. : EVEN
55
Musical term. : REST
58
___ rule. : ASA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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