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Jordan S. Lasher
Jordan S. Lasher

New York Times, Friday, August 2, 1974

2-Down : Part of the celestial sphere

Author:
Jordan S. Lasher
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Jordan S. Lasher has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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S
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D
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C
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C
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O
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B
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B
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,120
Across
1
Partners of wherefores : WHYS
5
Partner of hearty : HALE
9
Give off : EMIT
13
Garden implements : HOES
14
Inferior : SECONDRATE
16
Eject : OUST
17
Precision in small details : MINUTENESS
18
Kind of gallery : ART
19
Transportation tab : FARE
20
Actress Kirk et al. : LISAS
21
Cone-bearing trees : CEDARS
23
Inlet : COVE
25
Let the ___ (deflate) : AIROUT
26
"Rhinoceros" author and family : IONESCOS
30
Darrow's Tennessee opponent : BRYAN
31
Over : ENDED
32
Salamander : EFT
33
Finishes the cake : ICES
34
Holmes's street : BAKER
35
Division word : INTO
36
High note : ELA
37
Discourage : DETER
38
Trails : PATHS
39
Saw-toothed : SERRATED
41
Debates : ARGUES
42
Enthusiasm : ELAN
43
Apprise : INFORM
44
___ out (end gradually) : PHASE
47
Iowa campus site : AMES
48
Hawaiian hawks : IOS
50
Famous rest period : SEVENTHDAY
53
Type assortment : FONT
54
April, in song : SHOWERTIME
55
Theater org. : ANTA
56
Poker pair : TENS
57
Doctrines : ISMS
58
Pale : ASHY
Down
1
Opposite of giddap : WHOA
2
Part of the celestial sphere : HOURCIRCLE
3
In the recent past : YESTERYEAR
4
Fast jet : SST
5
Apparent and presumptive : HEIRS
6
Skin affliction : ACNE
7
Gehrig : LOU
8
Adjective suffix : ENT
9
Ford and Pyle : ERNIES
10
Miss West et al. : MAES
11
"___ deal!" : ITSA
12
Hardy heroine : TESS
14
Chic : SMART
15
Researched thoroughly : DELVED
19
Man-goat deity : FAUN
22
"When in Rome, ___ ... " : DOAS
23
Telegraph device : CODER
24
Exceptional person : ONER
25
"___ Irish Rose" : ABIES
26
Signed : INKED
27
Roman officers : CENTURIONS
28
Words after book or playmate : OFTHEMONTH
29
On the glacial side : STOSS
31
Eroded : EATEN
34
Between alpha and gamma : BETA
35
Emilia's husband : IAGO
37
Coeur ___ : DALENE
38
Test photos: Abbr. : PRFS
40
Stitches again : RESEWS
41
Keep ___ on (watch) : ANEYE
43
Moslem priests : IMAMS
44
Attention-getting sound : PSST
45
Derisive laugh : HEHE
46
Earl of ___ : AVON
47
Take ___ view of : ADIM
49
Linger : STAY
51
Prefix for angle and pod : TRI
52
Altitudes: Abbr. : HTS
53
Airlines agcy. : FAA

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

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