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Sara V. Tuckerman
Sara V. Tuckerman

New York Times, Monday, August 21, 1967

1-Down : Home and school problem.

Author:
Sara V. Tuckerman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Sara V. Tuckerman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,582
Across
1
Ram down. : TAMP
5
Nasser. : GAMAL
10
Degree in business. : MBA
13
Shelley's name for himself. : ARIEL
14
___ man (unanimously). : ASONE
15
Propel. : OAR
16
Nursery tale. : PUSSINBOOTS
18
Last year of the 3d century. : CCC
19
Dove, in a Spanish song. : PALOMA
20
Fastens again. : RELOCKS
22
Chemical suffix. : ANE
23
Sea of the Philippines. : SULU
26
Moslem priest. : IMAM
27
Letterhead abbreviation. : LTD
28
Elevator pioneer. : OTIS
29
Spring. : SEASON
31
Exists, Biblical style. : LIVETH
33
Little Letitia. : TISH
34
Rhenish wine. : MOSELLE
38
Squirrels, chipmunks, et al. : RODENTS
40
State: Abbr. : MINN
41
Wrecker of plans. : UNDOER
43
Shoe addenda. : CLEATS
45
Asian desert. : GOBI
46
That go-go feeling. : PEP
49
Kind of rubber. : PARA
50
Black marketeer: Brit. slang. : SPIV
51
Marsh elder. : IVA
52
Manages with. : MAKESDO
55
Former Governor of New York. : LEHMAN
57
Primate. : APE
58
Fragrant Asian trees. : SANDALWOODS
61
The: Ger. : DER
62
Spanish hero. : ELCID
63
Way. : ALLEY
64
See 52 Down. : MRS
65
Yorkshire metropolis. : LEEDS
66
Time of one's life. : YEAR
Down
1
Home and school problem. : TRUANT
2
Placed in a passageway. : AISLED
3
Middle: Prefix. : MESO
4
Load-line mark, on a ship. : PLIMSOLL
5
Chatter: Colloq. : GAB
6
Kyushu volcano. : ASO
7
Heath. : MOOR
8
Stake. : ANTE
9
One of the Howards. : LESLIE
10
Snake. : MOCCASIN
11
Farthest to the rear. : BACKMOST
12
Curves. : ARCS
13
Shock. : APPAL
17
Sea mollusk. : NAUTILUS
21
Volcano in the Andes. : OMATE
24
Cheer (up). : LIVEN
25
Service. : USE
29
African wading bird. : SHOEBILL
30
Britain's health service: Abbr. : NHS
32
Cavalry unit. : TROOP
34
A year in the future. : MMC
35
Waterproof material. : OILPAPER
36
Tennis gear. : SNEAKERS
37
Finnish lake. : ENARE
39
Road. : DRIVEWAY
42
Decigrams: Abbr. : DGS
44
Ornament. : TASSEL
46
Stuffed olive. : PIMOLA
47
Shirker. : EVADER
48
Heartsease. : PANSY
52
Feminine title, abbreviated. : MADM
53
Small valley. : DALE
54
Formerly. : ONCE
56
Opening. : HOLE
59
Solved. : DID
60
Notices: Colloq. : ADS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 11 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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