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Virginia Godwin
Virginia Godwin

New York Times, Tuesday, August 27, 1974

52-Down : Chemical prefix

Author:
Virginia Godwin
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Virginia Godwin has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,145
Across
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Wealthy, in San Juan : RICO
5
Nobel physicist : RABI
9
Collect : AMASS
14
Khayyam : OMAR
15
Actor Alda : ALAN
16
García ___, Spanish poet : LORCA
17
Mother in Ibsen's "Ghosts" : MRSALVING
19
Chemical element : BORON
20
Mortar's partner : PESTLE
21
___ the joint : CASE
23
Mat. time : AFT
24
Long periods : AEONS
26
Molière play : TARTUFE
28
Garden flower : PANSY
30
Horn of ___ : PLENTY
32
Book or tag : END
33
Virginia of Roanoke : DARE
35
Horse with spots : DAPPLE
39
Land of the Dail : EIRE
41
U. S. painter : RYDER
43
Watches : EYES
44
Pages, in Spain : PLANAS
46
Kind of bag : GRAB
48
Channel : GAT
49
___ one's head : INOVER
51
Boarding stairs : RAMPS
53
Uninspired : MUNDANE
56
Plant opening : STOMA
58
Spanish treasure : ORO
59
River of China : TSIN
61
Elsinore name : HAMLET
64
Likewise : DITTO
66
Parlor-table décor : LACEDOILY
68
Painter's prop : EASEL
69
Hindu land grant : ENAM
70
Cone or dive : NOSE
71
Gleamed : SHONE
72
Palm yield : DATE
73
On ___ own : ONES
Down
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Frolic : ROMP
2
Hungary's Nagy : IMRE
3
Unheeded seeress : CASSANDRA
4
Harangues : ORATES
5
Crow's cousin : RAVEN
6
Boxing name : ALI
7
Judge's seat : BANC
8
Channel for pouring molten metal : INGATE
9
Lake Louise's province : ALBERTA
10
Pasture sound : MOO
11
Amazon turtle : ARRAU
12
Deride : SCOFF
13
French toasting word : SANTE
18
Coffeehouse owner and insurer : LLOYD
22
Miss Dee : SANDRA
25
Nimble : SPRY
27
Do an office job : TYPE
28
Nest sound : PEEP
29
Blue dye : ANIL
31
Rock shelf : LEDGE
34
Certain crimes : ARSONS
36
Lovesick king : PYGMALION
37
Bound : LEAP
38
Superlative endings : ESTS
40
Oklahoma city : ENID
42
Blunders : ERRS
45
M. France : ANATOLE
47
Liberal : BROAD
50
Concealed : VEILED
52
Chemical prefix : AMMONO
53
Forms : MODES
54
Mr. Heap : URIAH
55
Untrue : NOTSO
57
Motif : THEME
60
Zola novel : NANA
62
Otherwise : ELSE
63
Ship ropes : TYES
65
Playing card : TEN
67
Felix or Dinah : CAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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