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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Tuesday, August 29, 1967

18-Down : Wit's forte.

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,590
Across
1
Outdoor feature of Paris. : PARC
5
Tommyrot! : BOSH
9
Band. : STRAP
14
Corker. : ONER
15
Stead. : LIEU
16
Heaven: Prefix. : URANO
17
Wallflower's status. : UNPOPULAR
19
Musical appurtenances. : MUTES
20
Meadow grass. : FESCUE
21
Partner of Jones. : DOW
23
Decree. : FIAT
24
Not expected. : UNLOOKEDFOR
27
Sky sights. : JETS
30
Silver: Abbr. : ARG
31
___ Aviv. : TEL
32
Military address. : APO
33
Kind of cheese. : SWISS
35
Slippery fellows. : EELS
38
Flower. : TEAROSE
40
Heart ___. : ANDSOUL
43
Former British P. M. : EDEN
44
Bobbinet et al. : LACES
46
1st-cen. date. : LII
47
Happy, in Paris. : GAI
49
Musical sound. : TRA
50
Pillboxes. : HATS
51
Feat of skill. : TOURDEFORCE
55
Corn product. : MEAL
56
Naval intelligence group. : ONI
57
Sail rope. : EARING
61
Clothing. : ARRAY
63
Page. : ERRANDBOY
65
Aegean island. : CRETE
66
In its present condition. : ASIS
67
College in N. C. : ELON
68
Nether regions. : HADES
69
Copy of a kind. : STAT
70
Budget figure. : RENT
Down
1
Bouffant part of a garment. : POUF
2
Hathaway. : ANNE
3
Fabrics. : REPS
4
Sign of spring. : CROCUS
5
Certain statutes. : BLUELAWS
6
Product of 41 Down. : OIL
7
Old tars. : SEADOGS
8
Famous impresario. : HUROK
9
Aggregate. : SUM
10
Certain fungi. : TRUFFLES
11
Quotient. : RATIO
12
Close: Poet. : ANEAR
13
Army locale. : POST
18
Wit's forte. : PUN
22
Weather word. : WET
25
Bay window. : ORIEL
26
Legal papers. : DEEDS
27
Punjab native. : JAT
28
Foil's cousin. : EPEE
29
Amphibian. : TOAD
33
Detection device. : SONAR
34
Holy: Prefix. : SACRO
36
Girl of song. : LOLA
37
Please. : SUIT
39
Adjust. : REGULATE
41
Region in the news. : NEAREAST
42
Flower of France. : LIS
45
To begin with. : ATFIRST
48
See 62 Down. : IDO
50
Rural worker. : HERDER
51
___ firma. : TERRA
52
Propelled. : OARED
53
Trojan hero: Var. : ENEAS
54
Container. : CAN
55
Speed unit. : MACH
58
Adjective ending. : IBLE
59
High time. : NOON
60
Peer of drama. : GYNT
62
Word of assent. : YES
64
Inlet. : RIA

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

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