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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Wednesday, September 15, 1976

37-Down : Brain covers

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,895
Across
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Sand and shopping : BAGS
5
Buffaloes' relatives : ANOAS
10
Court champ : ASHE
14
Smell ___ : ARAT
15
Bantu lion : SIMBA
16
Accoutered : CLAD
17
Opposite of blanc : NOIR
18
Belle or Bart : STARR
19
Boxing program : CARD
20
Western state flower : CALIFORNIAPOPPY
23
Illustrator Gustave : DORE
24
French gravy : JUS
25
Quiescent : LATENT
28
Loud-voiced persons : STENTORS
33
Alter a bill : AMEND
34
Croat or Serb : SLAV
35
Criminal, in Spain : REO
36
Armchair officer : KENTUCKYCOLONEL
40
Abstract being : ENS
41
Consummate : RIPE
42
Dispatch boat : AVISO
43
Second mother, of old : STEPDAME
46
This: Ger. : DIESES
47
Geological division : EON
48
Young salmon : PARR
49
Revolutionary chickens : RHODEISLANDREDS
57
Greek goddess : HERA
58
Defeat in competition : UPEND
59
Styptic : ALUM
60
Gain : EARN
61
Nickel and copper alloy : MONEL
62
Adjust an instrument : TUNE
63
French political unit : ETAT
64
Commonplace : STALE
65
Robert ___ : ELEE
Down
1
Judge's seat : BANC
2
Venezuelan copper town : AROA
3
Milk-processor Borden : GAIL
4
Harsh : STRIDENT
5
Furnish with variety : ASSORT
6
Saltpeter : NITRE
7
Arabian Sea gulf : OMAN
8
Dugout : ABRI
9
Where W.W. I was set off : SARAJEVO
10
Greet : ACCOST
11
Happy or dash : SLAP
12
Dwell on : HARP
13
Miss MacDonald's co-star : EDDY
21
Ballet bend : FONDU
22
Certain bit of wit : PUN
25
Placid and Mohawk : LAKES
26
Catkin : AMENT
27
Past or present : TENSE
28
Cathedral passage : SLYPE
29
Armor skirt: Var. : TACE
30
Regional bird life : ORNIS
31
Della : REESE
32
Certain performances : SOLOS
34
Treat cursorily : SKIM
37
Brain covers : CRANIUMS
38
Scottish landowner : LAIRD
39
Estimate too highly : OVERRATE
44
Grandiloquent one : PEDANT
45
Female antelope : DOE
46
Bounce on the lap : DANDLE
48
Advisory board : PANEL
49
Former Korean leader : RHEE
50
Inflame : HEAT
51
Irregular, in Inverness : ORRA
52
Sight : SPOT
53
Miss Horne : LENA
54
Jewish month : ELUL
55
Beach feature : DUNE
56
Pintail duck : SMEE

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