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Ronald C. Hirschfeld
Ronald C. Hirschfeld

New York Times, Tuesday, September 19, 1967

27-Down : Samoan island.

Author:
Ronald C. Hirschfeld
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Ronald C. Hirschfeld has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,611
Across
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Kind of song. : SWAN
5
Some are proper. : NAMES
10
Scoff (at). : RAIL
14
Maneuver before takeoff. : TAXI
15
Period. : EPOCH
16
Osprey's cousin. : ERNE
17
The same: Lat. : IDEM
18
Composed. : WROTE
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Gull's cousin. : TERN
20
Flowers. : REDROSES
22
Flushed (game). : RAISED
24
Wise birds. : OWLS
25
Sir Christopher. : WREN
26
Scottish seaport. : DUNDEE
29
Understand? : DOYOUSEE
33
Troy school: Abbr. : RPI
34
Squelched. : SATON
36
In want. : NEEDY
37
Astronaut's responses. : AOKS
39
Sacred book in Arabic. : KORAN
41
Wise kind of hen. : SAGE
42
Modern paintings. : KLEES
44
Tot's vegetable. : TATER
46
Road surface. : TAR
47
Trollope characters. : EUSTACES
49
Henry VII and Henry VIII. : TUDORS
51
Bow. : STEM
52
Sidewalk sight. : CAFE
53
Selected. : CHOSEN
56
Fails in its intended effect. : MISFIRES
60
A laugh. : HAHA
61
Ducks. : SMEES
63
Sheltered bay. : COVE
64
High: Prefix. : ALTI
65
Golf score. : EAGLE
66
In any case. : EVER
67
Crowbar. : TOOL
68
Cookout. : ROAST
69
Torn. : RENT
Down
1
Awaken. : STIR
2
Walk in water. : WADE
3
Hewed. : AXED
4
Hunter. : NIMROD
5
Press source. : NEWSLEAK
6
After: Fr. : APRES
7
Ayrshire sounds. : MOOS
8
Outside: Prefix. : ECT
9
Spanish specialty. : SHERRY
10
Suites. : RETINUES
11
Son of Zeus. : ARES
12
Latin phrase. : INRE
13
Give temporarily. : LEND
21
Is in the red. : OWES
23
A thousand ages. : AEON
25
___ cards, the races, etc. : WONAT
26
Sir Francis. : DRAKE
27
Samoan island. : UPOLU
28
Missiles. : NIKES
29
Theo's cousins. : DORAS
30
"From ___ shining sea!" : SEATO
31
Poe, for one. : EDGAR
32
Oglers. : EYERS
35
Emblem. : TOTEM
38
Starts a voyage. : SETSSAIL
40
Resource. : NETASSET
43
Glut. : SATE
45
Trump, in a way. : RUFF
48
Thurible. : CENSER
50
Plane wing accessory. : DEICER
52
Shades of blue. : CIELS
53
Wheatear. : CHAT
54
Type of hat. : HALO
55
"___ be in England ... " : OHTO
56
Great: Prefix. : MEGA
57
Wander. : ROVE
58
Smooth. : EVEN
59
Noted muralist. : SERT
62
Chinese chairman. : MAO

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

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