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Louise Earnest
Louise Earnest

New York Times, Tuesday, September 22, 1970

1-Down : Find fault

Author:
Louise Earnest
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Louise Earnest has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,710
Across
1
Bird call : CAW
4
Prepares apples : CORES
9
Venus's island : MILO
13
Italian port on Adriatic : BARI
14
Wagnerian work : OPERA
15
First letter: Abbr. : INIT
16
Thoroughfares: Abbr. : AVES
17
___ base : NAVAL
18
Siva's wife : DEVI
19
Spots for statues : NICHES
21
Avails oneself of : UTILIZES
23
Birds of a sort : CLAYPIGEONS
25
Knowing : WISE
26
Fuel gas : ETHANE
31
Blood substances : RHFACTORS
36
Suppressed : SATON
37
Congers : EELS
38
Urban blight : SLUMS
40
Direction in Paris : NORD
41
Indian maids : AMAHS
43
Eskimo's wherewithal : SEALSKINS
45
Ante : PONYUP
47
Washington : CITY
48
Condiment : BLACKPEPPER
54
Clearance of a sort : FIRESALE
58
Ancient city-state : SPARTA
59
Surrounded by : AMID
60
Kind of fund : SLUSH
62
Pigeon breeds : NUNS
63
Occasion : TIME
64
San ___, Calif. : MATEO
65
Hill crest, in England : KNAP
66
Laurel : STAN
67
"All wool and ___ wide" : AYARD
68
Word of agreement : YES
Down
1
Find fault : CAVIL
2
Asian palm : ARECA
3
Weak : WISHYWASHY
4
Is made up of : CONSISTS
5
W.W. II agency : OPA
6
Musical show : REVUE
7
Muse : ERATO
8
Like the ocean : SALINE
9
Skirt : MIDI
10
Girl's name : INEZ
11
Like some TV : LIVE
12
Early patriot : OTIS
13
Judge's seat : BANC
20
"Jerusalem Delivered," for one : EPIC
22
Vessels at Anzio landing : LSTS
24
Earth scientists: Abbr. : GEOLS
27
Devious activity : HANKYPANKY
28
Thine: Fr. : ATOI
29
Goddess of destiny : NORN
30
Things to make meet : ENDS
31
Harvest : REAP
32
Blood: Prefix : HEMO
33
Custard pastry : FLAN
34
Herb of grace : RUE
35
Fishing vessel : SMACK
39
Careless : SLIPSHOD
42
U-boats : SUBS
44
" ... a giant ___ for mankind" : STEP
46
Transfusion material : PLASMA
49
Put to rest : ALLAY
50
Port opposite Gibraltar : CEUTA
51
Tidy the hedge : PRUNE
52
Lab items : ETNAS
53
File : RASP
54
Butter, oleo, etc. : FATS
55
Copy: Abbr. : IMIT
56
Terza ___ : RIMA
57
Anthony : EDEN
61
Religious discourse: Abbr. : SER

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

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