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Thomas E. Devlin
Thomas E. Devlin

New York Times, Wednesday, September 6, 1967

26-Down : Motor sounds.

Author:
Thomas E. Devlin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Thomas E. Devlin has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,598
Across
1
Prized fur. : MARTEN
7
Washington city. : TACOMA
13
Defenseless. : UNARMED
15
Tardy. : BELATED
16
Berlin street. : STRASSE
17
Like high style, for instance. : EXTREME
18
Part of a castle. : KEEP
19
Political subdivisions: Abbr. : TWPS
21
Heinous crime. : ARSON
22
Of fishing. : PISCATORY
25
Raised: Colloq. : UPPED
28
Speech defect. : LISP
29
Kiln. : OAST
33
Deer's crown antler. : SURROYAL
35
Offer. : TENDER
37
"Exodus" hero. : ARI
38
More humble. : LOWLIER
40
Machine tool. : DIE
41
Like the fairway. : GRASSY
43
Firedogs. : ANDIRONS
45
Girl's name. : ESME
46
Evict. : OUST
48
Malaccas. : CANES
49
Deteriorates, in a way. : RUSTSAWAY
52
Plant substance. : RESIN
55
Carnegie or Georgia. : TECH
56
Tie with rope. : LASH
60
Stage and screen personality. : ASTAIRE
62
Becomes fond of. : TAKESTO
64
Book of sacred songs. : PSALTER
65
Kind of team. : ALLSTAR
66
Perceived. : SENSED
67
Magazine pieces. : ESSAYS
Down
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Perfume ingredient. : MUSK
2
Stake. : ANTE
3
Excellent. : RARE
4
Seeker of 1 Across. : TRAPPER
5
German river. : EMS
6
Retreats. : NESTS
7
State: Abbr. : TEX
8
Chancel feature. : ALTAR
9
Continue as before. : CARRYON
10
Natives of: Suffix. : OTES
11
FYI item. : MEMO
12
Gulf of the Arabian Sea. : ADEN
14
Extra digit on dog's leg. : DEWCLAW
15
Excels. : BESTS
20
Straw mattress. : PAILLASSE
23
Objects of excessive admiration. : IDOLS
24
Chose. : OPTED
25
Custom. : USAGE
26
Motor sounds. : PURRS
27
Trojan king. : PRIAM
30
Enlarge. : ADDON
31
Fish, in a way. : SEINE
32
Lock of hair. : TRESS
34
Toys. : YOYOS
36
Heath genus. : ERICA
39
Untouched: Lat. : INTACTA
42
Soap operas, for instance. : SERIALS
44
Gloomy. : RAYLESS
47
Sheer. : UTTER
50
Cement. : UNITE
51
Cachalot. : WHALE
52
Seance signals. : RAPS
53
Being: Lat. : ESSE
54
"Streetcar" hero. : STAN
57
Canine of fiction. : ASTA
58
Collar insert. : STAY
59
___ de combat. : HORS
61
Shreveport's river. : RED
63
Metric units: Abbr. : KLS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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