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Adelyn Lewis
Adelyn Lewis

New York Times, Friday, January 6, 1978

Author:
Adelyn Lewis
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 34.3
Adelyn Lewis has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,373
Across
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___ Flow (naval base) : SCAPA
6
___ away (save) : SALT
10
Dark, poetically : EBON
14
Surface-to-air rocket : TALOS
15
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
16
Artificial fly : LURE
17
Concerning : ANENT
18
Exploding star : NOVA
19
Voyageur's vehicle : SLED
20
Integral element : PARTANDPARCEL
23
Lying to one side : LATERAL
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U.S. humorist : NYE
25
Aircraft formation: Abbr. : ECH
28
Naval off. : ENS
29
Part of M.V.P. : MOST
31
Prefix with act or grade : RETRO
33
Enforcement powers : TEETH
35
Par ___ : AVION
36
Essence : SUMANDSUBSTANCE
41
"___ flowing with milk and honey": Exodus 3:8 : ALAND
42
Wooden : TREEN
43
Large pieces : HUNKS
44
Response to a catty comment : MEOW
45
Sphere : ORB
48
Controversial drug : LSD
49
Exercise : USE
51
Daniel or Noah : WEBSTER
54
Principal element : ALPHAANDOMEGA
57
Cradle rocker : MAMA
59
"O tu che in seno ___ angeli": Verdi aria : AGLI
60
Kindled again : RELIT
61
Work of art : OPUS
62
Enthusiastic : KEEN
63
Assign : ALLOT
64
Try : TEST
65
Eugene's state: Abbr. : OREG
66
Unfeeling : STONY
Down
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Flour or sugar : STAPLE
2
Promised Land : CANAAN
3
Warns : ALERTS
4
___ Vecchio, Florence : PONTE
5
"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
6
Sites for pickup games : SANDLOTS
7
On : ATOP
8
Syria, Lebanon, Israel, etc. : LEVANT
9
Weeping : TEARY
10
Follower of anyone or someone : ELSE
11
Kind of board : BULLETIN
12
Shipment to Bethlehem : ORE
13
"___ Myers," story by J.F. Cooper : NED
21
Specified : NAMED
22
Waxy ointment : CERATE
26
Gator's relative : CROC
27
Sharpen : HONE
30
"On the Beach" author : SHUTE
32
John, in Wales : EVAN
33
Guppies' place : TANK
34
Finishes : ENDSUP
36
Comedian Mort : SAHL
37
Small one: Suffix : ULUS
38
Writ from a superior court : MANDAMUS
39
"Pippa Passes" poet : BROWNING
40
Stitched : SEWED
44
Scanty : MEAGER
45
Opera premiere at La Scala in 1887 : OTELLO
46
Area : REGION
47
Ill-mannered : BRATTY
50
Military dress : SHAKO
52
Adriatic's cold winds : BORAS
53
Sparling : SMELT
55
Hold out : LAST
56
Order to the helmsman : ALEE
57
Witticism : MOT
58
Gelada or pongo : APE

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

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