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Samuel K. Fliegner
New York Times, Wednesday, January 8, 1975
Author:
Samuel K. Fliegner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 37.6
Samuel K. Fliegner has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 M | 2 I | 3 S | 4 T | 5 C | 6 H | 7 U | 8 T | 9 E | 10 C | 11 L | 12 O | 13 D |
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14 A | G | N | I | 15 O | A | S | E | S | 16 R | O | S | Y |
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17 S | L | A | M | 18 B | R | E | A | K | 19 L | O | O | S | E |
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20 S | U | P | P | 21 O | R | T | 22 P | A | L | O | M | A | R |
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23 D | A | D | A | 24 K | O | R | A | N | ||||||
25 C | 26 A | R | N | E | 27 E | A | T | 28 M | E | 29 S | 30 T | 31 A |
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32 A | L | A | I | 33 F | D | R | 34 H | A | R | P | E | R |
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35 B | I | G | 36 T | E | T | A | 37 N | U | S | 38 L | E | E |
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39 A | V | O | 40 W | E | D | 41 K | O | S | 42 M | I | T | T |
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43 L | E | N | I | N | 44 S | U | D | 45 L | A | T | H | E |
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46 N | A | 47 S | A | L | 48 A | S | C | H | ||||||
49 A | 50 L | 51 I | E | N | O | R | 52 A | C | T | U | A | 53 T | 54 E |
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55 B | U | R | S | T | F | O | 56 R | T | H | 57 L | I | R | E |
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58 E | L | B | A | 59 I | N | O | N | E | 60 A | R | I | L |
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61 L | U | M | P | 62 A | G | I | O | S | 63 E | S | P | Y |
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,279
Across
1
Haze : MIST
5
Mail drop : CHUTE
10
Bumpkin : CLOD
14
Hindu fire god : AGNI
15
Gobi stopovers : OASES
16
Optimistic : ROSY
17
Word with bang : SLAM
18
Escape : BREAKLOOSE
20
Corroborate : SUPPORT
22
U.S. observatory : PALOMAR
23
Art genre : DADA
24
Moslem scripture : KORAN
25
Chili ingredient : CARNE
27
___ crow : EAT
28
Hostess of note : MESTA
32
Russian range : ALAI
33
Presidential monogram : FDR
34
Man known for his ferry : HARPER
35
Shot or Bertha : BIG
36
Lockjaw : TETANUS
38
Trevino : LEE
39
Professed : AVOWED
41
Ring results : KOS
42
Gear for Johnny Bench : MITT
43
Well-known tomb occupant : LENIN
44
South, in France : SUD
45
Shaping machine : LATHE
46
Twangy : NASAL
48
Writer Sholem : ASCH
49
Property transferrer : ALIENOR
52
Set in motion : ACTUATE
55
Erupt : BURSTFORTH
57
Italian coins : LIRE
58
Island near Corsica : ELBA
59
Hole ___ : INONE
60
Seed part : ARIL
61
Like it or ___ it : LUMP
62
Money premiums : AGIOS
63
Detect : ESPY
Down
1
Large amount : MASS
2
Nose-rubbing quarters : IGLU
3
Garden flower : SNAPDRAGON
4
Kettledrums : TIMPANI
5
Snake : COBRA
6
Red deer : HART
7
"It's no ___" : USE
8
Notorious Dome : TEAPOT
9
Glacier ridge: Var. : ESKAR
10
Bing Crosby or Rudy Vallee : CROONER
11
Impend : LOOM
12
Bones : OSSA
13
Staining agent : DYER
19
Andean livestock : LLAMAS
21
Keatsian form : ODE
24
Kind of fur : KARAKUL
25
Conspiracy : CABAL
26
Extant : ALIVE
27
Air-board letters : EDT
29
Quibble : SPLITHAIRS
30
Wisdom and milk : TEETH
31
Rugged crest : ARETE
33
Bored, with "up" : FED
34
Czech reformer : HUS
36
Dweller : TENANT
37
Show assent : NOD
40
Kind of apple : WINESAP
42
Blotches : MACULAE
44
Lamour outfit : SARONG
45
Military vessel : LST
47
European capital : SOFIA
48
Has a yen for : ACHES
49
Fratricide victim : ABEL
50
Humdinger : LULU
51
Supersonic rocket : IRBM
52
"___ extra cost" (sales plug) : ATNO
53
Stumble : TRIP
54
Wriggling : EELY
56
"Vive le ___" : ROI
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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