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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Monday, January 8, 1979

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

44-Down clue is inaccurate — Steely Dan wasn't a singer but a group with two founding members and half a dozen revolving members; left as in original.

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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,653
Across
1
Lacking flavor : FLAT
5
Showed sudden interest : SATUP
10
Russian city : OREL
14
Pledge : OATH
15
Excuse : ALIBI
16
Protuberance : NODE
17
Vex : RILE
18
Highball mix : TONIC
19
Professorial gown : TOGA
20
Insignificant : TRIFLING
22
Flautist : TOOTER
24
Eldest: Fr. : AINE
25
Witticism : QUIP
26
Pan-fries : SAUTES
29
Steals : PURLOINS
33
Biblical river feeding the Dead Sea : ARNON
34
Move swiftly : FLEE
35
Turkey : FLOP
36
"Romeo, ___ thy name ... ": Juliet : DOFF
37
Manipulate : WIELD
38
Bore : TIRE
39
" ... ___ is in heaven" : ASIT
40
Russian inland sea : ARAL
41
Facet : PHASE
42
Bound : TETHERED
44
Like a new lawn : SEEDED
45
Limits : ENDS
46
Ragout : STEW
47
British derby : BOWLER
50
Fall or faint : KEELOVER
54
Western Samoan port : APIA
55
Relish-tray item : OLIVE
57
Renovate : REDO
58
Prove not to be fireproof : BURN
59
Climbing pepper : BETEL
60
Gauzy fabric : LENO
61
Exhausted : USED
62
All possible : EVERY
63
Perfumery weight : DRAM
Down
1
The Alamo was used as one : FORT
2
Den : LAIR
3
Brother of Brynhild : ATLI
4
Symbol of riches : THEFATOFTHELAND
5
Glossy fabrics : SATINS
6
Berlin's "All ___": 1924 : ALONE
7
High-pitched sound : TING
8
Cicero's "Where?" : UBI
9
Imagined : PICTURED
10
Sitting pretty : ONTOPOFTHEWORLD
11
Basis : ROOT
12
Lip : EDGE
13
King or poet : LEAR
21
Legal claim : LIEN
23
OPEC moneymaker : OIL
25
Extinguish : QUELL
26
Anwar : SADAT
27
Cropped up : AROSE
28
Incompetent : UNFIT
29
Beg : PLEAD
30
"The ___," Greek epic : ILIAD
31
Scandinavian group : NORSE
32
Celerity : SPEED
34
Gives the sack to : FIRES
37
Armoire : WARDROBE
41
Pare : PEEL
43
Compass point : ENE
44
Singer ___ Dan : STEELY
46
Cut : SEVER
47
Hindu gentleman : BABU
48
Composition : OPUS
49
Fence material : WIRE
50
Bird of prey : KITE
51
Deviate : VEER
52
Poet Millay : EDNA
53
Available space : ROOM
56
Bulgarian coin worth 100 stotinki : LEV

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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