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John Prytz
John Prytz

New York Times, Saturday, December 11, 1976

Author:
John Prytz
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q U V X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 41.6
John Prytz has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,982
Across
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Thank-you ___ (road bump) : MAAM
5
Mineral deposits : LODES
10
Wax: Lat. : CERA
14
Seaweed : ALGA
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Abrasive : EMERY
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Org. for Kuwait etc. : OPEC
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Employer of diplomats : STATEDEPARTMENT
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Divided land : KOREA
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Laughing or natural : GAS
22
Nuts, for example : SEEDS
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Type of tissue : SCAR
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Gym piece : MAT
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G-man : AGT
29
Food-ad comparative : TASTIER
31
Plane initials : SST
34
First bidder, at bridge : DEALER
36
Extinct bird : MOA
37
Writer Irwin : SHAW
38
Employer of clerks : DEPARTMENTSTORE
41
Danish weights : ESER
42
Time period : EON
43
Cold period : ICEAGE
44
"___ skies at night ... " : RED
45
Police record book : BLOTTER
47
Rent : LET
48
April 15 agency : IRS
49
"___ comes the ... " : HERE
50
Type of theater : ARENA
53
Atmosphere: Prefix : AER
54
Come about : ARISE
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Employers of smoke-eaters : FIREDEPARTMENTS
62
At a vantage point : ATOP
63
Paul Revere, for one : RIDER
64
Annoys : IRES
65
Part of R. & R. : REST
66
Noble deeds : GESTS
67
City of 1900 gold rush : NOME
Down
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Iron wear for Dumas's man : MASK
2
Choir voice : ALTO
3
Thickening agent : AGAR
4
Partner : MATE
5
Showed the way : LED
6
Greek letters : OMEGAS
7
Hirers of staff people : DEPARTMENTHEADS
8
Periods : ERAS
9
Mideast land: Abbr. : SYR
10
Halley's find : COMET
11
Dueling sword : EPEE
12
Cleave : REND
13
Lets on : ACTS
18
Kind of bunny : EASTER
19
Ruler : TSAR
24
Monopolies : CARTELS
25
Pet-food-ad comparative : MEATIER
26
Snake : ADDER
27
Canada and snow : GEESE
28
Not live : TAPED
30
Charged particle : ION
31
School of fish : SHOAL
32
Name for an N.C.O. : SARGE
33
Bird sound : TWEET
35
Gibbon : LAR
37
Holy one: Abbr. : STE
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Pasture sound : MOO
40
"I could just ___" : SCREAM
45
Nail : BRAD
46
Harness ring : TERRET
48
Awkward : INEPT
50
___ cry : AFAR
51
Observance : RITE
52
Love : EROS
53
" ... baked in ___" : APIE
55
Control : REIN
56
Japanese case : INRO
57
Stern's opposite : STEM
58
Actual being : ESSE
60
Work unit : ERG
61
Board members: Abbr. : TRS

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

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