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Michael Eisenberg
New York Times, Monday, December 16, 1974
Author:
Michael Eisenberg
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 39.0
Michael Eisenberg has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
1 G | 2 A | 3 S | 4 H | 5 B | 6 A | 7 N | 8 T | 9 U | 10 S | 11 P | 12 A | 13 R |
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14 A | R | T | E | 15 A | L | I | E | N | 16 G | I | D | E |
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17 L | I | A | R | 18 T | E | N | E | T | 19 T | R | A | P |
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20 A | L | B | E | 21 R | T | C | A | M | U | 22 S | 23 A | G | A |
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24 T | E | E | S | 25 R | O | 26 M | N | E | Y |
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27 C | 28 A | 29 G | I | E | R | 30 A | 31 L | G | O | I | D | |||
32 A | L | A | C | K | 33 S | T | E | I | N | B | E | 34 C | 35 K |
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36 M | E | L | 37 B | A | T | E | D | 38 L | E | I |
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39 P | A | S | 40 T | 41 E | R | N | A | K | 42 G | 43 I | L | D | S |
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44 W | A | X | I | E | R | 45 C | A | N | O | E | S |
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46 A | 47 G | O | R | A | S | 48 S | U | E | S | |||||
49 R | U | R | 50 M | A | 51 E | 52 T | E | R | L | I | 53 N | 54 C | 55 K |
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56 M | E | T | 57 S | 58 N | E | O | N | S | 59 D | A | R | E |
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60 A | S | H | E | 61 C | L | O | S | E | 62 E | P | E | E |
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63 S | T | Y | X | 64 E | S | T | E | S | 65 R | E | E | L |
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,256
Across
1
Wound : GASH
5
African tribe : BANTU
10
Box : SPAR
14
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
15
Foreigner : ALIEN
16
French Nobel author : GIDE
17
Pinocchio, at times : LIAR
18
Principle : TENET
19
Snare : TRAP
20
Algerian-born Nobel author : ALBERTCAMUS
23
Khan : AGA
24
Golf gadgets : TEES
25
Politician George : ROMNEY
27
More shrewd : CAGIER
30
Of a seaweed : ALGOID
32
Woe! : ALACK
33
American Nobel author : STEINBECK
36
Ott : MEL
37
Kind of breath : BATED
38
Islander's wear : LEI
39
Russian Nobel author (declined) : PASTERNAK
42
Ruins a lily : GILDS
44
Having more luster : WAXIER
45
Kayaks : CANOES
46
Greek markets : AGORAS
48
Litigates : SUES
49
Capek play : RUR
50
Belgian Nobel author : MAETERLINCK
56
Shea tenants : METS
58
Certain signs : NEONS
59
Confront : DARE
60
Court star : ASHE
61
Conclusion : CLOSE
62
Foil : EPEE
63
Mythical river : STYX
64
Colorado park : ESTES
65
Piscator's need : REEL
Down
1
Ball : GALA
2
Seed covering : ARIL
3
Use a dagger : STAB
4
Nonconformer : HERETIC
5
"___ up!" : BATTER
6
Guinness and others : ALECS
7
Columbus's ship : NINA
8
Abound : TEEM
9
Not bombastic : UNTURGID
10
Army man: Abbr. : SGT
11
Italian Nobel author : PIRANDELLO
12
Proverb : ADAGE
13
Remunerate : REPAY
21
Smell : REEK
22
Anon : SOON
26
Marble : MIB
27
Summer place : CAMP
28
Name for Athena : ALEA
29
British Nobel author : GALSWORTHY
30
Rose oil : ATTAR
31
Vichyssoise ingredient : LEEK
33
Sensible : SANE
34
Yield : CEDE
35
Candy piece : KISS
37
Explosive effect : BRISANCE
40
Kind of baby : TAR
41
School event : EXAM
42
Highlander : GAEL
43
Informed source : INSIDER
45
Villain's expletive : CURSES
46
Weapons: Sp. : ARMAS
47
Visitor : GUEST
48
Horse or sixth : SENSE
51
Morays : EELS
52
Horn sound : TOOT
53
Neck part : NAPE
54
Canadian Indian : CREE
55
Capsize, with "over" : KEEL
57
Gender : SEX
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 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.