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John R. Prosser
John R. Prosser

New York Times, Monday, December 4, 1978

Author:
John R. Prosser
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 21.9 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
John R. Prosser has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,618
Across
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Piano exercise : SCALE
6
Pub specialties : ALES
10
Detailed information : DATA
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Soda jerks' servings : COLAS
15
Days of penitence : LENT
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Mohammedan prince : EMIR
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Oak fruit : ACORN
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Type style : PICA
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Dry : SERE
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Cosmeticians' offerings : ROUGES
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Rush-hour crowds, figuratively : SARDINES
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Cover a bet at dice : FADE
25
Bunch up : CLUSTER
27
Take back a former employee : REHIRE
29
Kind of circle or bear : POLAR
33
Verb suffix : ING
36
Eternal City : ROME
37
Floodgate : SLUICE
38
Particle in an atomic nucleus : NEUTRON
40
Soft glove leather : DOESKIN
41
Gruel source : CEREAL
42
Knox or Wayne : FORT
43
Degree held by a Montclair State prof. : EDD
44
Mature : ADULT
45
Good-natured give-and-take : BANTER
47
Nimrod's need : LICENSE
49
"Don't ___ Leave Me," 1929 song : EVER
53
Gossip : CHITCHAT
56
Gulch : RAVINE
58
Italian coin : LIRA
59
Mild oath : EGAD
61
Black Watch garb : KILTS
62
Shape of Malta : OVAL
63
Muse for Thucydides : CLIO
64
Key Biscayne is one : ISLET
65
Unit of heredity : GENE
66
Source of iodine : KELP
67
Comes closer : NEARS
Down
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Muffler : SCARF
2
Hot chocolate drink : COCOA
3
Audibly : ALOUD
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"The ___ heart, the kindlier hand": Tennyson : LARGER
5
Laborer, in Ivanhoe's day : ESNE
6
High mountain : ALP
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Unhurried ease : LEISURE
8
Box : ENCASE
9
Square one : START
10
Eager to obtain : DESIROUS
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"So may it be!" : AMEN
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Lose zest : TIRE
13
Battles buff on Olympus : ARES
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Andover is one : SCHOOL
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Diminish : DEPLETE
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Depict : LIMN
28
Wandering : ERRATIC
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Take pleasure in : LIKE
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Tart : ACID
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Sunder : REND
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Peru was his milieu : INCA
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Want : NEED
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Hindu tutor : GURU
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P.O. clerk : SORTER
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Poe's "The ___ Heart" : TELLTALE
40
Spanish lords : DONS
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Domestic pigeon : FANTAIL
45
Sleuthhound : BEAGLE
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Change text : REVISE
48
Fabric pattern : CHECK
50
Country estate : VILLA
51
Get in : ENTER
52
Musical pauses : RESTS
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Encumber : CLOG
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Apian home : HIVE
55
Persia, today : IRAN
57
Related : AKIN
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Diamond cutter's device : DOP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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