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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Monday, February 28, 1977

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.2
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,061
Across
1
Musical symbol : CLEF
5
Mass of glacial snow : SERAC
10
Black : EBON
14
Spanish coin : PESO
15
Tilled land : ARADA
16
Roman statesman : CATO
17
Northern island : ATTU
18
Spades and hearts : MAJORSUITS
20
Deprive of : STARVE
22
Irish cry : ARRA
23
Sock part : TOE
24
___ bene : NOTA
26
German article : EINE
28
Kind of felon : ARSONIST
32
Day's march : ETAPE
35
Ancient Briton : PICT
36
Russian villages : MIRS
38
"Them ___ gits" : ASHAS
40
Operatic prince : IGOR
41
Something elicited : EDUCT
43
Forum garb : TOGA
44
Kind : GENUS
46
Australian fauna : EMUS
47
De novo : ANEW
48
Monkey's cousin : LEMUR
50
Urban renewal group : PLANNERS
52
Kind of school : PREP
54
Egg on : PROD
55
Hardwood : OAK
58
Land conquered by Saul : EDOM
60
Spiritual : INWARD
64
Clubs and diamonds, e.g. : MINORSUITS
67
Desert prince : EMIR
68
Scope : AREA
69
Rye fungus : ERGOT
70
Parlor piece : SOFA
71
Russian denial : NYET
72
Aides: Abbr. : ASSTS
73
Card : TREY
Down
1
Audit makers : CPAS
2
European : LETT
3
This, in Toledo : ESTA
4
Blackwood's bid : FOURNOTRUMP
5
"___, Next Year" : SAMETIME
6
Period : ERA
7
Rani's mate : RAJA
8
Lover's verb : ADORE
9
Dreiser character : CARRIE
10
Ancient shield : ECU
11
Angler's need : BAIT
12
Teutonic king : OTTO
13
Big A margin : NOSE
19
Nick-name : SANTA
21
German name part : VON
25
Actor's remark : ASIDE
27
Bridge pair : EASTANDWEST
28
___ in a poke : APIG
29
Star in Orion : RIGEL
30
Flat cake : SCONE
31
Ruff : TRUMP
33
Ring up : PHONE
34
Keen : EAGER
37
Seal's pelt : SCULP
39
Adages : SAWS
42
Followers of Nicholas : TSARISTS
45
More reliable : SURER
49
Miracle site : REDSEA
51
Sine qua ___ : NON
53
Decants : POURS
55
Arabian Sea gulf : OMAN
56
Flippant : AIRY
57
Namath's weak spot : KNEE
59
Russian planes : MIGS
61
Don Juan's delight : AMOR
62
Prevalent : RIFE
63
Wagon : DRAY
65
Feedbag item : OAT
66
Little one : TOT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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