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Brian G. Tyler
Brian G. Tyler

New York Times, Monday, February 5, 1973

Author:
Brian G. Tyler
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 18.1 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Brian G. Tyler has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,577
Across
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Box : SPAR
5
Do in : SLAY
9
Box-score entries : RBIS
13
Congressional employe : PAGE
14
Improved one's muscles : TONED
16
Otherwise : ELSE
17
G.I. orgs. : USOS
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___-Japanese War : RUSSO
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Peary's goal : POLE
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Residence of a sort : DOGHOUSE
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Storekeeper : GROCER
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Sea eagle : ERNE
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Middle and Dark : AGES
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Fairway feature : DOGLEG
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Shamrock and others : CLOVERS
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Overdue soldiers : AWOLS
33
Coin of Denmark : KRONE
34
Greek letter : ETA
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Certain voters: Abbr. : INDS
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Blackmore girl : DOONE
38
Rain or gum : DROP
39
"___ Misérables" : LES
40
Touch, for one : SENSE
41
France's longest river : LOIRE
42
Certain labels : DOGTAGS
44
Stubborn : DOGGED
45
Something often put on : AIRS
46
Blunder : GOOF
47
French author : SARTRE
50
Exhausted : DOGTIRED
54
Oriental nurse : AMAH
55
English county : SHIRE
57
Item on the Beaufort Scale : GALE
58
Father : SIRE
59
Pacific island group : TONGA
60
Matter, in philosophy : HYLE
61
Attend : HEAR
62
Equal : PEER
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Peter, for one : TSAR
Down
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Potato : SPUD
2
El ___ : PASO
3
Eager : AGOG
4
Bombards anew : RESHELLS
5
Equipped a guitar : STRUNG
6
Despicable one : LOUSE
7
Handle: Fr. : ANSE
8
One kind of man : YES
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Rest : REPOSE
10
Political unit : BLOC
11
Emerald ___ : ISLE
12
Prophet : SEER
15
Exclamation : DOGGONE
21
Minerals : ORES
23
Dream: Fr. : REVE
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Solitary : ALONE
26
Irish chamber : DAIL
27
___ up (admitted) : OWNED
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"___ loved the world ... " : GODSO
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Word with fire or word : CROSS
30
Outfit again, as a ship : RERIG
31
Stock : STORE
33
Certain King and others : KONGS
35
Imitated : APED
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Most cherished : DEAREST
38
Von Richthofen activity : DOGFIGHT
40
Mix : STIR
41
Spoils : LOOT
43
Collect : GATHER
44
Sign of a well-used book : DOGEAR
46
Chasm : GORGE
47
Window part : SASH
48
Friend: Fr. : AMIE
49
___ avis : RARA
50
Eat : DINE
51
Beams : RAYS
52
Miss Fitzgerald : ELLA
53
Hart : DEER
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Short trip : HOP

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

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