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Maurice J. Teitelbaum
Maurice J. Teitelbaum

New York Times, Wednesday, March 19, 1980

Author:
Maurice J. Teitelbaum
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { K }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 12.4
Maurice J. Teitelbaum has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
J
2
O
3
B
4
S
5
R
6
O
7
M
8
A
9
B
10
L
11
O
12
B
13
E
R
A
T
14
A
L
A
N
15
R
O
U
G
E
16
S
T
R
E
17
A
M
E
R
S
18
E
N
T
E
R
19
T
H
E
A
F
R
I
C
A
20
N
Q
U
E
E
N
21
L
A
O
N
22
O
U
S
23
Y
24
A
25
M
26
R
D
S
27
T
R
I
28
F
29
H
30
A
31
E
L
I
32
S
33
T
A
T
T
34
E
R
E
D
35
G
O
N
E
36
W
37
I
38
T
H
T
H
E
W
I
N
D
39
G
E
O
M
E
T
R
Y
40
E
T
N
A
41
S
S
T
42
S
I
S
43
L
44
A
45
G
46
Z
A
X
47
A
T
O
48
O
L
L
49
A
50
L
51
A
52
U
R
E
N
53
C
54
E
O
L
I
V
55
I
56
E
57
R
58
I
N
N
E
R
59
O
P
T
O
M
E
T
R
Y
60
S
E
D
A
N
61
B
E
E
T
62
R
E
N
A
63
T
W
O
S
64
H
E
R
S
65
T
M
E
N
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,089
Across
1
What millions need : JOBS
5
City on the Tevere : ROMA
9
Amorphous mass : BLOB
13
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
14
King of TV : ALAN
15
Compact contents : ROUGE
16
Aurora borealis : STREAMERS
18
Script direction : ENTER
19
Transportation for Hepburn : THEAFRICANQUEEN
21
Commune northeast of Paris : LAON
22
Full of: Suffix : OUS
23
Turkey dinner item : YAM
26
Aves. : RDS
27
Prefix for angle and color : TRI
28
Government agcy. : FHA
31
Team from New Haven : ELIS
33
Torn's partner : TATTERED
35
Vehicle for Leigh : GONEWITHTHEWIND
39
Euclid's forte : GEOMETRY
40
Sicilian menace : ETNA
41
Concorde : SST
42
Little girl's nickname : SIS
43
Fall behind : LAG
46
Hatchetlike tool : ZAX
47
From ___ Z (complete) : ATO
48
Stewing pot : OLLA
50
British knight : LAURENCEOLIVIER
58
"___ Sanctum," radio program : INNER
59
Profession concerned with refraction : OPTOMETRY
60
Asian vehicle : SEDAN
61
Borscht ingredient : BEET
62
California rockfish : RENA
63
Pairs : TWOS
64
Towel inscription : HERS
65
Colleagues of Mr. Ness : TMEN
Down
1
Witty remark : JEST
2
Correct: Comb. form : ORTH
3
In one's birthday suit : BARE
4
Have taking ways : STEAL
5
Small-arms cleaner : RAMROD
6
Liquid parts of fats : OLEINS
7
Playwright Connelly : MARC
8
Anatomical loop : ANSA
9
___ marchers of the 30's : BONUS
10
Stringed instrument : LUTE
11
Molding : OGEE
12
European capital : BERN
15
Compensate : REQUITE
17
Distant : AFAR
20
Bridge position : NORTH
23
Safecrackers : YEGGS
24
Medicinal plants : ALOES
25
Nobelist in Medicine: 1934 : MINOT
27
Make lace : TAT
28
Conductor Reiner : FRITZ
29
Would-be redhead's purchase : HENNA
30
Large antelope : ADDAX
32
Religious acad. : SEM
33
"___ will be done" : THY
34
Ram's mate : EWE
36
Egg dish : WESTERN
37
Suffix with part : ITION
38
Corp. officials : TRS
43
Postriot criminal : LOOTER
44
Assigns : ALLOTS
45
Brief look : GLIM
47
Geographers' concerns : AREAS
49
Prevent : AVERT
50
Shopping aid : LIST
51
Fresh : ANEW
52
Reverse : UNDO
53
Formerly Queenstown : COBH
54
Tapered sword : EPEE
55
Brief news piece : ITEM
56
Sea eagle : ERNE
57
Tatum O'Neal's dad : RYAN

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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