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Trussel
Trussel

New York Times, Wednesday, March 6, 1974

Author:
Trussel
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 83, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 11.5
Trussel has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,971
Across
1
Recedes : EBBS
5
Indonesian isle : BALI
9
Via Veneto fare : PASTA
14
Harvest : REAP
15
Alaskan leader : EGAN
16
Natural earth : OCHER
17
Boxer or Shays' : REBELLION
19
Orchestrate : SCORE
20
Bargains : SPECIALS
21
Ship areas : STERNS
22
French head : TETE
23
All in : SPENT
24
Become obvious : EMERGE
27
Hires a plane : CHARTERS
30
Fracas : MELEE
31
Greek-letter orgs. : FRATS
32
King Cole or Turner : NAT
33
Poems : ODES
34
Dashboard items : DIALS
35
Lay explosives : MINE
36
Twitching : TIC
37
Establish : ERECT
38
Door device : HINGE
39
"___ and be merry" : EATDRINK
41
Construction sign : DANGER
42
Used the rowboat : OARED
43
Feature of Edam : RIND
44
Singer Geraldine : FARRAR
46
"Postage and ___" : HANDLING
50
Forcefully : AMAIN
51
Progression after one, three : FIVESEVEN
52
Mentioned : CITED
53
Word with glades or green : EVER
54
Miss Teasdale : SARA
55
Certain ages : TEENS
56
Disarrange : MESS
57
Kind of storm : SNOW
Down
1
Fluffs : ERRS
2
Horn sound : BEEP
3
Herman of baseball : BABE
4
Ghosts : SPECTRES
5
Miss the boat : BELATE
6
Nimble : AGILE
7
Asian land : LAOS
8
Lodging : INN
9
Certain ads : POSTERS
10
Emphasize : ACCENT
11
Lard : SHORTENING
12
Sea bird : TERN
13
Greek god : ARES
18
Vassal : LIEGE
21
Ankle wear of yore : SPATS
23
Biblical verb : SHALT
24
Wax theatrical : EMOTE
25
Radio, TV, etc. : MEDIA
26
Voters : ELECTORATE
27
___ a book (study) : CRACK
28
Extent : RANGE
29
Take the helm : STEER
31
Ardent fan : FIEND
34
Laundry unit : DRIER
35
Unheeding : MINDLESS
37
Store trips : ERRANDS
38
Bridge units : HANDS
40
Conn. town : DARIEN
41
Eateries : DINERS
43
Carries on : RAVES
44
Matter-of-___ : FACT
45
French friend : AMIE
46
Busy place : HIVE
47
Tsar : IVAN
48
Emperor : NERO
49
Torment : GNAW
51
Gender: Abbr. : FEM

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

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