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Brian G. Tyler
New York Times, Friday, May 18, 1973
Author:
Brian G. Tyler
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 30.9
Brian G. Tyler has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 C | 2 A | 3 T | 4 S | 5 S | 6 A | 7 P | 8 I | 9 D | 10 A | 11 S | 12 T | 13 I |
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14 A | R | I | A | 15 T | E | A | S | E | 16 B | O | A | R |
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17 S | E | N | D | 18 I | S | L | E | S | 19 A | U | R | A |
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20 H | A | Y | D | 21 N | G | O | S | E | E | 22 K | 23 S | O | T |
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24 L | U | M | P | Y | 25 R | E | 26 L | A | T | E |
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27 A | 28 T | 29 H | E | N | A | 30 S | T | E | E | P | ||||
31 N | R | A | 32 S | L | 33 O | 34 P | E | 35 N | A | H | 36 U | 37 M |
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38 T | E | N | 39 D | 40 G | A | R | 41 F | O | R | E |
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42 S | E | D | A | 43 N | 44 E | X | E | 45 R | 46 T | 47 N | I | L |
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48 E | R | O | 49 D | E | 50 A | S | 51 S | E | S | S |
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52 F | 53 A | L | T | E | R | 54 O | 55 S | M | A | N | ||||
56 A | L | B | 57 L | I | 58 S | Z | T | P | R | I | 59 C | 60 E | 61 S |
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62 G | O | A | 63 L | 64 F | L | O | R | A | 65 V | A | L | E |
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66 I | N | R | E | 67 T | E | N | O | R | 68 E | R | I | E |
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69 N | E | S | T | 70 S | W | E | P | T | 71 L | E | A | P |
© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,679
Across
1
Persians and Siamese : CATS
5
Savory : SAPID
10
Italian city : ASTI
14
Opera feature : ARIA
15
Annoy : TEASE
16
Hog's relative : BOAR
17
Ship : SEND
18
Capri and Wight : ISLES
19
Distinctive quality : AURA
20
Composer's childhood game, maybe : HAYDNGOSEEK
23
Drunkard : SOT
24
Like some mashed potatoes : LUMPY
25
Pertain : RELATE
27
Greek goddess : ATHENA
30
Precipitous : STEEP
31
Agency of the 30's : NRA
32
Hillside : SLOPE
35
O. T. book : NAHUM
38
Incline : TEND
40
Civil War initials : GAR
41
Prefix for cast or head : FORE
42
Auto : SEDAN
44
Wield : EXERT
47
Zero : NIL
48
Deteriorate : ERODE
50
Appraise : ASSESS
52
Waver : FALTER
54
Turkish emir : OSMAN
56
Vestment : ALB
57
Suggested costs for Franz : LISZTPRICES
62
Objective : GOAL
64
Roman goddess : FLORA
65
Glen : VALE
66
Concerning : INRE
67
Purport : TENOR
68
Iroquoian : ERIE
69
___ ce pas? : NEST
70
Cleaned : SWEPT
71
Vault : LEAP
Down
1
Carry's partner : CASH
2
Kind of code : AREA
3
Minute : TINY
4
Encumber : SADDLE
5
Of a mark of shame : STIGMAL
6
Fabulist : AESOP
7
Partner of walsy : PALSY
8
Words of understanding : ISEE
9
Painted, for one : DESERT
10
Arab garment : ABA
11
Large tuba : SOUSAPHONE
12
Fortunetelling card : TAROT
13
Incensed : IRATE
21
Convent dwellers : NUNS
22
Trenchant : KEEN
26
Feature of some tables : LEAF
27
Carpenter and red : ANTS
28
Brooklyn growth : TREE
29
Musical steering gear : HANDELBARS
30
Withered : SERE
33
Curved molding : OGEE
34
___ vobiscum : PAX
36
Popular author : URIS
37
Ott and Allen : MELS
39
Missile : DART
43
Seasonal tune : NOEL
45
Fortification : RAMPART
46
Peter, for one : TSAR
49
Wanders : DRIFTS
51
Whine : SNIVEL
52
Dickens character : FAGIN
53
Solitary : ALONE
54
Refreshing air : OZONE
55
Barber's implement : STROP
58
Did in : SLEW
59
Relief org. : CARE
60
Pen name : ELIA
61
Ooze : SEEP
63
Tennis term : LET
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.