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Lois Hillis
Lois Hillis

New York Times, Tuesday, May 21, 1974

Author:
Lois Hillis
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q Y }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 26.8
Lois Hillis has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,047
Across
1
Mrs. Fitzgerald : ZELDA
6
Reduce : PARE
10
Wise men : MAGI
14
Serve : AVAIL
15
Fusses : ADOS
16
Inspired fear : AWED
17
Underfootings for dignitaries : REDCARPETS
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"Me Tarzan, you ___" : JANE
20
Like butterflies in drama : FREE
21
Certain centers : APPLECORES
23
Revue offering : SKIT
24
"___ for the wicked" : NOREST
25
Spin around : ROTATE
29
Mr. Rebozo : BEBE
30
Clears : EXONERATES
33
Head, in France : TETE
37
Inhibit : DETER
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Acquired : GOT
39
Speak : UTTER
40
Individuals : ONES
41
Capitol wall sights : GREATSEALS
43
Scarlett's home : TARA
45
Do a paddock job : RESHOE
46
Golf iron : MASHIE
49
Roman poet : OVID
51
Training period : INTERNSHIP
53
Potato or poker : CHIP
57
Ancient temple : NAOS
58
Distinctive quality : ATMOSPHERE
60
Body of Zulu warriors : IMPI
61
Use the phone : DIAL
62
Home-run king : AARON
63
Western hill : MESA
64
Sea eagles : ERNS
65
River to the Humber : TRENT
Down
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Ornamental Eastern cup : ZARF
2
In any case : EVER
3
Dip out : LADE
4
Las Vegas items : DICE
5
According to : ALA
6
Plant appendages : PAPPI
7
Skilled : ADEPT
8
Medit. weight : ROTL
9
Ascetics of old : ESSENES
10
Parade figures : MAJORETTES
11
Knowing : AWARE
12
Factors in heredity : GENES
13
That is: Lat. : IDEST
18
Garden worker : RAKER
22
Stocky horse : COB
23
Suffix for gang or spin : STER
25
Make over : REDO
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Gertrude Atherton's "Black ___" : OXEN
27
Large bag : TOTE
28
Loss of feeling : ANESTHESIA
29
Kind of test or ray : BETA
31
Taj Mahal's site : AGRA
32
Shoe part : TOE
34
Greenland base : ETAH
35
End: Prefix : TELO
36
Gaelic : ERSE
39
Second-hand : USED
41
Pineapple for a G.I. : GRENADE
42
Stumbles : TRIPS
44
Make known : AIR
46
Jot : MINIM
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"What's in ___" : ANAME
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Organ parts : STOPS
49
Exclamatory words : OHMAN
50
Stringed instruments : VIOLS
52
Make batter : STIR
53
Burn : CHAR
54
"___ today ... " : HERE
55
Branding tool : IRON
56
Confined : PENT
59
Mike's friend : PAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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