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McCain
McCain

New York Times, Wednesday, May 5, 1976

Author:
McCain
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 41.9
McCain has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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G
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R
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I
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N
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N
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S
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A
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N
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O
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,762
Across
1
Pleased look : GRIN
5
Jewish month : NISAN
10
___ care in the world : NOTA
14
Words for Nanette : NONO
15
Bell town : ADANO
16
Fragrance : ODOR
17
Common Latin word : AMAT
18
Skeptical attitude : NEGATIVISM
20
Nice and Aspen, e.g. : RESORTS
22
Morning songs : MATINS
23
Mourning figure : PIETA
25
Dry : SEC
26
Police-car fixtures : SIRENS
29
Unprepared : NOTREADY
34
Mutually : AMONG
35
Italian currency : LIRA
36
Of course! : SURE
37
Bar bill : TAB
38
In a watchful condition : ONALERT
41
Terrier or chow : DOG
42
Greek contest : AGON
44
U.S. patriot : OTIS
45
"On ___ and a prayer" : AWING
47
Seldom : NOTOFTEN
49
Blackboards : SLATES
50
Beverage : TEA
51
Corroded : EATEN
53
Termination : DEMISE
56
Bothers : PESTERS
60
All gone : NOTANYMORE
62
Shingler's need : NAIL
63
Dash : ELAN
64
Sea duck : EIDER
65
Eight: Prefix : OCTO
66
Comrade in arms : ALLY
67
Lock : TRESS
68
Muscle : THEW
Down
1
Growl : GNAR
2
Erie Canal city : ROME
3
Claire et al. : INAS
4
Closed : NOTOPEN
5
French port : NANTES
6
That is, to Cicero : IDEST
7
Droop : SAG
8
P.I. tree : ANAM
9
Words describing a bit player : NOTASTAR
10
Beginners : NOVICES
11
Norse god : ODIN
12
Flip : TOSS
13
Coincidence's is long : ARM
19
Brain path : ITER
21
Starr : RINGO
24
Dye ingredient : ANILINE
26
"___ lies awaitin' ... " : SATAN
27
Insect stage : IMAGO
28
Automatic mechanism : ROBOT
30
Native lodes : ORES
31
I.R.S. action : AUDIT
32
Loafer : DRONE
33
Safecrackers : YEGGS
35
"Better ___ than ... " : LATE
39
Nothing so far : NOTASYET
40
Twice-told ___ : TALES
43
Only a few : NOTMANY
46
Last half of a thrift slogan : WANTNOT
48
Sinn ___ : FEIN
49
Guides : STEERS
52
"___ moi le déluge" : APRES
53
Guy's companion : DOLL
54
Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
55
Arab prince : EMIR
57
To ___ his own : EACH
58
Formal observance : RITE
59
Mountain-road sign : SLOW
60
Teachers' org. : NEA
61
Bit of poetry : ODE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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