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Mel Rosen
Mel Rosen

New York Times, Monday, July 12, 1976

Author:
Mel Rosen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F K Q X }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 23.4
Mel Rosen has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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M
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C
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H
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B
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P
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T
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H
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G
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V
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J
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,830
Across
1
Auroral time : DAWN
5
A Rockefeller : HAPPY
10
Get up and go : MOVE
14
Pinza : EZIO
15
Earth color : OCHRE
16
Maple genus : ACER
17
New York City and Kansas City : CONVENTIONSITES
20
Pennsylvania, e.g. : AVE
21
Stringed instrument : VIOL
22
___ a platform : ADOPT
23
Swiss herdsman : SENN
24
Put together : MADE
26
Checking out, to a yegg : CASING
29
Put up for approval : NOMINATE
33
Turkish title : AGHA
34
Leander's lover et al. : HEROS
35
Reptile : BOA
36
Political opportunist's credo : PROMISEANYTHING
40
Poetic word : EER
41
Fiber knots : NOILS
42
German river : ODER
43
Some candidates : SENATORS
45
Composer Edgard ___ : VARESE
47
Stands for election : RUNS
48
'Bye : TATA
49
Possessive : THEIR
52
Mexican approval : SISI
53
Boxer's target : JAW
56
Certain follow-up : SECONDINGSPEECH
60
Andy's friend : AMOS
61
Writer John ___ : OHARA
62
Only : MERE
63
Stir up : RILE
64
___ Bruce (Dr. Watson in films) : NIGEL
65
Victim : PREY
Down
1
Ten: Prefix : DECA
2
Russian sea : AZOV
3
Sherry : WINE
4
Important mo. : NOV
5
Improving the edge : HONING
6
Take steps : ACTON
7
Silvers : PHIL
8
Play-for-pay person : PRO
9
Itch : YEN
10
Kind of voyage : MAIDEN
11
Eight: Prefix : OCTO
12
Barkley : VEEP
13
Formerly, of old : ERST
18
Fifty-fifty : EVEN
19
Cruel one : SADIST
23
Place for Anna : SIAM
24
September times : MORNS
25
Formosa Strait island : AMOY
26
Horn and Hatteras : CAPES
27
Reach accord : AGREE
28
Wool-less : SHORN
29
Actress Patricia and family : NEALS
30
Stand for : ABIDE
31
Hues : TONES
32
Tidal flood : EAGRE
34
Legatees : HEIRS
37
One after another : INTURN
38
Shortly : SOON
39
Lively dance : HORA
44
Songlike : ARIOSE
45
Feudal underling : VASSAL
46
"Take ___ from me" : ATIP
48
Ethiopian province : TIGRE
49
Ivan or Peter : TSAR
50
Half: Prefix : HEMI
51
Campaign issue: Abbr. : ECOL
52
Hindrance : SNAG
53
Deride : JEER
54
Land measure : ACRE
55
Miss Muffet's fare : WHEY
57
River to 2 Down : DON
58
N.Z. fish : IHI
59
Napoleon, e.g.: Abbr. : EMP

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

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