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Manny Miller
New York Times, Tuesday, July 16, 1974
Author:
Manny Miller
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 41.1
Manny Miller has 32 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 Z | 2 A | 3 I | 4 R | 5 E | 6 E | 7 D | 8 G | 9 A | 10 R | |||||
11 F | I | L | L | I | N | 12 M | I | R | R | O | 13 R | |||
14 P | R | E | L | E | C | T | 15 E | X | I | S | T | E | 16 D |
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17 A | E | G | I | S | 18 A | 19 T | R | I | P | 20 A | M | A |
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21 R | E | L | S | 22 S | I | E | G | E | 23 S | T | I | R |
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24 I | Z | E | 25 M | I | L | N | E | 26 G | H | O | S | T |
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27 S | E | R | 28 R | A | T | E | D | 29 S | O | A | R | S | ||
30 E | V | I | D | E | 31 N | T | L | Y | ||||||
32 S | 33 L | A | I | N | 34 R | O | A | D | S | 35 I | 36 D | 37 E |
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38 S | E | E | M | S | 39 C | I | T | R | A | 40 M | O | R |
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41 L | E | G | S | 42 R | A | Z | E | S | 43 G | A | Z | A |
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44 U | S | A | 45 B | A | S | E | L | 46 W | A | G | E | S |
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47 M | A | T | 48 Z | O | T | H | 49 E | 50 T | A | M | I | N | E |
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51 W | E | E | N | I | E | 52 S | I | R | E | N | S | |||
53 E | N | D | O | W | 54 S | E | N | S | E |
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,103
Across
1
Congo republic : ZAIRE
6
Mystery-writing award : EDGAR
11
Substitute for : FILLIN
12
Snow White's appraiser : MIRROR
14
Discourse publicly : PRELECT
15
Lived : EXISTED
17
Protection : AEGIS
18
Free, as an anchor : ATRIP
20
Professional org. : AMA
21
Kinfolk: Abbr. : RELS
22
Leningrad ordeal : SIEGE
23
Place for a con : STIR
24
Make into: Suffix : IZE
25
Writer of children's books : MILNE
26
TV-screen annoyance : GHOST
27
Notched : SERRATED
29
Flies : SOARS
30
Clearly : EVIDENTLY
32
Killed : SLAIN
34
Motel site : ROADSIDE
38
Appears : SEEMS
39
On this side: Prefix : CITRA
40
Book leather: Abb. : MOR
41
Diamond of gang days : LEGS
42
Brings down : RAZES
43
Controversial strip : GAZA
44
"The good old ___" : USA
45
Swiss city : BASEL
46
Pay : WAGES
47
Passover food : MATZOTH
49
Loose fabric : ETAMINE
51
Frankfurter : WEENIE
52
Squad-car devices : SIRENS
53
Bestow permanently : ENDOW
54
Perceive : SENSE
Down
1
White House aide Ron : ZIEGLER
2
"___ not gold ... " : ALLIS
3
Martinique and Corse, e.g. : ILES
4
Jurisdiction of: Suffix : RIC
5
Caused : ENTAILED
6
Come to light : EMERGE
7
Southland : DIXIE
8
Satchel : GRIP
9
___ poetica : ARS
10
Directional antenna device : ROTATOR
11
Armed robber's order : FREEZE
13
Negligent : REMISS
14
Scene of Vietnam peace talks : PARIS
16
Bull's-eye missile : DART
19
Treat, as meat : TENDERIZE
22
Protest demonstration : SITIN
23
One-hoss et al. : SHAYS
25
Song thrush : MAVIS
26
Israeli name : GOLDA
28
Scads : REAMS
29
Sirius and Vega : STARS
31
Undistinguished : NOTELESS
32
Playground piece : SEESAW
33
Principal in a will : LEGATEE
35
Conjecture : IMAGINE
36
Sizable amount : DOZENS
37
Rub out : ERASE
38
City area : SLUM
39
Nut : CASHEW
42
Proportion : RATIO
43
Playground activities : GAMES
45
Security : BOND
46
Admonish : WARN
48
Form of Buddhism : ZEN
50
Stand-off : TIE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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