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George Raventos
George Raventos

New York Times, Thursday, September 9, 1976

Author:
George Raventos
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.8
George Raventos has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,889
Across
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Iberian river : TAGUS
6
Weapon, in France : ARME
10
Do ring training : SPAR
14
Music student's concern : SCALE
15
Music piece : DUET
16
Odd, in Scotland : ORRA
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Never, probably : AMONTHOFSUNDAYS
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Establish a connection : RELATE
21
Peter out : FADE
22
Pacific island : YAP
23
European : SLAV
25
___ sail (depart) : SET
26
Print measures : ENS
27
French divine: Abbr. : STE
30
By any chance : EVER
32
Cooking instruction : STIR
34
Verdant : LUSH
36
Genesis son : ENOS
38
Large vote segment : LABOR
41
Sometimes, probably : ONCEINABLUEMOON
44
Boy Scout pioneer : BEARD
45
Hold on property : LIEN
46
Famed London street : BOND
47
Police crackdown : RAID
49
Armstrong : NEIL
51
Dutch cupboard : KAS
52
Electrical abbr. : AMP
54
Simpleton : OAF
56
Greek letters : PSIS
58
Family member : MOM
59
Malay dagger: Var. : CRIS
61
Shoe-buckling numbers : ONETWO
65
At times : EVERYNOWANDTHEN
68
Famous caravel : NINA
69
Of an epoch : ERAL
70
Courtyards : ATRIA
71
Army units: Abbr. : DETS
72
Socialist Eugene : DEBS
73
Spoils : SOURS
Down
1
Despot : TSAR
2
Summit : ACME
3
Ballad locale for Wilde : GAOL
4
Arm bones : ULNAS
5
Pay up : SETTLE
6
Bustle : ADO
7
Pleated collar : RUFF
8
Western sights : MESAS
9
Chopin pieces : ETUDES
10
Grassy surface : SOD
11
Missal : PRAYERBOOK
12
Indo-Iranian : ARYAN
13
Irritates : RASPS
18
Working-girl's protector : HEAVEN
19
Stinging plant : NETTLE
24
Mercenary : VENAL
27
Uncouth one : SLOB
28
Air : TUNE
29
Steep slope : ESCARPMENT
31
Spring greeter : ROBIN
33
Two-syllable foot : IAMB
35
Greek goddess : HERA
37
Macbeth's murder victim : SLEEP
39
O'Neill's daughter : OONA
40
Boxing units: Abbr. : RNDS
42
Foolish act : IDIOCY
43
Harmony : UNISON
48
Did mending : DARNED
50
Lovelace and Blair : LINDAS
52
Modify : AMEND
53
Flick : MOVIE
55
Flower, in Rome : FIORE
57
Brawl : SETTO
60
Deck cleaner : SWAB
62
By way of, for short : THRU
63
Small dam : WEIR
64
Miss Munson et al. : ONAS
66
Headland : RAS
67
Hirt and Pacino : ALS

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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