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Paula Gamache
NY Times, Sun, Dec 07, 2014 DIAGRAMLESS
9-Across : Standard grading range
Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 76, Blocks: 80
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. 1-Across begins in the third square in the first row.
| | 1 M | 2 I | 3 S | 4 T | 5 U | 6 P | | | | | | | | | |
| | 7 O | C | E | A | N | U | 8 S | | | | 9 A | 10 B | 11 C | 12 D | 13 F |
14 F | 15 E | V | E | R | P | I | T | C | 16 H | | | 17 H | A | Z | E | R |
18 A | X | E | L | | 19 A | S | T | R | A | 20 L | | 21 A | S | A | M | I |
22 I | T | S | A | | | | | 23 I | M | E | 24 D | | 25 I | R | O | N |
26 T | R | I | N | 27 A | | 28 S | 29 U | M | M | E | R | 30 F | L | I | N | G |
31 H | A | N | D | M | 32 A | I | D | | | | 33 S | U | I | S | S | E |
| | | | 34 O | N | T | O | 35 P | | | 36 E | R | S | T | | |
| | | 37 G | R | O | U | N | D | 38 C | 39 H | U | C | K | | | |
| | 40 A | L | I | T | | | 41 Q | U | E | S | O | | | | |
42 S | 43 P | L | A | S | H | | | | 44 P | A | S | A | 45 D | 46 E | 47 N | 48 A |
49 P | L | A | S | T | E | 50 R | 51 C | 52 A | S | T | | 53 T | O | N | O | W |
54 I | A | M | S | | 55 R | O | A | M | | | | | 56 A | L | T | O |
57 R | I | O | J | 58 A | | 59 T | R | A | 60 C | 61 T | 62 S | | 63 G | A | O | L |
64 E | N | D | A | T | | | 65 T | H | R | O | W | 66 B | A | C | K | S |
67 S | T | E | R | E | | | | 68 L | A | R | A | M | I | E | | |
| | | | | | | | | 69 B | E | K | I | N | D | | |
© 2014, The New York Times
Across
1
7
Titan associated with water :
OCEANUS9
Standard grading range :
ABCDF14
17
One humiliating a fraternity pledge, say :
HAZER18
19
21
22
23
Chatted online, for short :
IMED25
Choice on the fairway :
IRON26
Fashion designer Turk :
TRINA28
31
33
Credit ___ (Zurich-based banking giant) :
SUISSE34
36
37
40
41
42
44
49
53
54
55
56
57
Wine from northern Spain :
RIOJA59
Some political writings :
TRACTS63
64
65
Retro things ... or what 14-, 28-, 37- and 49-Across have? :
THROWBACKS67
68
69
Down
1
2
3
4
Snack at a Spanish bar :
TAPA5
6
Stroke on the green :
PUTT8
9
"I see what you did!" :
AHA10
Mythical serpent with a killer gaze :
BASILISK11
Dictatorial, Russian-style :
CZARIST12
13
Decorative lampshade feature :
FRINGE14
15
Stormtrooper in "Star Wars," e.g. :
EXTRA16
20
24
Author of "The Butter Battle Book" :
DRSEUSS27
28
In ___ (undisturbed) :
SITU29
30
What a mink has, naturally :
FURCOAT32
35
37
38
39
40
42
Religious high points? :
SPIRES43
45
46
47
48
Objects of M.P. hunts :
AWOLS50
51
52
Menotti title role :
AMAHL58
60
61
62
Love letter letters :
SWAK66
Org. representing songwriters :
BMI
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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