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Harold B. Counts
Harold B. Counts

New York Times, Friday, November 29, 1985

Author:
Harold B. Counts
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { G J K Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Harold B. Counts has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,170
Across
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Old playing card : TAROT
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Greek porticoes : STOAS
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Soft-shell clam: Abbr. : STR
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Overhead : ABOVE
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Legume : PULSE
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Court : WOO
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Tinseltown hopefuls : STARLETS
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Cads : HEELS
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Implants : SETS
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Show contempt : FLOUT
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French physicist: 1775-1836 : AMPERE
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Right of inheritance : HEIRSHIP
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Terrible : DIRE
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Loamy deposit : LOESS
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Spanish queen before Sophia : ENA
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Festival: Comb. form : MAS
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Elijah, to Greeks : ELIAS
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Precious metals : ORES
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No longer fresh; drab : SHOPWORN
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Core, in Coventry : CENTRE
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Doctor's orders : DOSES
46
___ Lisa : MONA
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Silly : APISH
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Sled dog : MALAMUTE
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Furrow : RUT
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An explosive, for short : NITRO
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Golf hazards : TRAPS
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They loop the Loop : ELS
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Guide : STEER
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Common or horse follower : SENSE
Down
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Bills : TABS
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Support sedition : ABET
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Catholic tribunal : ROTA
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Supervisor : OVERSEER
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Bank worker : TELLER
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Young oysters : SPATS
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Beer barrels : TUNS
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___ Glory : OLD
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Hardwood : ASH
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Walrus : SEAHORSE
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"___ Tree," Mercer-Mancini song: 1965 : SWEETHEART
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What an 800 number lacks : TOLL
13
Flagmaker : ROSS
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Midi resort : SETE
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Rhea's most powerful child : ZEUS
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Nourishes : FEEDS
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Speech defect : LISP
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Second U.S. President : ADAMS
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Hebrew prophet : MICAH
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Bards : PROSODISTS
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Chinese province : HONAN
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Secret : INNER
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Outmoded : PASSE
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Beds for Leo and Smokey : LAIRS
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Lois Lane et al. : NEWSHENS
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___ gin : SLOE
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Musical direction : CONAMORE
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Elegant : POSH
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Weather word : COLD
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Passes a law : ENACTS
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Landed estate : MANOR
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Israeli seaport : ACRE
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Vintner Masson : PAUL
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Sea, to Seneca : MARE
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___ Bator, Mongolia : ULAN
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Bugle call : TAPS
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Start of N.C.'s motto : ESSE
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Repartee adept : WIT
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Sault ___ Marie : STE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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