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Thomas W. Schier
Thomas W. Schier

New York Times, Saturday, December 18, 1976

19-Down : Condensations

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Thomas W. Schier has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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S
2
H
3
A
4
D
5
M
6
E
7
T
8
Z
9
A
10
P
11
P
12
A
13
L
14
P
E
R
E
15
O
N
C
E
16
P
A
R
S
E
17
C
A
M
P
18
S
O
U
N
19
D
E
D
O
F
F
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A
T
A
L
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O
S
S
22
D
I
X
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S
O
T
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D
E
N
Y
25
S
A
G
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A
E
R
Y
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W
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H
I
T
E
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G
A
V
E
30
I
N
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H
O
L
E
32
D
I
V
E
S
T
I
33
N
34
G
35
O
W
L
36
R
E
V
E
S
T
S
37
O
R
38
B
39
L
O
40
V
E
S
E
A
T
S
41
B
P
O
E
42
A
T
T
I
L
A
43
D
R
A
W
N
44
G
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A
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P
S
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A
T
L
48
R
O
A
R
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A
R
I
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P
I
A
51
M
E
S
S
K
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I
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T
54
S
E
Q
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U
E
N
T
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I
A
L
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S
I
L
O
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U
T
U
R
N
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R
O
L
E
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I
N
I
A
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P
E
E
N
S
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Y
U
L
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E
G
A
D
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,989
Across
1
Food fish : SHAD
5
City on the Moselle : METZ
9
Daunt : APPAL
14
Father of a fille : PERE
15
Formerly : ONCE
16
Analyze grammatically : PARSE
17
Bivouac : CAMP
18
Voiced one's anger : SOUNDEDOFF
20
Bewildered : ATALOSS
22
N.J. fort : DIX
23
Barfly : SOT
24
Refuse : DENY
25
Give way : SAG
26
High-perched home : AERY
27
Snow or Byron : WHITE
29
Submitted : GAVEIN
31
Perforation : HOLE
32
Taking off : DIVESTING
35
Bird of prey : OWL
36
Clothes again : REVESTS
37
Spherical body : ORB
39
Cozy divans : LOVESEATS
41
Fraternal org. : BPOE
42
Huns' leader : ATTILA
43
Depicted : DRAWN
44
Vacant spaces : GAPS
47
Ocean: Abbr. : ATL
48
Loud cry : ROAR
49
Jackie's former mate : ARI
50
___ mater : PIA
51
Camper's gear : MESSKIT
54
Following : SEQUENTIAL
57
Farm unit : SILO
58
Car maneuver : UTURN
59
Personification : ROLE
60
Dolphin genus : INIA
61
Hammer parts : PEENS
62
Christmastide : YULE
63
Exclamation of old : EGAD
Down
1
Humane group: Abbr. : SPCA
2
Fervency : HEAT
3
Plated animal : ARMADILLO
4
Exhaust : DEPLETE
5
Covered with lichens : MOSSY
6
Son of Seth : ENOS
7
Southern campus : TCU
8
Sacred Persian writings : ZENDAVESTA
9
Summit : APEX
10
Launching ___ : PAD
11
Dull discourse : PROSE
12
"But ___ me, give me ... " : ASFOR
13
Pitcher Grove or Gomez : LEFTY
19
Condensations : DIGESTS
21
Undivided : ONE
25
Miserly : SAVEALL
26
Black cuckoo : ANI
27
"Guess ___" : WHO
28
Wolf cry : HOWL
29
Experiment : GIVEITATRY
30
Possessive pronoun : ITS
32
Remove blotches : DESTAIN
33
Traffic sign : NOPARKING
34
"And one to ___ on" : GROW
36
Steep flax : RET
38
Mr. Franklin : BEN
40
Roman pledge : VAS
41
Golf club : BRASSIE
43
___ Passos : DOS
44
Take on fuel : GASUP
45
Mountain crest : ARETE
46
Cotton cloth : PIQUE
48
Historic signature : RELEE
50
Corresponds with : PENS
51
Public walk : MALL
52
Pelvic bones : ILIA
53
Hopper : TOAD
55
Vase : URN
56
Payment initials : IOU

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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