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Thomas W. Schier
Thomas W. Schier

MAN'S WORLD

New York Times, Sunday, June 13, 1971

1-Across : Beats it

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 142, Blocks: 72, Avg Word Len: 5.20, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 572 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 129, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Thomas W. Schier has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,974
Across
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Beats it : LAMS
5
Footnote words : OPCIT
10
Old newsreel name : PATHE
15
One spade, etc. : BIDS
19
Sleep like ___ : ATOP
20
Under, to poets : NEATH
21
Kind of den : OPIUM
22
Alaskan island : ADAK
23
Tropical sight : PAPAYATREE
25
Childish shooting : POPGUNNERY
27
Relatives of cols. : CAPTS
28
Gelatine devices : MOLDS
30
Emissary : LEGATE
31
Jersey resort : CAPEMAY
34
Aides to Santa : PAPAS
35
Goalie's specialty : SAVE
36
Chemical compound : ISOMER
37
Shankar's instrument : SITAR
38
Came to pass : BETIDED
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Approach perfection : RIPEN
42
Former Italian domain : PAPALSTATES
44
___ Cruces : LAS
46
Eve's eldest : CAIN
47
Twist : SLUE
48
Nail part : HEAD
49
Confined : PENT
50
N. E. cape : ANN
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Offerings of some museums : OPANDPOPART
55
Transition in music : SEGUE
56
Thorn, in old Rome : SPINA
57
___ even keel : ONAN
58
Newsman : SCRIBE
59
Swimming-hole accessory : OLDTIRE
62
Fabric finish : MOIRE
63
Place for a pea : SHOOTER
64
San ___ : MARINO
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Behold, a la Cassius : ECCE
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Oak's beginning : ACORN
67
Roman official : EDILE
68
Chesterton creation : FATHERBROWN
71
Right of precedence : PAS
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Fund-raiser's word : GIVE
75
Tarry : BIDE
76
Old French coins : ECUS
77
Rumor personified : FAMA
78
"Fables in Slang" writer : ADE
79
Magical-charm recital : PATERNOSTER
83
Mehta's need : BATON
84
Chronic loser : ALSORAN
86
Sweetened the pot : ANTED
87
Bull Run, for one : BATTLE
88
Jungle denizens : APES
89
Oklahoma Indians : OTOES
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Dismiss summarily : CASHIER
91
Forearm bone : RADIUS
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Blazing : AFIRE
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York or Devon : SHIRE
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Russian physiologist : IVANPAVLOV
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Promote in a way : POPULARIZE
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Sahl : MORT
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Queen for Louis : REINE
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Be stationary, as a ship : LIETO
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Cut of meat : LOIN
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Beards of grass : AWNS
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Well-worn pants areas : KNEES
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Berry tree : ELDER
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Exercise cult : YOGA
Down
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Circuit : LAP
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___ loss : ATA
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Janitor's need : MOP
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Moon walkers : SPACEMEN
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Equal in value : ONAPAR
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Kind of cash : PETTY
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Sedans : CARS
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Native: Suff. : ITE
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Topics : THEMATA
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Trees : POPLARS
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Footless creatures : APODS
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Hot info : TIPS
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Squeeze : HUG
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Rivaled : EMULATED
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Slammed : BANGED
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Light-bulb lighter : IDEA
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Game item : DART
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Terrier : SKYE
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Mandarin's quarters : YAMEN
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Leeward island : NEVIS
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Cacholong : OPAL
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Approximately : CIRCA
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Mao, for one : ASIAN
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Enter informally : POPIN
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Did a job in Hamelin : PIPED
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Attack : SETAT
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Health-resort feature : SAUNA
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Ex-champ : BAER
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Legal writ : ELEGIT
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Eur. river : DANUBE
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Kind of geometry : PLANE
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Title for Macbeth : THANE
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Bullock : STEER
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Coiled: Prefix : SPIRO
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Juan or Eva : PERON
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Think : OPINE
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Dog : POOCH
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Reserved : ONICE
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Chef's implement : PARER
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Disdain : SCORN
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Steps : STILE
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Evinces : SHOWS
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Ending : OMEGA
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Pretentious : LADIDA
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Twaddle : DRIVEL
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Poet's concern : METER
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Work on pans : SCOUR
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Formed a bow : ARCED
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___ a fiddle : FITAS
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Arabian gulf : ADEN
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Animals, in France : BETES
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Page : PATTI
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Soap plant : AMOLE
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Less wacky : SANER
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Warrior in Norse lore : BARESARK
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Kind of advice : FATHERLY
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Infield fly : POPUP
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Hometowners : NATIVES
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___ about : ONOR
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Village sight : STEEPLE
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Mideast port : BASRA
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N.O. players : SAINTS
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Legal deliverer : BAILOR
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"A Majority ___" : OFONE
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Paratrooper's need : CHUTE
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Fissure : RIMA
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Declare : AVOW
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Embroider : DARN
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"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
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Raced : SPED
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Worthy of honor: Abbr. : VEN
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Unctuous speech : OIL
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Ripe old age : IOO
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Sharp movement : ZIG
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Sp. queen : ENA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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