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Mary Dorman
Mary Dorman

New York Times, Wednesday, March 13, 1974

14-Across : Muse

Author:
Mary Dorman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 12.2
Mary Dorman has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,978
Across
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Word on a movie marquee : TODAY
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Alack's relative : ALAS
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Pointed end : CUSP
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Muse : ERATO
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Eyes, cheeks, etc. : FACE
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City of Europe : OSLO
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Hellhound : DEMON
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Wall St. org. : AMEX
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Retreat : LAIR
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Malicious one : SLANDERER
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Seattle's sound : PUGET
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Poetic word : EER
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Ones with a future : COMERS
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"Situations Wanted," etc. : ADS
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Make trouble : RAISEHOB
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Biblical verb : HATH
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Ingroup loyalties : TRIBALISMS
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Farewell : ADIOS
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Jujube : ELB
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Inquisitive one : SNOOP
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Zoo newcomer : BABYMONKEY
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Roof area : EAVE
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___ Book (old English record) : DOMESDAY
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Ape or planet : RED
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"Love is ___ stay" : HERETO
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Car of yesterday : REO
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Unique : ALONE
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Pay attention : LENDANEAR
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Son of Jacob : LEVI
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___ the grade : MAKE
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Glower : STARE
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Numbers : ONES
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Word with door or goose : STEP
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Judgment : TASTE
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Sliding frame : SASH
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Gathering: Abbr. : SESS
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Command to a dog : SPEAK
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Scatters : TEDS
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Russian city : OREL
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Spanish lady : DAMA
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Make up for : ATONE
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Over there : YONDER
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Distant : AFAR
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Duck or brain : LAME
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Maple genus : ACER
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The fair ___ : SEX
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Colorado flower : COLUMBINE
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Treatment : USAGE
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More shrewd. : SLIER
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Said and Arthur : PORTS
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Common Latin verb : ERAT
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Car groups : POOLS
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Oriental tea : CHA
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Biblical king : AHAB
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Baby's word : DADA
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Sandpiper : STIB
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Castle or Dunne : IRENE
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Jockeys' wear : SILKS
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Sank : EBBED
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Like a tomboy : HOYDENISH
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Transcend : SOAR
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Get a ___ on : MOVE
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Hurried : SPED
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Struck : SMOTE
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Shoulder: Prefix : OMO
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Railroad area : YARD
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Expansion agents of sorts : YEASTS
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Moon circles : HALOS
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Girl's name : ELENA
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Ranges : ROVES
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Ready : ONTAP
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Former : LATE
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Makes do : EKES
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Fiber knots : NEPS
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Take one's ___ : EASE
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Grecian gulf : ARTA
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Smell : REEK
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Writings: Abbr. : MSS

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3 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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