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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Wednesday, January 15, 1975

44-Down : Tough nuts to crack

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,286
Across
1
Down with, in France : ABAS
5
Hindu goddess : SHRI
9
Nothing ___ (idle) : TODO
13
Easy win : ROMP
14
Cow's flyswatter : TAIL
15
Untamed : FERAL
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Capacity for enduring : TOLERANCE
18
Set to rights : EMEND
19
Good guidelines : SHININGEXAMPLES
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Bay of Fundy's claim to fame : TIDE
22
___ juste : MOT
23
Campus staff: Abbr. : FAC
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Latvia or Armenia: Abbr. : SSR
27
June bug : DOR
28
"___ Stop" : BUS
31
Burl or Saint : IVES
33
"Stranger in ___" : PARADISE
35
Creation words : LETTHEREBELIGHT
39
Champion of a cause : CRUSADER
40
"___ a bird in a gilded cage" : SHES
41
Mountains: Abbr. : HTS
42
Handout of a sort : TIP
43
Belgian resort : SPA
46
Word with la : TRA
47
C.P.A. : ACC
48
Celeste : HOLM
50
Certain rookies : BRIGHTPROSPECTS
58
Street show : RAREE
59
Erich Segal title : LOVESTORY
60
___ out : INAND
61
Ripsnorter : ONER
62
Writer Waugh : ALEC
63
Ferber : EDNA
64
Buddies : PALS
65
Locale for a Scott lady : LAKE
Down
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Painting, sculpture, etc. : ARTS
2
Scary cry: Var. : BOOH
3
Tree of India : AMLI
4
Tuckered out : SPENT
5
Grand and band : STANDS
6
Closet accessory : HANGER
7
Playwright Elmer : RICE
8
Holly : ILEX
9
Attract one's fancy : TEMPT
10
Russian city : OREL
11
Odense native : DANE
12
Automotive pioneer : OLDS
15
Of the thighbone : FEMORAL
17
U. S. journalist : RIIS
20
Con ___ (tenderly) : AMORE
23
Act the pickpocket : FILCH
24
Keep from occurring : AVERT
25
Whale constellation : CETUS
27
Little bit : DAB
28
Shoreline bend : BIGHT
29
Poe horror house : USHER
30
___ limit (draws the line) : SETSA
32
City ways: Abbr. : STS
33
___ se : PER
34
Underworld god : DIS
36
Concocted : HATCHED
37
Sovereign's word : EDICT
38
House member: Abbr. : REP
43
Post-snowstorm need : SHOVEL
44
Tough nuts to crack : POSERS
45
Mount Blanc locale : ALPS
47
Rocket stage : AGENA
49
Gold or copper : METAL
50
Cheese : BRIE
51
Former fan fancier : RAND
52
Kerman's land : IRAN
53
Drop heavily : PLOP
54
Author Jaffe : RONA
55
Beverage : COLA
56
Tough journey : TREK
57
Indian groom : SYCE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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