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A. J. Santora
A. J. Santora

WATERMARKS

New York Times, Sunday, January 21, 1962

70-Down : Shaw's home.

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 164, Blocks: 96, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { Q V }, Scrabble score: 662 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 129, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 16, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 22
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,573
Across
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Future socialite. : SUBDEB
7
Frenzied. : AMOK
11
No more than. : MERE
15
Hemmed. : SEWN
19
Tragedian's lament. : THRENOS
21
Where Apia is. : UPOLU
22
Inland sea. : ARAL
23
M. Faure. : ELIE
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Homeric. : ILIADIC
25
Highly popular recording. : BLUEDANUBEWALTZ
28
Hollywood name. : LADD
29
Fr. composer. : LALO
31
Tale of Nellie Forbush. : SOUTHPACIFIC
32
Tech grads: Abbr. : ENGS
33
Pesters. : TEASES
35
Mets' league: Abbr. : NAT
36
Refuse. : TRASH
37
Morays. : EELS
40
From ___ Z. : ATO
41
Sharpen. : HONE
42
Sunday talk: Abbr. : SER
43
Littoral. : COASTAL
45
Research rooms. : LABS
48
Insecticide. : DDT
50
Type of income. : RENTS
54
Express. : NONSTOP
55
Speech sound. : PALATAL
57
Freudian terms. : IDS
59
Type of grass. : OAT
60
College adjunct: Abbr. : ROTC
61
Skunk. : POLECAT
63
Reddish brown. : HENNA
65
Highway: Abbr. : RTE
66
Girl's name. : APHRA
68
Sluggish. : INERT
69
Below: Poet. : ADOWN
70
___ boy! : ATTA
71
Greek dialect. : EOLIAN
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Guides. : RULES
76
Meat counter item. : DAISYHAM
78
London street. : WATLING
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Hands. : MEN
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Covers over. : RECOATS
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Vigorous. : ATHLETIC
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A raceweek in England. : ASCOT
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Cooperstown name. : MELOTT
87
Greenland Eskimos. : ITAS
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World problem. : ATEST
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___ Rivoli. : RUEDE
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Machinist's groove. : TSLOT
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Dickens boy. : TIM
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Girl's nickname. : KATIE
97
Lawmaker. : ENACTOR
100
Cab. : TAXI
101
Caucho. : ULE
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___ up (irate). : HET
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Factory seconds. : REJECTS
105
American humorist. : BILLNYE
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Pari ___ (equably): Lat. : PASSU
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Work unit. : ERG
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Oslo suburb. : AKER
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Does an usher's job. : RESEATS
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___-la. : TRA
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Poetic foot. : IAMB
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Years. : AGE
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Flightless bird. : KIWI
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Former German President. : EBERT
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The: It. : GLI
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American poet. : BRYANT
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Recruiting: Abbr. : RCTG
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Merman role. : PANAMAHATTIE
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Skyrocket. : ZOOM
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Sword. : EPEE
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Lillian Hellman play. : WATCHONTHERHINE
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Motor launch. : PINNACE
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Play division. : ACTI
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Where Zeno lectured. : STOA
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Desirous. : EAGER
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Cement mixtures. : STUCCOS
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Pillar: Prefix. : STYL
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Care for. : TEND
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Man's name. : ERNO
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African fly. : TSETSE
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Fence steps. : STILE
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Tatar lancer. : UHLAN
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Painting by Derain. : BRIDGEONTHETHAMES
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Discovery of 1947. : DEADSEASCROLLS
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Close. : END
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Churn. : BOIL
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Month: Abbr. : APL
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Vole. : MOUSE
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Margarines. : OLEOS
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Spiral-horned antelope. : KUDU
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Roughed up. : MANHANDLED
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Boiled over. : ERUPTED
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River into the Danube. : RABA
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Votes in. : ELECTS
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Lobster and crabmeat. : SEAFARE
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Island in N. Y. Bay. : ELLIS
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"The Sea ___," Laing novel. : WITCH
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___ Percé Indians. : NEZ
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Vamose! : SCAT
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Sub. : UBOAT
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___ time. : ATNO
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Electricians. : WIRERS
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Faithful: Poet. : LEAL
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Comforter. : SOLACER
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Tank carrier. : LST
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Avast! : STOP
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President's monogram. : HST
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Type of store. : COOP
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Philippine peak. : APO
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Warnings of old. : ALARUMS
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Michigan city. : BATTLECREEK
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Pots and pans. : TINWARE
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Headline of April, 1949. : NORTHATLANTICPACT
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Rat-___. : TATTAT
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Evaporates. : STEAMS
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FDR measure. : NRA
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Fountain ___. : PEN
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Exclamations. : AHAS
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O.T. book. : DANIEL
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Of a line: Abbr. : LIN
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Bob gently. : NOD
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"I cannot tell ___." : ALIE
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Shaw's home. : AYOTSTLAWRENCE
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Opening, as in jet engines. : INTAKE
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Stir up trouble. : AGITATE
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Utter. : ENOUNCE
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___-free. : SCOT
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Keep a vigil. : WAITUP
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"The Hun." : ATTILA
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This: Fr. : CET
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To ___. : ATEE
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Part of a silver set. : TEATRAY
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Convened. : MET
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Man of noble character. : SIRGALAHAD
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Direct currents: Abbr. : DCS
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Prefixes in chemistry. : OXYS
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Foulard item. : TIE
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Initials of British decoration. : OBE
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Hazard. : RISK
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Cheer. : HURRAH
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Punch. : JAB
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Waikiki adornment. : LEI
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Typist's task. : STENCIL
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___ time (very prompt). : RIGHTON
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Italian river. : RENO
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Not more than. : ATMOST
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Arachnid. : MITE
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Star ___. : GAZER
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Factor determining Easter calendar. : EPACT
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Tetched. : BATTY
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Where Patna is. : BIHAR
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Rule. : REIGN
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First-rate. : TOPS
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Indians of Mexico. : TECOS
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Honkers. : GEESE
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Put up stakes. : ANTE
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Myrtle. : TREE
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Glove. : MITT
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Lived. : WAS
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Modernist. : NEO
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Greek letters. : NUS

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10 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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