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Bill Scollon
Bill Scollon

New York Times, Monday, January 14, 1974

Author:
Bill Scollon
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 21.1
Bill Scollon has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,920
Across
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Riot item : MACE
5
Der ___ : ALTE
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"Rosmersholm" author : IBSEN
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Inky : EBON
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Very, in Bonn : SEHR
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Type of urban pollution : NOISE
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Rear-seat occupant : NONDRIVER
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Forte of 9 Across : DRAMA
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Thus: Lat. : SIC
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"This other ___ ... " : EDEN
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Boarder : ROOMER
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"Peter Piper picked," e.g. : ALLITERATION
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Cicero's where : UBI
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Type of campaign : SMEAR
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Peer Gynt's mother : ASE
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Swirls : EDDIES
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British pie ingredient : EEL
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Cracow's land: Abbr. : POL
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Resident of Genève : SUISSE
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Marches the colors : TROOPS
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Work on hides : TAN
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Slower, in music: Abbr. : RIT
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"___ ramparts ... " : OERTHE
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High school subj. : ALG
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Bradley et al. : OMARS
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Penitential symbol : ASH
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"Cuckoo" or "whippoorwill," e.g. : ONOMATOPOEIA
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"___, my children ... " : LISTEN
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Bog down : MIRE
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Cricket positions : ONS
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Violin maker : AMATI
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By-the-numbers painters : COLORISTS
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Having heavy hair : MANED
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Mr. Root : OREN
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Laugh, in Lyons : RIRE
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___ Sinha, Sanskrit poet : AMARA
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Decorate again : REDO
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King of Judah et al. : ASAS
Down
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I.Q. organization : MENSA
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Bubbling : ABOIL
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Finishing : CONCLUDING
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"The ___ of the Affair" : END
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Stage direction : ASIDE
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Pries : LEVERS
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"___ of the Game" : THENAME
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Go astray : ERR
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Not al fresco : INDOOR
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Nonmetallic element : BORON
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Anna's destination : SIAM
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Salinger heroine : ESME
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Far's companion : NEAR
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Makes fast again : RETIES
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Venice's Wall Street : RIALTO
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Heron's relative : IBIS
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Golf necessity : TEE
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Deification : APOTHEOSIS
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Frat member : SOPH
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Or ___ : ELSE
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This, in Spain : ESTA
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___ Alliance of 1879 : DUAL
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Pulpit wisdom : SERMON
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Farm implement : REAPER
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"___ I thought at the time" : ORSO
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"___ the master of my fate" : IAM
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Irish bay : TRAMORE
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New York city : ONEIDA
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Having steps : STILED
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Aquatic mammal : OTTER
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Maine college town : ORONO
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Prefix with mural : INTRA
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Beasts of burden : ASSES
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Tibetan figure : LAMA
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Moslem priest : IMAM
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Capital of Yemen : SANA
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One of two N.T. books: Abbr. : COR
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David's officer : IRA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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