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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Friday, January 16, 1976

25-Down : Like an overripe melon

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 55-Down was originally printed with a typo as "Ragwood senus"; this was corrected to "Ragwood genus"

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D
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A
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R
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N
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R
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A
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C
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K
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S
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C
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A
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P
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A
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E
B
O
E
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U
B
O
A
T
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O
L
O
R
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W
O
M
A
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N
S
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N
T
U
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N
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S
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P
P
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S
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D
O
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T
L
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T
R
I
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M
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A
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P
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S
A
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M
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A
S
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T
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I
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C
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M
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A
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D
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N
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A
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S
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O
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A
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E
S
N
E
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S
S
T
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B
U
N
S
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A
T
T
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M
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O
T
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E
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R
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E
A
R
T
H
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D
O
A
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S
I
S
A
Y
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E
L
L
S
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E
L
M
S
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G
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L
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S
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T
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E
R
N
O
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S
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R
M
O
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N
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O
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N
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L
A
D
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S
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N
W
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I
T
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N
G
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A
L
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E
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I
V
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D
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E
D
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M
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N
S
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S
A
B
R
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D
E
T
S
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,652
Across
1
Fix a hose hole : DARN
5
Strains, as one's brains : RACKS
10
Torero's wear : CAPA
14
Tropical oil tree : EBOE
15
Atlantic convoy's foe : UBOAT
16
Swan genus : OLOR
17
Certain sixth sense : WOMANSINTUITION
20
Allows : SUPPOSES
21
Pipe-bowl residue : DOTTLE
22
Prefix with fold or dent : TRI
23
"I ___ man with ... " : META
24
City on the Arno : PISA
25
Like a friar : MONASTIC
29
Family members : MAIDENAUNTS
32
Mrs. Johnson : OSA
33
Early thrall : ESNE
34
Jet plane : SST
35
Hair coils : BUNS
36
Man of briefs: Abbr. : ATT
37
Worldly parent : MOTHEREARTH
41
Mother's order to child : DOASISAY
43
Cloth measures : ELLS
44
Shade givers : ELMS
45
Harden : GEL
46
Breastbone: Prefix : STERNO
49
___ the Mount : SERMONON
54
Fiancées, in a way : LADIESINWAITING
56
Helm direction : ALEE
57
Like some walls : IVIED
58
Work on copy : EDIT
59
___ wear : MENS
60
Cavalry piece : SABRE
61
Sleuths: Abbr. : DETS
Down
1
Moistens : DEWS
2
Arabian father : ABOU
3
Cut a dido : ROMP
4
Ocean current : NEAPTIDE
5
Ballet or bank : RUSSIAN
6
Rose's Romeo : ABIE
7
Swindles : CONS
8
Arabian tea : KAT
9
Matriculant : STUDENT
10
Priestly surplices : COTTAS
11
Came down : ALIT
12
Relative of a cartel : POOL
13
British composer : ARNE
18
People of Bergen : NORSE
19
Small bits : IOTAS
23
Casino card game : MONTE
24
Ship of exploring fame : PINTA
25
Like an overripe melon : MUSHY
26
Cook's offerings : TOURS
27
"___ It Romantic?" : ISNT
28
Wherewithal : CASH
29
Lake or Margaret : MEAD
30
Concerning : ASTO
31
Movie dog et al. : ASTAS
35
Went to the polls : BALLOTED
37
A.A. ___ : MILNE
38
Subtle absorption : OSMOSIS
39
Do a road job : REGRADE
40
Tropical resin : ELEMI
42
World ___ : SERIES
46
Bridge bid : SLAM
47
Narrative : TALE
48
British P.M. : EDEN
49
Rebuff, Scottish style : SNIB
50
Pitcher : EWER
51
Brood of pheasants : NIDE
52
" ... with a blue ribbon ___" : ONIT
53
Theater-ad abbr. : NGTS
55
Ragweed genus : IVA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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