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Jim Plackner
Jim Plackner

New York Times, Friday, October 15, 1976

31-Down : Run ___ (go wild)

Author:
Jim Plackner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 25.4
Jim Plackner has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,925
Across
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Shows disapproval : FROWNS
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Fish : GAR
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N.C.O.'s : SGTS
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Remove by force : RIPOUT
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Marriage, in Bonn : EHE
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Kind of hog : WART
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Carry things too far : OVERDO
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Blacks : TOPMARIA
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Appomattox name : LEE
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Joins : ENTERS
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Mild oath : DRAT
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African fly : TSETSE
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Fuss : ADO
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Hatred : ODIUM
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Festive : GALA
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Red hots : MAMATEMPERPOKER
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Russian city : OREL
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Devour : EATUP
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Mss. people : EDS
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Stabs : KNIFES
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Skiers' challenge : ALPS
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Indulge in horseplay : RASSLE
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Fire stair: Abbr. : ESC
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Greens : ROOMEYED
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Clothe : ENROBE
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"Your time ___" : ISUP
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Slum pest : RAT
66
Antarctic penguin : ADELIE
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Quilting events : BEES
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Hit-show sign : SRO
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Animal food : FODDER
Down
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Pond creature : FROG
2
Opponent : RIVAL
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Part of op. cit. : OPERE
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Phrased : WORDED
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Certain painting : NUDE
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Limes : STONEADE
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Reach : GETAT
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"A House Is Not ___" : AHOME
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Do newspaper work : REPORT
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___ song : SWAN
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Attire : GARB
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Tom, Dick and Harry : TRIO
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Restrain : STAY
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Rock coverer : MOSS
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Eventually : INTIME
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Decay : ROT
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Vanity : EGO
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Film-shooting unit : TAKE
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Vehicle : SLED
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Clark Gable trademark : EARS
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Run ___ (go wild) : AMOK
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Do mending : DARN
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Buddhist mountain : OMEI
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___ tree : UPA
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Silver and gold, e.g. : METALS
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Landon : ALF
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Goldens : RULELEAF
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Very soft, in music: Abbr. : PPP
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Woodland deities : SATYRS
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Become angry : SEERED
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Daub : SMEAR
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___ say (unfortunate) : SADTO
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Berate : SCOLD
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Eastern tunic: Var. : CABIE
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Place for corn : CRIB
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Firefighting gear : HOSE
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Dissolute one : ROUE
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Little devils : IMPS
60
___-China : INDO
61
Titled one : PEER

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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