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Ruth N. Schultz
Ruth N. Schultz

New York Times, Thursday, October 7, 1976

45-Across : Biased ones

Author:
Ruth N. Schultz
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { C J V X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 54, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 32.9
Ruth N. Schultz has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,917
Across
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Carney : ART
4
River near Paris : MARNE
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Wall and Broad: Abbr. : STS
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___ avis : RARA
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Hire : TAKEON
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Mauna ___ : LOA
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Holds a press interview : FIELDSQUESTIONS
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Louisiana town : LEBEAU
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Landing lanes: Abbr. : RNWYS
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Drunk, in Barcelona : EBRIO
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Roman money : AES
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Sprinters' concerns : STARTS
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Displays one's cards : FANSOUT
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Suffer : HURT
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Like enero's climate : FRIO
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Kipling boy : KIM
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Words on making a comeback : ITSANEWBALLGAME
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From ___ Z : ATO
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Places for: Suffix : ORIA
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Chemical suffixes : OSES
43
Chances to get going : INNINGS
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Biased ones : HATERS
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Wind direction : ESE
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Roman priest : EPULO
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Amour : FLAME
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Lawrence's land : ARABIA
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In strange surroundings : OUTOFONESLEAGUE
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Yoko : ONO
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Sea raiders : UBOATS
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Franchot : TONE
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Headwear : TAM
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Tirra ___ : LIRRA
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Map abbr. : RTE
Down
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Sandy language : ARF
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Thin as a ___ : RAIL
3
Family or shoe : TREE
4
Western shrub : MAQUI
5
Hawaiian fish : AKU
6
Dakota Indian : REE
7
Votes : NOS
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Mezzanine : ENTRESOL
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___ but sure : SLOW
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Theater award : TONY
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Talk back : SASS
13
Banff's province : ALBERTA
14
Boris and Nicholas : TSARS
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Item in the red : DEBT
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___ many words : INSO
22
Mistaken : OFFBASE
23
Amine derivative : ANIL
24
Branch of Islam : SHIA
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All, in music : TUTTI
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Crime laid to Nero : ARSON
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Macaw : ARA
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Russian edict : UKASE
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Race official : TIMER
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G.I. refectory : MESS
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Like a steam hammer : NOISEFUL
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Sea bird : ERNE
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Flip one's ___ : WIG
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___ for (defend) : GOTOBAT
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Nobody: Lat. : NEMO
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Throws hard : HURLS
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Wings : ALAE
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Macaroni, e.g. : PASTA
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Go to the ___ of the class : FOOT
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Moth or park : LUNA
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Kind of bomb : ATOM
54
Stravinsky : IGOR
55
Polly or Eller : AUNT
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Yum Yum's sash : OBI
58
Conjunction : NOR
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Hearing aid : EAR
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Shoe size : EEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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