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Nancy S. Ross
Nancy S. Ross

New York Times, Wednesday, November 13, 1974

14-Across : Small case

Author:
Nancy Scandrett Ross
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 21.0
Nancy S. Ross has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 22 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Scandrett Ross is an alias for Nancy S. Ross.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,223
Across
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Enjoy the sun : BASK
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" ... ___ unto my feet" : ALAMP
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Restrain : STEM
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Small case : ETUI
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Danube or Ohio : RIVER
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Streaked : TORE
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Neighbor of Mass. : CONN
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"___ to myself" ("Iolanthe") : SAIDI
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Lohengrin's bride : ELSA
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Flycatcher : KINGBIRD
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Had use for : NEEDED
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Hawkshaw's aid : LENS
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Aftereffect : SCAR
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Photographer's word : CHEESE
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Plays charades : GUESSES
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Israeli dances : HORAS
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Semblance : GUISE
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Soak, as flax : RET
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Sharif : OMAR
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Call it ___ (end) : QUITS
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Took a spin : RODE
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Footlike part : PES
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Gas and oil : FUELS
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Granted : CEDED
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Letter-opening word : DEAREST
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Sea ducks : EIDERS
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Vegetable : BEET
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Oil country : IRAQ
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Notorious Nazi camp : BELSEN
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Preside at the mike : ANNOUNCE
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Robt. ___ : ELEE
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Unite : MERGE
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Merit : EARN
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Vigor : ELAN
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"The Eve of St. ___" : AGNES
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Sword : EPEE
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Sprightly : PERT
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Promote : BOOST
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John Chancellor's field : NEWS
Down
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Call's partner : BECK
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Thine, in France : ATOI
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East Indian hemp : SUNN
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Goneril's father : KINGLEAR
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Poison gas : ARSINE
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Tale-tellers : LIARS
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Eager : AVID
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Doctors' field: Abbr. : MED
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Anne or Ida : PRINCESS
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Cattle : STEERS
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All ___ (in sum) : TOLD
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Poetic pasture : MEAD
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Mrs. Truman : BESS
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Relaxation : EASE
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Spades, clubs, etc. : SUITS
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Karate stroke : CHOP
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Emulated a pigeon : HOMED
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Remove : ERASE
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Conscience product : GUILT
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Wear : ERODE
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Religious feast : SEDER
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___ of honor : GUEST
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Kennedy et al. : TEDS
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Subject for Mercutio : QUEENMAB
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Alice's adversary : REDQUEEN
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___-for-all : FREE
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Greeting in Italy : CIAO
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Truant's status : ABSENT
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Hemingway : ERNEST
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U. S. playwright and family : INGES
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Horn sound : BEEP
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French magazine : ELLE
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Humorous poet : LEAR
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Cartoonist Peter : ARNO
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Neck part : NAPE
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Skipper's aides : CREW
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Chemical suffixes : ENES
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Self : EGO

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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