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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Wednesday, November 19, 1975

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 24.4
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,594
Across
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___ cry : AFAR
5
Astronauts' area : SPACE
10
Ernie or Glenn : FORD
14
Holding device : VISE
15
Sage of old Ireland : OLLAV
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Girl friend, in Paris : AMIE
17
N.T. book : ACTS
18
Film-director Frank : CAPRA
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Franklin's lightning rod : KITE
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Valentino role : SHEIK
22
Latin-dance syllable : CHA
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Wined and dined : FETED
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Pay no heed : TURNADEAFEAR
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Piper's son : TOM
28
Call it a day : END
29
Child's game : TAG
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Counterpart of "out the other" : INONEEAR
37
Man's hat : FEDORA
39
Minor taboo : NONO
40
Office worker : STENO
42
Light metal: Abbr. : ALUM
43
Roscoe Arbuckle, for one : FATMAN
45
Parts of the head : EARDRUMS
47
Exclamation : OHO
48
Seagoing diary : LOG
50
Winter hazard : ICE
51
Deeply involved : UPTOONESEARS
57
High style : CLASS
60
Newspaper revenue sources : ADS
61
Play a banjo : STRUM
62
Atmosphere : AURA
63
Condescend : STOOP
65
Old pulpit : AMBO
66
Lose vigor : FLAG
67
Flying prefixes : AEROS
68
Tennyson, for one : POET
69
Otherwise : ELSE
70
Office items : DESKS
71
Gaelic : ERSE
Down
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Nautical command : AVAST
2
Lady's scarf : FICHU
3
Fall flower : ASTER
4
Varnish base : RESIN
5
Assn. : SOC
6
Table-setting piece : PLACEMAT
7
Greek letter : ALPHA
8
Decanter : CARAFE
9
Stowe heroine : EVA
10
Swindler : FAKER
11
Neglect : OMIT
12
Formality : RITE
13
Legal document : DEED
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"Kiss Me, ___" : KATE
23
Move back to pass : FADE
25
"He ___ choose to run" : DOESNOT
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Compel compliance : ENFORCE
29
Balsam tree : TOLU
30
Cuckoopint : ARUM
31
Rita and family : GAMS
32
Lowdown : INFO
33
Webster : NOAH
34
Aware of : ONTO
35
___ de plume : NOM
36
Dakota Indian : REE
38
___ es Salaam : DAR
41
Curtain fabric : NAINSOOK
44
Vista from Zermatt : ALPS
46
Stack, in England : DESS
49
Beard : GOATEE
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Established custom : USAGE
52
Scents : ODORS
53
Military stopover : ETAPE
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Suit of ___ : ARMOR
55
Hicks : RUBES
56
Struck : SMOTE
57
Dining spot : CAFE
58
Soothe : LULL
59
Macaws : ARAS
63
Deplorable : SAD
64
Afterthoughts: Abbr. : PSS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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