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Jordan S. Lasher
Jordan S. Lasher

New York Times, Saturday, November 23, 1974

Author:
Jordan S. Lasher
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 48, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 22, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 32.7
Jordan S. Lasher has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,233
Across
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Magical incantation : ABRACADABRA
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Amassment : ACCUMULATION
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Nonrolling stone's activity, presumably : GATHERINGMOSS
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Famous fuguist : BACH
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... as a bug in ___ : ARUG
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Darrow's field : LAW
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Son of Adam : SETH
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Reputations : FAMES
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Twelve, in Spain : DOCE
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Brewed tea : STEEPED
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Boring tool : AUGER
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Unhappy endings : SADNOTES
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Quarries : PREYS
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D. C. man : SENATOR
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Saw : SPIED
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Low-calorie desserts : GELATINS
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Blood vessel : AORTA
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Kind of city election : MAYORAL
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Weaver's reed : SLEY
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Hollywood trophy : OSCAR
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Viscous : ROPY
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Fond du ___ : LAC
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___ breve : ALLA
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Volcano : ETNA
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Scooped treats : ICECREAMCONES
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First-aid kits of a sort : MEDICINEBAGS
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Certain Apocalypse believers : PRESENTISTS
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Arthritis drug : ACTH
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Unit of bananas: Abbr. : BCH
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Regret : RUE
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Father of Moses : AMRAM
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Cook, in France : CUIRE
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Alder genus : ALNUS
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Pistol: Var. : DAGG
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Air: Abbr. : ATM
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High-school subject : BIOLOGY
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Architectural ornaments : ROSACES
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Part of Q. and A. : ANSWER
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City near Cologne : AACHEN
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Like some fences : GATED
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Greek letter : BETA
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Draft initials : SSS
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Paid tribute to : FETED
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Post of Yemen : ADEN
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Owed : DUE
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___ question (ask) : POSEA
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Imposing group : ARRAY
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Droop : SAG
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Bear or ice cap : POLAR
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Musical subject : TEMA
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One who comforts : SOLACER
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Antedate : PRECEDE
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Noun suffix : ITY
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Rich pastries : TORTES
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Fetters : IRONS
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Calif. wine valley : NAPA
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Cunning : SLY
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___ as a wet rag : ASLIMP
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Liquid in fat : OLEIN
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Opinion : SLANT
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"I ___ saw, I conquered" : CAMEI
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Maple tree: Sp. : ARCE
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Wankel et al.: Abbr. : ENGS
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On the near side: Prefix : CIS
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TV network : CBS
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Cereal grain : OAT

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

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