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Tap Osborn
Tap Osborn

New York Times, Thursday, December 1, 1977

Author:
Tap Osborn
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 320 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 37.1
Tap Osborn has 111 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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W
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A
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R
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P
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S
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S
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H
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C
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H
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P
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E
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K
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H
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S
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V
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L
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Y
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D
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P
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I
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M
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P
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C
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B
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C
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P
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J
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A
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W
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H
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A
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G
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H
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U
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B
L
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K
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O
K
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S
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K
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T
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H
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D
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F
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O
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B
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P
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N
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G
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D
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,337
Across
1
Distorts : WARPS
6
Iranian ruler : SHAH
10
Fellow : CHAP
14
Rousseau classic : EMILE
15
Code word for K : KILO
16
Leg covering : HOSE
17
Carney, Linkletter, Buchwald and four more : SEVENLIVELYARTS
20
Put great value on : TREASURE
21
___ Horn, English breed of sheep : DORSET
22
Do a laundry job : SORT
23
Those with a coo or a moue : POUTERS
24
Tainted : IMPURE
27
Black suit : CLUBS
28
Coconut fiber : COIR
29
Johnny Bench's station : PLATE
30
Gab at length : JAW
33
Unlikely Hollywood rift : HOPEAGAINSTHOPE
37
U.S. Indian : UTE
38
Flicker : BLINK
39
Depression figure : OKIE
40
Move stealthily : SLINK
41
Sewing item : THREAD
43
Lot : FORTUNE
46
Field worker : HOER
47
Most frigid : ICIEST
48
How brats behave : TERRIBLY
52
Buttons, Pearl and Ben : REDWHITEANDBLUE
54
Trainbearer : PAGE
55
Have to have : NEED
56
Mezzo-soprano Obraztsova : ELENA
57
United : ONED
58
Like venison : GAMY
59
Exclude : DEBAR
Down
1
Bridge seat : WEST
2
Part of N.A. : AMER
3
Cleave : RIVE
4
Hedonist's raison d'être : PLEASURE
5
Impulse conveyer : SENSOR
6
Avoid, as an issue : SKIRT
7
Apiary sight : HIVE
8
Stout : ALE
9
Nonsigners in spring : HOLDOUTS
10
Followers of eye and pie : CHARTS
11
Morgan or Suffolk : HORSE
12
Michaelmas daisy : ASTER
13
Aphids, ticks, etc. : PESTS
18
Troller's roller : LURE
19
"Sure thing!" : YOUBET
23
Part of a platform : PLANK
24
Valuable Andes grass : ICHU
25
Unresolved : MOOT
26
Calumet : PIPE
27
Hoosegow : CLINK
29
Robert Treat ___, patriot of '76 : PAINE
30
Wisecrack : JOKE
31
Samoan port : APIA
32
Knawel or spurry : WEED
34
Embarrassed : ABLUSH
35
Asparkle : GLINTING
36
Ghastly : HORRIBLE
40
___ tomatoes : STEWED
41
Undecided : TORN
42
Came together, as elephants : HERDED
43
Heavyweight Luis : FIRPO
44
Indian, for one : OCEAN
45
Elevation between valleys : RIDGE
46
Intoxicating : HEADY
48
Rain cats and dogs : TEEM
49
Blister : BLEB
50
Moth or Park : LUNA
51
Part of I.G.Y. : YEAR
53
Oopak is one : TEA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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