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Jim Page
Jim Page

New York Times, Wednesday, December 11, 1974

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 33.3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Jim Page has 84 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 70 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,251
Across
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Got the word : HEARD
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Nile swimmer, for short : CROC
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Watery sound : PLOP
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Brando turndown : OSCAR
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Like a day in June : RARE
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___ apparent : HEIR
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Actor Reeves : STEVE
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Med. course : ANAT
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Pitcher Sparky : LYLE
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Blue color : PERIWINKLE
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Paris summers : ETES
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Understanding words : ISEE
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Williams and Staubach : ROGERS
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Miss Dru : JOANNE
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Bee gathering : SWARM
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Contrary one : ANTI
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Pro ___ : RATA
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Disney film : BAMBI
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Neil Armstrong et al., in a way : MOONSET
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Garland : FESTOON
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___-brac : BRICA
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Girl's name : ETTA
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Chemical endings : INES
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Water creature : OTTER
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Stroller : GOCART
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Where the Light Brigade charged : CRIMEA
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Cheers : OLES
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Beatle movie : HELP
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Divisive ones : POLARIZERS
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Prefix for logical : IDEO
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Trash writing : PULP
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Rose dye : EOSIN
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Rumpus : TODO
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Dripping : ASOP
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Marty Allen's partner : ROSSI
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Degree : STEP
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Fiber knots : NEPS
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Expensive : STEEP
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Certain zone: Abbr. : HOSP
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Punta del ___ : ESTE
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Maple genus : ACER
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Shankar : RAVI
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Enticed : DREWIN
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Writer Stephen : CRANE
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Most foul : RANKEST
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Exam : ORAL
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Et ___ : CETERA
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Impassive : PHLEGMATIC
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Philippine gulf : LEYTE
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Ship : OILER
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Kind of release or pass : PRESS
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Rhone tributary : ISERE
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Heavenly bodies : ORBS
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Doorway part : JAMB
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___ about : ONOR
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Thine: Fr. : ATOI
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Fool : NINCOMPOOP
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Float : WAFT
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To ___ : ATEE
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___ Lisa : MONA
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South African : BOER
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Carnegie, for one: Abbr. : INST
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Fill : SATE
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More than ready : EAGER
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Strumpet : TROLLOP
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___ Zee (Hudson area) : TAPPAN
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Willows : OSIERS
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Vouchers : CHITS
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Put a period back : REDOT
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___ France : ILEDE
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Scandinavians : LAPPS
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English river : OUSE
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___ suit : ZOOT
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Actual being : ESSE
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___ and shine : RISE
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Cut off : SNIP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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