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Manny Miller
Manny Miller

New York Times, Thursday, February 10, 1977

3-Down : Hooky players

Author:
Manny Miller
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 26, Avg Word Len: 5.69, Missing: { B H J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.27)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Manny Miller has 32 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,043
Across
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Hazardous dinner prospect : POTLUCK
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"___ an island" : NOMANIS
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"___ Paris" : APRILIN
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Mountain-making process : OROGENY
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Having a tail : CAUDATE
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Harness-race horse : TROTTER
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Dockworkers' org. : ILA
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"What this country ___ a good ... " : NEEDSIS
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Numerical prefix : TRI
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Dandy's companion : FINE
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Narrow cuts : SLITS
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Can. province : ALTA
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Within: Prefix : INTRA
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Compass reading : SSE
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Beer holder : STEIN
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Break in verse : CESURA
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Civil War battlefield : MANASSAS
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Widespread : PREVALENT
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Kind of politics : PARTISAN
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Makes suitable : ADAPTS
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Eastern Indians : ERIES
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Western Indian : UTE
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"To your good health" : SKOAL
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Thick skin : RIND
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Fitzgerald and Grasso : ELLAS
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Catch sight of : ESPY
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Naval-ship letters : USS
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Modified : ALTERED
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Big ___ of Midwest : TEN
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Roof structure : STEEPLE
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Spare time : LEISURE
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Before : EARLIER
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Dresses : ATTIRES
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Sketches : DESIGNS
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News sources in China : POSTERS
Down
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Peaceful : PACIFIC
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Iridescent : OPALINE
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Hooky players : TRUANTS
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Movable cover : LID
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___ Bator : ULAN
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Summons : CITES
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Takes a certain position : KNEELS
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"Thou shalt ___" : NOTSTEAL
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Scented iris : ORRIS
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Elsie's sounds : MOOS
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F.B.I. worker : AGT
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Vexes : NETTLES
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Inactivity : INERTIA
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Assad and others : SYRIANS
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Strip down : DISMANTLE
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Became active, as Mauna Loa : ERUPTED
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In jeopardy : ATSTAKE
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Julie or Phil, to a limey : ARRIS
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Beach and desert stretches : SANDS
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Roman bronze : AES
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Teachers' org. : NEA
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Athletes with poles : VAULTERS
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Read : PERUSED
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Grain bristles : ARISTAE
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Ones finishing shampoos : RINSERS
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Carriage : POSTURE
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Candle bearer : TAPERER
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Cunning quality : SLYNESS
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Winter-cap sidepiece : EARLAP
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Actress Drew : ELLEN
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Take care of : SEETO
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___ in a poke : APIG
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French sayings : DITS
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Whitney : ELI
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Convene : SIT

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

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