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Harold B. Counts
Harold B. Counts

New York Times, Tuesday, March 10, 1987

17-Across : Become practical or realistic

Author:
Harold B. Counts
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Grid flow: 25.4
Harold B. Counts has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,636
Across
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Movie dog : ASTA
5
Pillow covers : SHAMS
10
Clemens, Gooden et al. : ACES
14
See red : BOIL
15
Dogma : TENET
16
Average : SOSO
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Become practical or realistic : COMEDOWNTOEARTH
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Phonic preceder : STEREO
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Deserve : EARN
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Modernist : NEO
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Shavers : TADS
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Native of Daugavpils : LETT
27
Sciatic area : HIP
30
___ soul (nobody) : NOTA
32
Celestial being : SERAPH
36
Jar : OLLA
38
Bear on high : URSA
40
Crow's nest : TEPEE
41
Heston film : PLANETOFTHEAPES
44
Honey ___ (oscine bird) : EATER
45
El ___, Tex. : PASO
46
Hebrew letters : TAVS
47
Prepares clams : STEAMS
49
Enlist again, for short : REUP
51
Loser to Grant : LEE
52
Singer Coolidge : RITA
54
Freshly : ANEW
56
Caviar : ROE
59
Bright star : NOVA
61
Sugar-coated candy : DRAGEE
65
Soap opera : ASTHEWORLDTURNS
68
Ice mass : FLOE
69
"Old MacDonald had a farm, ___" : EIEIO
70
This might be capital : GAIN
71
Theater award : TONY
72
Urgency: Ger. : DRANG
73
London park : HYDE
Down
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Basics : ABCS
2
Chimney deposit : SOOT
3
It's on the watch : TIME
4
Far from drowsy : ALERT
5
Was conspicuous : STOODOUT
6
Chop : HEW
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English queen or princess : ANNE
8
Bullion, e.g. : METAL
9
Puts away : STORES
10
Botanist Gray : ASA
11
Trite theatrics : CORN
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East wind: Sp. : ESTE
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London district : SOHO
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Statesman Rusk : DEAN
19
Ahead, in Arles : ENTETE
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Honer for razors : STROP
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Wine and dine : TREAT
27
Some are high : HOPES
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___ ease (anxious) : ILLAT
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Five-sided base : PLATE
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___ as the eye can see : ASFAR
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Horrify : APPAL
34
Irk : PEEVE
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W. German state : HESSE
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Close, in poesy : ANEAR
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Puzzled : ATSEA
42
Fur for a king : ERMINE
43
Presley hit : HOUNDDOG
48
Packed : STOWED
50
Saucy : PERT
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Parisian's property : AVOIR
55
"Black Mischief" author : WAUGH
56
Huck's vessel : RAFT
57
Norway's capital : OSLO
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Bond's school : ETON
60
Sector : AREA
62
Neutral hue : GRAY
63
Okla. city : ENID
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Feudal underling : ESNE
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"___ There," 1954 song : HEY
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Author Yutang : LIN

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