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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Monday, May 19, 1975

4-Down : Some prisoners

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { K Q V X Y }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,410
Across
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Kind of sack or iron : SAD
4
Kind of holiday : LEGAL
9
Actress Goldie : HAWN
13
Watery sound : PLOP
15
Hole ___ (ace) : INONE
16
Hautboy : OBOE
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Father, in the Mideast : ABOU
18
Novice-cook's candy : FUDGE
19
Uris : LEON
20
Gadabout : RAMBLER
22
Move like a duck : WADDLE
24
Come-on : LURE
25
Traffic situations : JAMS
26
Crises on Wall St. : PANICS
29
Shortens : CURTAILS
33
In reserve : ONICE
34
Lily-pad's milieu : POND
35
Author Harte : BRET
36
Family of 16 Across : REED
37
Gunpowder, etc., e.g. : PLOTS
38
San ___ : REMO
39
Noun suffix : ENCE
40
Pro ___ : RATA
41
Focus, as blame : PINON
42
Famed muckraker of early 1900's : STEFFENS
44
General Nathaniel : GREENE
45
N.Y.C. river : EAST
46
___ off (loaf) : GOOF
47
Thirty, in Paris : TRENTE
50
Bullying one : RUFFIAN
54
Wallace of silents : REID
55
Greatest depression time : NADIR
58
Undeceived : ONTO
59
___ of Cleves : ANNE
60
TV-cook Julia : CHILD
61
Certain payment : RENT
62
Nobleman : PEER
63
Kind of scout : EAGLE
64
Albee's "The ___ Story" : ZOO
Down
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Bandy words : SPAR
2
Love song : ALBA
3
Condemn : DOOM
4
Some prisoners : LIFERS
5
Accustom : ENURE
6
Odin or Thor : GOD
7
Sharp-cornered: Abbr. : ANG
8
Sheltered sides : LEEWARDS
9
Gives moral support to : HOLDSABRIEFFOR
10
Not yet up : ABED
11
Vicuña product : WOOL
12
Hawaiian goose : NENE
14
Pleader for the poor : PUBLICDEFENDER
21
Henry or Clare : LUCE
23
Sum: Abbr. : AMT
25
Post-coup d'état group : JUNTA
26
Studies closely : PORES
27
Regarding : ANENT
28
Relative : NIECE
29
Water birds : COOTS
30
Musical-comedy revival : IRENE
31
Washout : LEMON
32
Former U.S. Chief Justice : STONE
34
Do a spring garden chore : PLANT
37
Demeanor : PRESENCE
41
Campus figure, for short : PROF
43
Kind of chance : FAT
44
Flask, in France : GOURDE
46
Put to severe questioning : GRILL
47
Fairway feature : TRAP
48
Tennis star Lacoste : RENE
49
German article : EINE
51
Don Juan's mother : INEZ
52
___ risk (safely) : ATNO
53
Back: Prefix : NOTO
56
Cry of triumph : AHA
57
Taunting remark : DIG

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

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