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Elizabeth A. Yaro
Elizabeth A. Yaro

New York Times, Wednesday, June 12, 1974

33-Down : Bridge call

Author:
Elizabeth A. Yaro
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 30.9
Elizabeth A. Yaro has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,069
Across
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Ems, Evian, etc. : SPAS
5
Edible mushroom : MOREL
10
Ugly one : OGRE
14
River bordering the U. N. : EAST
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Spanish-American pancake : AREPA
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Stadium sound : ROAR
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Song : ARIA
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Permitted : LICIT
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Edison's middle name : ALVA
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Cowardly buffoon : SCARAMOUCHE
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___ Plaines : DES
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Helen of radio serial : TRENT
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Make possible : ENABLE
27
Like some subscriptions : LAPSED
30
One who prods : URGER
31
W. W. II area : ETO
32
Does office work : TYPES
35
Fence feature : STILE
38
Can. province : ALTA
40
Land measure : ARE
41
Wood sorrels : OCAS
42
Give contrary proof : REBUT
44
Balkan natives : SERBS
47
Army drudges : KPS
48
Complies : OBEYS
50
Miss Landi : ELISSA
52
City of France : AMIENS
54
Russian tribe : TATAR
56
Aunt or uncle: Abbr. : REL
57
Incompetents : NEERDOWELLS
62
Aberdeen uncles : EMES
64
Kayak's relative : UMIAK
65
Paris time : NUIT
66
Warm-water fish : CERO
67
Metric measure : LITRE
68
Dies ___ : IRAE
69
Word of afterthought : ALSO
70
Made of wood : TREEN
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Document: Abbr. : CERT
Down
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Seven ___ : SEAS
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Paris recreation area : PARC
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Mongols' milieu : ASIA
4
Turns on : STARTS
5
Belgian town : MALMEDY
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Belted sky figure : ORION
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Make a new recording : RECUT
8
Large-scale : EPIC
9
Soap product : LATHER
10
Anatomical mouths : ORA
11
Goofs off : GOLDBRICKS
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"Bolero" composer : RAVEL
13
Take out : ERASE
21
Reckon, old style : ARET
22
M.I.T. grads : ENGS
26
Eagle: Prefix : AETO
27
Nonsense poet : LEAR
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Salt tree : ATLE
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Literary quickies : POTBOILERS
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Consumer : USER
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Bridge call : PASS
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Before : ERE
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Sitters' creations : LAPS
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She, in Italy : ESSA
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French river : AUBE
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Neighbor of Ky. : TENN
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Indicate : BETOKEN
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Side dish : SLAW
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Tristram's beloved: Var. : YSEULT
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Peaceful : IRENIC
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Betel palm : ARECA
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Ice-free Baltic port : MEMEL
54
Stale : TRITE
55
Take ___ (be challenged) : ADARE
58
Eastern leader : EMIR
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Fish fly : LURE
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One who fibs : LIAR
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Composing-room word : STET
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Great Lakes locks : SOO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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