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Fay L. Gieschi
Fay L. Gieschi

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New York Times, Sunday, June 6, 1971

1-Across : Motionless

Author:
Fay L. Gieschi
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 176, Blocks: 89, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 621 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 124, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
Fay L. Gieschi has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,967
Across
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Motionless : STATIC
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Racing site : ASCOT
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Word of regret : ALAS
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Penults, sportswise : SEMIS
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Mexican fare : TAMALE
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One who snoops : SPIER
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Frank's wrap : ROLL
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Some writing : PROSE
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Popular line for printers : ETAOINSHRDLU
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Kind of press : ASSOCIATED
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Tennis term : LET
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Of the ear : OTIC
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Baby talk : LISP
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Severn tributary : AVON
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Poetic word : ERE
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Solo : ARIA
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Do a farm chore : REAP
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Dog star : ASTA
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Railing support : BALUSTER
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Log : JOURNAL
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Drudgery : MOIL
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Vegetable : KALE
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Soothe : BECALM
51
Zodiac sign : LEO
53
French titles : MMES
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Wheys : SERUMS
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Worship : ADORE
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Where to learn the score : SPORTSPAGE
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Suez peninsula : SINAI
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Filch, old style : NIM
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Tipplers : SOTS
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Begins, poetically : OPES
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Davis or Ryder : CUP
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Come upon : FIND
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Blanc, etc. : ALPS
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Slicker : RAINWEAR
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Roman dictator : SULLA
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Even up : TIE
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November sky sight : LEONIDS
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Kilns : OASTS
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Do galley labor : PROOFREAD
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Term of respect : SIRE
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Golfer's goal : PIN
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Common verb : ARE
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Got ready to drive : TEED
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Kind of "we" : EDITORIAL
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Triple Crown horse : OMAHA
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Vast plains : STEPPES
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River of France : LOT
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Approximates : NEARS
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Trifling : PICAYUNE
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Light carriage : TRAP
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Stub ___ : ATOE
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Intersperse : DOT
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"___ deal" : ITSA
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___ avis : RARA
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Le Gallienne : EVA
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Earth, to Plautus : TERRA
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Peanuts' showcase : COMICSTRIP
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Kind of beam : LASER
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Synthetic : ERSATZ
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Photog's solution : HYPO
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Sandy's to : TAE
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Decline, in Arles : BAISSE
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Wearing brogans : SHOD
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Time periods : EONS
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Surprise : ASTOUND
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Won back : REDEEMED
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Oafs : SAPS
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Old wheat measure : TRUG
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India, China, etc. : EAST
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Red Baron, e.g. : ACE
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Building beam : IBAR
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Ardor : ELAN
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Applications : USES
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Direction : NNE
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Help wanted, for one : CLASSIFIED
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Vehicles for debs : SOCIETYPAGES
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Gold unit: Var. : KARAT
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Distant: Prefix : TELO
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Dewy : MOIST
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Aerie tenant : EAGLET
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Eye swellings : STYES
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Port of Algeria : ORAN
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V.P. name : SPIRO
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Inhibits : DETERS
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Inscribed pillar : STELA
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Yam's relative : TATER
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Instrument maker : AMATI
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Oriental morality : TAO
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Pelvis: Prefix : ILIO
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Middle : CENTRUM
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Sidewalk sight : ASHCAN
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Lawn waterer: Abbr. : SPR
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Spanish hero : CID
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Maryland town : OELLA
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Obvious fact : TRUISM
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Fish of Brazil : ARAPAIMAS
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Spanish article : LOS
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Preakness winner in 1942 : ALSAB
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Eastern European : SLOVAK
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Thistle parts : SPINULES
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Period : ERA
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Choral piece : MOTET
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French river : ISERE
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Passover feast : SEDER
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Southern fish : SIER
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Drinks : COLAS
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Certain dancers : STOMPERS
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Discordant : AJAR
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___ Alto : PALO
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Letter stroke : SERIF
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Cheers : OLES
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Irish sea god : LER
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Relay-race unit : LEG
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Twice-told : BANAL
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Roman official : EDILE
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Typesetters : COMPOSITORS
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Indians : OTOES
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Established : SECURE
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International precedent : UNITEDPRESS
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Violent desire : MANIA
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Word with lop or one : SIDED
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Terminals: Abbr. : STAS
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Greek letter : PSI
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Tiff : SPAT
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Sent for : ORDERED
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Gums: Prefix : ULO
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Guy Fawkes, for one : PLOTTER
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In a ___ (excited) : SNIT
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Short fibers : NOILS
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Peaked : WAN
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Flower arrangement : SPRAY
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For ___ (not free) : AFEE
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Mashie, e.g. : IRON
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Accounting: Abbr. : REPT
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Virgil of cartoons : PARTCH
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Cry of triumph : AHA
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Gladden : ELATE
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Fond grandparent : DOTER
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Samoan bird : IAO
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Auto seller's word : OPTIONAL
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Varied: Abbr. : MISC
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"With ___ of thousands" (movie ad) : ACAST
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Cookie : SNAP
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Overhangs : EAVES
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Kind of tire : SPARE
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Swiss canton : URI
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Remove : ERASE
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Used unduly : IMPOSEDON
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Shepard : ALAN
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Nonbelievers : ATHEISTS
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Grandchild, in Dundee : OYE
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Pagoda : TAA
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Take is easy : REST
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Batman : AIDE
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Snake deity : ZOMBI
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Showing surprise : BUGEYED
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Unheeding : DEAFTO
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Fits of energy : SPASMS
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Faithful : TRUETO
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Dismiss : OUST
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Draws off wine : RACKS
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Applause : ECLAT
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Relative of darling : DEARY
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Laundry unit : DRIER
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Nose : SNOOP
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Phase : ANGLE
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Scoff : SNEER
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Dry runs : TESTS
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Prophesy: Scot. : SPAE
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Auto group: Abbr. : SAE
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High note : ELA
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Roman 102 : CII
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Mideast land: Abbr. : ISR
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Govt. sleuth : AGT

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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