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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Monday, July 18, 1977

60-Across : Siberian hole

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 31.3
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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A
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S
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E
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Y
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J
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A
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Y
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S
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C
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A
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D
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A
R
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N
A
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A
L
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W
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G
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S
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H
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K
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N
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E
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V
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E
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H
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A
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R
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A
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B
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A
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S
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D
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S
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C
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P
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T
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L
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E
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S
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E
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T
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L
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S
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T
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D
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S
K
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L
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G
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B
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F
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L
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D
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A
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L
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K
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C
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,201
Across
1
He struck out : CASEY
6
Noisy birds : JAYS
10
Pompano relative : SCAD
14
Plaza de toros : ARENA
15
Bitter herb : ALOE
16
Worker's weekly worth : WAGE
17
Washday problem : STAIN
18
Blood components : SERA
19
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
20
Adversities : HARDKNOCKS
22
Overhang : EAVE
23
Many eras : EON
24
Mad one of fiction : HATTER
26
Humiliated : ABASED
30
Bloodhound's come-on : SCENT
32
Mendoza money : PESOS
33
Munchausen specialties : TALLTALES
37
Famous last words : ETTU
38
Road test : TRIAL
39
Determined girl of song : LOLA
40
Writing system : SHORTHAND
42
Proficiency : SKILL
43
Ground grain : GRIST
44
Actress Jacqueline : BISSET
45
Coin worth two shillings : FLORIN
48
Hurok : SOL
49
Zhivago's beloved : LARA
50
Plays down : SOFTPEDALS
57
On the pinnacle : ATOP
58
Nut containing caffeine : KOLA
59
Water wheel : NORIA
60
Siberian hole : MINE
61
"What's ___ for me?" : INIT
62
Divided : CLEFT
63
Grandson of Adam : ENOS
64
Neck region : NAPE
65
Happify : ELATE
Down
1
Wherewithal : CASH
2
Ionian Sea gulf : ARTA
3
Char the surface of : SEAR
4
Author Bagnold : ENID
5
U.S. Grant's men : YANKEES
6
Medea's mate : JASON
7
Templeton : ALEC
8
One-time English royal house : YORK
9
Conch, e.g. : SEASHELL
10
Cajoles : SWEETTALKS
11
Unit of weight : CARAT
12
Century plant : AGAVE
13
Discourage : DETER
21
Land of ___ : NOD
25
Formicary member : ANT
26
Follows the leader : APES
27
One of the March girls : BETH
28
Apropos : ASTO
29
Envious disparagement : SOURGRAPES
30
___-Saens : SAINT
31
Arrayed : CLAD
33
Song syllables : TRAS
34
Nettleton of films : LOIS
35
She: Fr. : ELLE
36
Ancient mariner : SALT
38
Oversensitiveness : THINSKIN
41
Prefix with color or chord : TRI
42
Taciturnity : SILENCE
44
Syncopated rhythm : BOP
45
Olympic symbol : FLAME
46
Livy's tongue : LATIN
47
Neighbor of Bangor : ORONO
48
Subdivision of India : STATE
51
Charlie's wife : OONA
52
Sassy : FLIP
53
Baby's buddy : DOLL
54
Scope : AREA
55
London elevator : LIFT
56
Gluttonize : SATE

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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