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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Saturday, July 24, 1976

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { G J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 44.6
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,842
Across
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Gives an opinion : SPEAKS
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Religious figures : PRIESTS
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Full-house latecomer : STANDEE
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Resort area of Europe : RIVIERA
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Certain red-letter times : PAYDAYS
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Flexible : ELASTIC
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Category for "The Iliad" : EPOS
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Poet W.H. : AUDEN
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New Jersey has one: Abbr. : TPK
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Sprite : ELF
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Argentine plains : PAMPAS
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Auk genus : ALLE
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Dict. offering : DEF
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___ a time : ONEAT
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Mock, in England : SLEER
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King of Israel : OMRI
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Superficial reasoners : SOPHISTS
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___ "Republic" : PLATOS
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Zoo attractions : RHINOS
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Italian landlords : PADRONES
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Roaster : OVEN
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Gal Fridays: Abbr. : ASSTS
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"___ will believe it" : NOONE
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Out of: Prefix : ECT
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Off-color : RACY
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Pantry : LARDER
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Hindu title : SRI
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Hassle : ADO
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Gave as reference : CITED
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Comparative word : THAN
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Mountaineer, in Spain : SERRANO
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Having lips : LABIATE
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___-one (bidding system) : ONEOVER
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Beyond the twelve-mile limit : OPENSEA
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East Indian sailors : LASCARS
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Fractional parts : TENTHS
Down
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Wire fastener : STAPLE
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Take revenge : PAYOFFOLDSCORES
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Items sometimes loose : ENDS
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Miss Rehan : ADA
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West or stone : KEY
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TV street : SESAME
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Carnivore : PREDATOR
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Causes irritation : RILES
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Great or Terrible : IVAN
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Ruhr refrigerant : EIS
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Subdues : SETTLESONESHASH
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Donald Duck's nephews : TRIPLETS
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Ones who pillage : SACKERS
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Kind of trap : SPEED
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Javanese tree : UPAS
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Dessert wines: Var. : PORTOS
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Negative atom : ANION
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Straighten : ALINE
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React to fear : SHIVER
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Ernest Borgnine role : MARTY
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Ring up : PHONE
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Neighbor of L.A. : PASADENA
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Baker, Bayh and Brooke : SENATORS
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Sun protector : PARASOL
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Offended : SORE
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Stock-purchase amount : ODDLOT
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Pier sights : CRATES
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Ringworm : TINEA
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Pier visitor : LINER
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Vena ___ (blood vein) : CAVA
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Color : TINT
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Legendary bird : ROC
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Play follow-the-leader : APE
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Poet Jonson : BEN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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