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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Tuesday, July 26, 1977

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 4, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 35.0
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,209
Across
1
Joint : SEAM
5
Poisoned garb that killed Hercules : SHIRT
10
Edison's middle name : ALVA
14
Austen title : EMMA
15
Place for a "steak-out" : PATIO
16
Machine for weaving : LOOM
17
Seating section : TIER
18
Dialect of a region : IDIOM
19
Marquand detective : MOTO
20
Real name of 9 Down : STRATTON
22
Steak choices : TBONES
24
Harold of comics : TEEN
25
Sloe-eyed tec : CHAN
26
Lilly of chapeaux fame : DACHE
29
Speak freely and frankly : SOUNDOFF
33
Hawaiian thrush : OMAO
34
Victorian's cape : TALMA
35
"Open sesame" lad : ALI
36
Reverse an opponent's advantage : TURNTHETABLESON
40
N.Y. time : EST
41
Pulls; tugs : HALES
42
Device for ice or nuts : PICK
43
Jonathan's kin : SEAGULLS
45
Items for certain jockeys : DISKS
46
Code word for "A" : ALFA
47
Grappa's cousin : MARC
49
Out ___ (unattuned to the times) : OFSTEP
52
Nader is his advocate : CONSUMER
56
___ Alto : PALO
57
Fuming : IRATE
59
Alter the setting : REDO
60
Winged : ALAR
61
Items to count : NOSES
62
Alike, in Arles : EGAL
63
Relay-race units : LAPS
64
M.C.'s proposal : TOAST
65
Anagram for 1 Across : SAME
Down
1
Congeals : SETS
2
Spew : EMIT
3
Part of N.A. : AMER
4
Frank Shorter's forte : MARATHON
5
Petty ill will : SPITE
6
Wore : HADON
7
Have ___ for (hold a grudge) : ITIN
8
"Flying Down to ___" : RIO
9
Famed circus "General" : TOMTHUMB
10
Macaroon flavoring : ALMOND
11
Crackpot : LOON
12
Citizen's franchise : VOTE
13
Book between Joel and Obadiah : AMOS
21
Golfer's cheapest purchase : TEE
23
Hackneyed : BANAL
25
Snack-bar drinks : COLAS
26
Exudes affection : DOTES
27
Beguile with wit : AMUSE
28
Magna ___ : CARTA
29
Gluttonizes : SATES
30
Sahara "filling station" : OASIS
31
Shepherd's concern : FLOCK
32
Strikebreakers : FINKS
34
"I cannot ___ lie" : TELLA
37
Ultima ___ (the limit) : THULE
38
What 9 Down was : HALFPINT
39
Bon vivants : EPICURES
44
U. of Florida team : GATORS
45
A.M.A. members : DRS
47
Flecks or specks : MOTES
48
"___ of robins ... " : ANEST
49
Gemstone : OPAL
50
Song refrain : FALA
51
Masher's comeuppance : SLAP
52
Niña's home : CASA
53
Prefix with ton or cycle : MEGA
54
Netherlands cheese center : EDAM
55
Lead or bit : ROLE
58
Marsupial, for short : ROO

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

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