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Elizabeth M. Quackenbush
Elizabeth M. Quackenbush

New York Times, Monday, July 8, 1974

Author:
Elizabeth M. Quackenbush
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.0
Elizabeth M. Quackenbush has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,095
Across
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Earbender of a sort : MUSIC
6
London gallery : TATE
10
Movie, in Paris : CINE
14
Met offering : OPERA
15
___ mind : OPEN
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Pindarics : ODES
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Seminar activity : NOTETAKING
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Menu item : MEAT
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Part of a test: Abbr. : ANS
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Highways: Abbr. : RTES
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N.Y.–N.J. range : RAMAPO
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Mortgage : LIEN
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Prohibited : TABU
26
Back up a loan : COSIGN
29
Agreement : COVENANT
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Some horses : ARABS
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Moon plain : MARE
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Borodin character : IGOR
36
Locale : SITE
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Stein and Ederle, to friends : GERTS
38
Recent: Suffix : CENE
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___ apparent : HEIR
40
French-lesson verb : ETRE
41
Salome's field : DANCE
42
Relating to luck : ALEATORY
44
Missive : LETTER
45
Some excuses : LAME
46
Helpless one : BABE
47
Predicament : SCRAPE
50
Greek letter : BETA
51
"___ Blue?" : AMI
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Join a road show : TOUR
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How often Peter denied Jesus : THREETIMES
58
Entrance : ADIT
59
Zoo sound : ROAR
60
Act broadly : EMOTE
61
Also-___ : RANS
62
Desires : YENS
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Binge : SPREE
Down
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Louvre name : MONA
2
At the time of : UPON
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Broadway appurtenances : SETS
4
Anger : IRE
5
Sailboat setups : CATRIGS
6
Subway fare : TOKEN
7
Sacred bull : APIS
8
"___ Little Indians" : TEN
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Prints from a plate : ENGRAVES
10
Get one's idea across : COMMUNICATE
11
Brainstorm : IDEA
12
Tide : NEAP
13
This, in Spain : ESTO
18
Egyptian deity : ATEN
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Lincoln : ABE
24
College study : LIBERALARTS
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Cake : TORTE
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Wool fabric : CASHA
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Bay window : ORIEL
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French composer : SATIE
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Cash and ___ : CARRY
30
Broadway figure : AGENT
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Present occasion : NONCE
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Shoe worker : TREER
34
Rhythm : METRE
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One of 24 Down : GEOMETRY
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Forensic events : DEBATES
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___ a keg : TAP
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Of ___ (recently) : LATE
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Drinks : BEERS
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Stage bigwig : STAR
48
Conclusion, in music : CODA
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Tourist sight : RUIN
50
Wheat product : BRAN
51
Cupid : AMOR
52
Allot : METE
53
Understanding words : ISEE
56
Garden tool : HOE
57
Demon : IMP

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

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