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Laufer
Laufer

New York Times, Tuesday, August 13, 1985

Author:
Laufer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 15, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 30.8
Laufer has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,062
Across
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Shelf : LEDGE
6
Aldrich's "Story of ___ Boy" : ABAD
10
Costa loser : ADAM
14
"___ for the Misbegotten": O'Neill : AMOON
15
A source of hope : LIFE
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Venetian magistrate, once : DOGE
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Obligation : OUGHT
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___ Idle of "Monty Python" : ERIC
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Gossip : DIRT
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Captives, for short : POWS
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London streetcar : TRAM
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Dolley Madison, ___ Payne : NEE
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Foolishly selfish person : DOGINTHEMANGER
28
Letters of credit : IOU
29
Burns's dissent : NAE
30
Schl. affiliate : PTA
31
Bach's "Brandenburg ___" : CONCERTOS
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Brouhahas : TODOS
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Within: Comb. form : ENDO
40
Author Garcia ___ : LORCA
42
Point deep down in the ocean : MOHO
43
Reposes : RESTS
45
Element of the Great White Way : NEONLIGHT
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Football device : TEE
49
Female ruff : REE
50
Cry of surprise : HOO
51
Elaborate p.r. job : DOGANDPONYSHOW
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Copy : APE
58
Fashion name : DIOR
59
A son of Isaac : ESAU
60
Tear : REND
62
Kind of bag : TOTE
64
Maxwell et al. : ELSAS
67
Dryad's home : TREE
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Memorable publisher : OCHS
69
Blessed ___ : EVENT
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Cloy : SATE
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Homphone for rose : RHOS
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Impudent : SASSY
Down
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NE Thailand group : LAO
2
Bird from Down Under : EMU
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Enclosures for strays : DOGPOUNDS
4
___-wild (lack restraint) : GOHOG
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Interlace : ENTWINE
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Robin Hood's drink : ALE
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Nativity : BIRTH
8
Blazing : AFIRE
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Abscond : DECAMP
10
Say further : ADD
11
Busy : DOING
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Come to terms : AGREE
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Poet's rhythm : METER
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Growl : SNARL
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TV's ___ Houston : MATT
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Lorna ___ : DOONE
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Grand ___ National Park : TETON
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Mother-in-law of Ruth : NAOMI
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Cooler : ICER
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Terra ___ : COTTA
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Bauxite : ORE
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Contemn : SCORN
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Canine shelters : DOGHOUSES
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"___ I Hate to Get Up ... " : OHHOW
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De___, old car : SOTO
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Keep ___ on (tend) : ANEYE
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Transmit : SEND
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Renters : LESSEES
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Max Perkins, for one : EDITOR
51
Pub game : DARTS
52
"Lulu," e.g. : OPERA
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Fur-bearing animal : GENET
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A woof-woof : POOCH
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Correct: Comb. form : ORTHO
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Sesame honey confection : HALVA
61
Aberdeen stream : DEE
63
Suffix with host : ESS
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Response to a ques. : ANS
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Piggery : STY

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

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