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Edrico Stern
Edrico Stern

New York Times, Thursday, August 28, 1975

37-Across : Of a plant wall

Author:
Edrico Stern
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 4.62, Missing: { B J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 17.9
Edrico Stern has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Constructor's name was hard to read; this is the best guess.

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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,511
Across
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Worries : STEWS
6
Singer Patti : PAGE
10
Potato : SPUD
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Beast of burden : CAMEL
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McCartney or Pry : PAUL
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Lincoln or Roper : ELMO
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Miss by ___ : AMILE
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Spade et al. : SAMS
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Recording material : TAPE
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Campaign event : RALLY
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Thing for sore eyes : SIGHT
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Roman 52 : LII
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Clarence Day character : FATHER
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U. S. agency : FDA
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Poetic word : EEN
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Hodgepodge : OLIO
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Smells : ODORS
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Flu : GRIPPE
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Gallico's Mrs. : ARRIS
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Of a plant wall : SEPTAL
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Musical direction : ATEMPO
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Ship's deck : ORLOP
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Titled Scottish family : WEMYSS
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Cigar-lighter lighter : FLINT
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Penna. port : ERIE
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School subject: Abbr. : SCI
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Pro ___ : TEM
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Bits of gossip : ONDITS
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Peter or frying : PAN
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Gesture of indifference : SHRUG
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Throws : HURLS
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African lily : ALOE
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Stop on a ___ : DIME
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"___ vincit amor" : OMNIA
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Bathroom surface : TILE
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Obtains : GETS
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Exhausted : SPENT
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Walkway : MALL
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Actual being : ESSE
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Western park : ESTES
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Mark : SCAR
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Hot ___ : TAMALE
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One of the Dionnes : EMILIE
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Rubber boot : WELLINGTON
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Weaver's device : SLEY
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Letter addenda: Abbr. : PPS
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Drivers' org. : AAA
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Sneaker : GUMSHOE
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Miss Dinsmore : ELSIE
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Mr. Thomas : SETH
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Thick-soled shoe : PLATFORM
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Arbiter, for short : UMP
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Deer : DOE
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Hulled grain : GROATS
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Kitchen wrap : FOIL
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Mountain : ALP
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Table leaving : TIP
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Kind of coffee : DRIP
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Co-worker: Abbr. : ASSO
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Fancy footwear : DRESSPUMPS
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Bird of prey : RAPTOR
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___-boiled eggs : SOFT
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Gardner : ERLE
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Rubber-soled British shoe : PLIMSOLL
40
Pro votes : AYES
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Big-heeled shoes : WEDGIES
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Silkworm : ERI
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Cambridge campus : MIT
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Auto customs pass : CARNET
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Queued up : INLINE
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Gentle poke : NUDGE
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Shoe part : HEEL
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Legwear : HOSE
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Mat. days : SATS
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Air pressure: Abbr. : ATM
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___ Fail (Irish stone) : LIA
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Tetons or Rockies: Abbr. : MTS
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Compass point : ESE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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