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Edrico Stern
Edrico Stern

New York Times, Thursday, August 28, 1975

2-Down : Hot ___

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
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
32
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
40
Musical direction : ATEMPO
41
Ship's deck : ORLOP
42
Titled Scottish family : WEMYSS
45
Cigar-lighter lighter : FLINT
46
Penna. port : ERIE
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School subject: Abbr. : SCI
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Pro ___ : TEM
51
Bits of gossip : ONDITS
53
Peter or frying : PAN
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Gesture of indifference : SHRUG
56
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
Down
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Mark : SCAR
2
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
6
Letter addenda: Abbr. : PPS
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Drivers' org. : AAA
8
Sneaker : GUMSHOE
9
Miss Dinsmore : ELSIE
10
Mr. Thomas : SETH
11
Thick-soled shoe : PLATFORM
12
Arbiter, for short : UMP
13
Deer : DOE
22
Hulled grain : GROATS
24
Kitchen wrap : FOIL
25
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
42
Big-heeled shoes : WEDGIES
43
Silkworm : ERI
44
Cambridge campus : MIT
48
Auto customs pass : CARNET
49
Queued up : INLINE
52
Gentle poke : NUDGE
55
Shoe part : HEEL
56
Legwear : HOSE
57
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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