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Tap Osborn
Tap Osborn

New York Times, Saturday, August 7, 1976

34-Across : Protection

Author:
Tap Osborn
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Tap Osborn has 111 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,856
Across
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Parka : COAT
5
Sign on a basket : TRASH
10
Mulligan : STEW
14
Desire : URGE
15
Shelter : HOUSE
16
Honor: Ger. : EHRE
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Nursery rhyme : FARMERINTHEDELL
20
Sarcastic : FLIPPANT
21
Region of Tunisia : SAHEL
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Take it easy : COAST
23
Slogan : MOTTO
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Senator Frank : CHURCH
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Savior : REDEEMER
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Burned again : RELIT
31
Grandma, at times : DOTER
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Cockney's sandwich : ERO
33
Heights: Abbr. : ALTS
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Protection : COVER
35
Burma native : SGAU
36
Pittance : SOU
37
Gaffe : BONER
38
Condition : STATE
39
Worn out jogger? : STROLLER
41
Rose of ___ : SHARON
42
Tropical tree : AMATE
43
Norse bard of old : SKALD
44
Writer Michael : ARLEN
46
Most severe : STARKEST
49
Crop aid : SOILCONDITIONER
52
Being : ESSE
53
Norman Vincent : PEALE
54
Honor : FETE
55
Dillon : MATT
56
Word with over or under : TAKER
57
Battle : FRAY
Down
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Sleeve part : CUFF
2
Roberts : ORAL
3
Farm expert : AGRICULTURALIST
4
Id ___ (at that time): Lat. : TEMPORIS
5
Whip : THRASH
6
Drive out, in England : ROINT
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Relative : AUNT
8
Speedy plane : SST
9
Small laugh : HEH
10
Proper : SEDATE
11
Emergent food producer of the 70's : THEHOMEGARDENER
12
Gardner : ERLE
13
Water source : WELL
18
Lunar-solar differential : EPACT
19
Chemical compound : ESTER
23
Gas ___ : METER
24
River to the Baltic : ODER
25
Blatant : CRASS
26
Spartan serf : HELOT
27
Name for a dog : ROVER
28
Poetry Muse : ERATO
29
French port : ROUEN
31
Recipient : DONEE
34
Young horse : COLT
35
Leave in a huff : STALKOFF
37
Mont ___ : BLANC
38
Miss Lewis : SHARI
40
Cheese or ham : OMELET
41
Flying-camel expert : SKATER
43
Set of steps : STILE
44
Egyptian alloy : ASEM
45
Bonheur : ROSA
46
State: Abbr. : SDAK
47
Bristle : SETA
48
Card : TREY
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Choose : OPT
51
Teachers' org. : NEA

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

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