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George Laczko
George Laczko

New York Times, Thursday, September 5, 1974

60-Across : Highway caution sign

Author:
George Laczko
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 32.5 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
George Laczko has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,154
Across
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Crèche locale : STABLE
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Traded : SWAPPED
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Stockings : HOSIERY
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Grit : COURAGE
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Acting : ONSTAGE
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Muscle type : ROTATOR
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Library collections : ANAS
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Palatable : SAPID
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Abominable Snowman : YETI
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Garland : LEI
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___ the cup (miss a putt) : RIM
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Cover : LID
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Lake or lick : SALT
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Clumsy : INEPT
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Otherwise : ELSE
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Did a wedding duty : USHERED
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Jane or Chas. : ADDAMS
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Dry : ARID
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Obstruct : CLOG
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Pounds, lire, marks, etc. : MONIES
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Defend : PROTECT
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G.I. addresses : APOS
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Wading bird : HERON
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Small weight : DRAM
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Child's game : TAG
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Stock-price listing : LOW
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Joseph C. Lincoln character : ERI
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State: Abbr. : ALAS
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Dance : RUMBA
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Charlie Brown word : RATS
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Enlarged : DILATED
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Awakening : AROUSAL
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Highway caution sign : ONELANE
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Diamond necklace : RIVIERE
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Takes offense : RESENTS
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Arrived at Kennedy : LANDED
Down
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Cape Hatteras features : SHOALS
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Auto body : TONNEAU
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Attacks : ASSAILS
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Minor roles : BITS
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Pasture : LEA
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Energy units : ERGS
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Economize : SCRIMP
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Driver or spoon : WOOD
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Self: Prefix : AUT
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Beseech : PRAY
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Kneecap : PATELLA
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Conceit : EGOTISM
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Mocks : DERIDES
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Longed : YEARNED
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Jumbled, as type : PIED
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Massenet opera : THAIS
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Sea or potatoes : IRISH
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Claw : TALON
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Inched : EDGED
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Before : ERE
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Swiss-muslin feature : DOT
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Jimmy : CROWBAR
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Corrida figure : MATADOR
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Milky : OPALINE
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Arizona border town : NOGALES
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School dance : PROM
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Folded : CREASED
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Steak ___ (raw hamburger) : TARTARE
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Dodges : ELUDES
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Deceived : MISLED
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January white event : SALE
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Lease out : RENT
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Seed covering : ARIL
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Destroy : RUIN
57
Pastel shade : TAN
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Eggs : OVA

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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