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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Tuesday, January 1, 1974

62-Across : ___ the riot act

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,907
Across
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Word with board or chamber : STAR
5
___ one's way (go) : WEND
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Spare items : RIBS
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Travelers of Biblical fame : MAGI
14
Keep the roast juicy : BASTE
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Cry of revelry : EVOE
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First digit of current year : ONEFOURTHOFFOUR
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Arthur of TV : GODFREY
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Certain main trunk : AORTA
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Swedish county : LAN
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Hockey's Bobby : ORR
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Second digit of current year : SEVENANDTWOMORE
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What Ko-Ko had : ALIST
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Odd, in Scotland : ORRA
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Biblical country : EDOM
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Kind of dog : LAP
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Not turn ___ (stay calm) : AHAIR
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Oil-yielding tree : EBO
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Colorado redmen : UTES
40
Chanel : COCO
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"Come and ___!" : GETIT
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Third digit of current year : THREETWOSANDONE
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Sounds of uncertainty : ERS
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Pick at : NAG
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___ grievance (complains) : AIRSA
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Certifies : ATTESTS
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Fourth digit of current year : FOURTEENLESSTEN
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Halo wearer in Le Havre : ANGE
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Gratings : GRIDS
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Forearm bone : ULNA
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___ the riot act : READ
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Big shindig : GALA
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Hollow ring : PONG
Down
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Urban cover : SMOG
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Pueblo Indian : TANO
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Hoary : AGED
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Shuffles cards : RIFFLES
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On the alert : WARY
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N.Y. time : EST
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Math power : NTH
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___ volente : DEO
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Change for the better, in Paris : REFORME
10
Novello : IVOR
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Contest : BOUT
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Body fluids : SERA
14
___ Vista : BUENA
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Supplicating figure : ORANT
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Casino choice : FARO
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Man-___ : OWAR
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Port-___ (cheese) : SALUT
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Israeli port : ELATH
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Scoundrel : VIPER
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Not on your life! : NOHOW
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Northern constellation : DRACO
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Fates and Musketeers : TRIOS
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"___ the West Wind" : ODETO
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Blue-egg bird : ROBIN
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Overplay a part : EMOTE
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Plays a part : ACTS
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Gets in a tizzy : SEESRED
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Winged biters : GNATS
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Sidles : EDGESUP
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Part of esse : ERAT
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Stakes : ANTES
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Not near : AFAR
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Bulwer-Lytton heroine : IONE
50
Wrinkle : RUGA
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Alan of M.A.S.H. : ALDA
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Normandy town : STLO
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Sen. Baker's state : TENN
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Hosiery casualty : SNAG
56
Word with shell or plant : EGG
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Time period : ERA
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Naught : NIL

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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