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Eileen Lexau
Eileen Lexau

New York Times, Wednesday, January 22, 1964

46-Across : Native of North Carolina.

Author:
Eileen Lexau
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Eileen Lexau has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 10 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,288
Across
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Umpire's call. : SAFE
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Wheel projections. : CAMS
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___ academy. : NAVAL
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Hodgepodge. : OLIO
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Hanging unevenly. : ALOP
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Girl's name. : ELISE
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Party of the ___. : FIRSTPART
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New York city. : OLEAN
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Top of a suit. : ACE
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Stag. : HART
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Oak seeds. : ACORNS
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Station VIP. : REDCAP
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German city. : ESSEN
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Standard amount. : UNIT
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Ingredient in cough remedies. : PINETAR
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Musical interval. : QUARTERTONE
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"Cakes and ___." : ALE
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Press. : URGE
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Tune. : AIR
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Small lizards. : EFTS
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O. T. book: Abbr. : ISA
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Place important in political campaigns. : WHISTLESTOP
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Native of North Carolina. : TARHEEL
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Sediment. : SILT
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___ forth. : ANDSO
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Musician. : OBOIST
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Sterne hero. : SHANDY
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Mother's admonition. : NONO
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Napoleon's marshal. : NEY
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Clothing size. : LARGE
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Pitcher's specialty. : SCREWBALL
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Perfect. : IDEAL
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Harbor vessels. : TUGS
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"This one is ___." : ONME
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Gem. : PEARL
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Door openers. : KEYS
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Cub's mother. : BEAR
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Up to this point. : SOFAR
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Adventurous heroine. : ALICE
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Excited. : FIRED
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Greek goddess. : EOS
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From head to foot. : CAPAPIE
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Having a wing. : ALAR
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"___ d'Urban," J. F. Powers' novel. : MORTE
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Type of city: Abbr. : SPT
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Geological period. : NEOCENE
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"It's ___ to me." : ALLONE
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Four: Ger. : VIER
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Strong ___ ox. : ASAN
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Eyeglass. : LENS
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U of the U.N. : THANT
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A ___ in apple. : ASIN
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Heal. : CURE
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College activities. : SPORTS
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Paths. : TRAILS
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White House name. : TAFT
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Choir member. : ALTO
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Answering: Abbr. : RESP
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Give up. : QUIT
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Constellation. : URSA
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Culture medium. : AGAR
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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This: Sp. : ESTO
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Willkie. : WENDELL
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Hollywood first name. : HEDY
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Cub's mother. : LIONESS
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___ room. : ELBOW
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Airplane shed. : HANGAR
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When an actor should enter. : ONCUE
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Foolish. : INANE
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Alabama city. : SELMA
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White House name. : TYLER
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Trivial error. : SLIP
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Geological angle. : HADE
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___ code. : AREA
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Wild party. : ORGY
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Certain shares: Abbr. : STK
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Haircut. : BOB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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