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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Friday, January 24, 1975

29-Across : Shooting star, in a way

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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E
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G
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A
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L
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T
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D
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A
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Y
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L
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L
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L
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N
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B
R
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K
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R
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A
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S
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P
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S
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M
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N
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I
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L
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L
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L
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N
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C
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O
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I
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D
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,295
Across
1
Alike, in France : EGAL
5
Liquid item : ASSET
10
Call it ___ : ADAY
14
Elegance : LUXE
15
Reluctant : LOATH
16
Rural way : LANE
17
10 A.M. coffee, in a way : BREAKOFDAY
19
Admits : OWNS
20
Neighbor of Ger. : AUS
21
Opposed : ANTI
22
Volcano : ETNA
23
Steppe's lack : TREE
24
Put ___ to (halt) : ASTOP
26
Shillong's state : ASSAM
29
Shooting star, in a way : NIGHTFALL
33
Totem-pole support : LOWMAN
35
Wax, in France : CIRE
36
Ode-title words : TOA
37
Individual: Prefix : IDIO
38
"For want of ___ the ... " : ASHOE
40
Calla lily : ARUM
41
Span of time : EON
42
Opera feature : SOLO
43
Divest of office : DEPOSE
45
Paul Revere's horse, maybe : NIGHTMARE
48
City in Ohio : NILES
49
"Now you ___, now you ... " : SEEIT
50
Infamous marquis : SADE
52
Author of "Pygmalion" : SHAW
53
"___ extra cost" : ATNO
54
Indian of West : SAC
57
Poker holding : PAIR
58
Luminous timepiece, in a way : NIGHTWATCH
61
George of gang movies : RAFT
62
Moslem lord : AMEER
63
Stravinsky's "___ of Spring" : RITE
64
Scraps : ORTS
65
Chaplain : PADRE
66
Bird's crop : CRAW
Down
1
Napoleon's island : ELBA
2
Mentor from India : GURU
3
Tools : AXES
4
Grassland : LEA
5
Unique : ALONE
6
Relent : SOFTEN
7
Persian poet : SADI
8
Greek letter : ETA
9
"___ will be done ... " : THY
10
"That's ___ malarkey" : ALOTOF
11
Early-rising parents, in a way : DAWNPATROL
12
Miss Held : ANNA
13
Go-ahead word : YES
18
Buddhist destiny : KARMA
22
Diminutive suffix : ETTE
23
___-shanter : TAMO
24
Exchange premium : AGIO
25
Tatter : SHRED
26
Outsider : ALIEN
27
Words of concurrence : SODOI
28
Transferral of a playground piece : SWINGSHIFT
30
Blood of the gods : ICHOR
31
Low-down character : LOUSE
32
Cripples : LAMES
34
Biblical mother-in-law : NAOMI
39
Part of a blind : SLAT
40
Cap-___ (head to foot) : APIE
42
Irish dish : STEW
44
Set up a fund : ENDOW
46
Card game : HEARTS
47
Miss Williams : ESTHER
51
Cave : ANTRE
52
German river : SAAR
53
Venerable : AGED
54
Jail, to a con : STIR
55
Official records : ACTA
56
___ the rag : CHEW
57
Country-club worker : PRO
58
Become careless : NAP
59
"___ little teapot" : IMA
60
Jeanne d'___ : ARC

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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