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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Wednesday, November 10, 1976

15-Across : Seamstress on the Seine

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.26, Missing: { B J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,951
Across
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Factional splits : SCHISMS
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Pancho's farewell : ADIOS
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Left-Bank resident : PARISIAN
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Dustin Hoffman role : LENNY
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Seamstress on the Seine : MIDINETTE
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Customarily : OFTEN
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One at ___ : ATIME
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Moderate : TEMPER
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Some ramblers : ROSES
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___ hour : ZERO
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Russian river : NEVA
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Performance times: Abbr. : NTS
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Scabs and lesions : SORES
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Couple : SPAN
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Klemperer : OTTO
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Strips the shrimp : DEVEINS
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"___ the little children ... " : SUFFER
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___ dog's life : LEADSA
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Like some purchases : PREPAID
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Pass quickly : FLIT
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___ de Pascua (Easter Island) : ISLA
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Shaw : ARTIE
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Mack or Knight : TED
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Does a knotting job : TATS
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Caustic : TART
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Wicked city : SODOM
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N.Y. State river : OSWEGO
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Pucker up : CRIMP
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Excessive desire : MANIA
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Pests : NUISANCES
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Music hall : ODEON
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Uniform adornments : EPAULETS
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Intervening, in law : MESNE
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"___ That Shook the World" : TENDAYS
Down
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Cruel one : SADIST
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Certain homicides : CRIMESOFPASSION
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Met's Jerome : HINES
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___ Bay, off Honshu : ISE
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___ tight (hold on) : SIT
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Be significant : MATTER
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Displayed contempt : SNEERED
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Droopy : ALOP
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Court figure : DEFENSEATTORNEY
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"A Man Called ___" : INTREPID
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Indivisible's partner : ONE
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Opposite of ant. : SYN
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Mountain-climber's spike : PITON
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Impair : MAR
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White wine : MOSELLE
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Cagey locale : ZOO
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Big transports : VANS
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Celestial handle : ANSA
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Having furrows : STRIATE
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Sri Lanka export : TEA
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Liberian native : VEI
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Image's partner : SPIT
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Major or Minor : URSA
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___ way (groped) : FELTONES
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Jack Webb show : DRAGNET
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In A-1 shape : FIT
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Barnstorming unit : TROUPE
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Commands : EDICTS
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Noggins : DOMES
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La ___ : SCALA
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Brit. legislators : MPS
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Peter out : WANE
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Family member : MOM
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George of humor : ADE
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Fleming : IAN
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Opposite of nord : SUD

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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