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Manny Miller
Manny Miller

New York Times, Thursday, December 12, 1974

15-Across : Something to fight for

Author:
Manny Miller
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Manny Miller has 32 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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O
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P
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S
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C
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M
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C
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H
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W
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A
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C
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W
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I
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O
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K
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N
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C
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S
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O
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T
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T
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M
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A
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D
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C
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R
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R
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H
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C
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O
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I
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A
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L
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D
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C
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O
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J
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G
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P
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P
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A
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F
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T
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B
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,252
Across
1
Partner of malt : HOPS
5
Accept an invitation : COME
9
___ the rag : CHEW
13
Got off : ALIT
14
Mine passage : ADIT
15
Something to fight for : CAUSE
16
Tiring : WEARISOME
18
Church instrument : ORGAN
19
Aunts, uncles, etc. : KIN
20
Emperor : NERO
21
Put an end to : CUTOUT
22
Stuck-up : SNOOTY
24
Place for Duse : STAGE
26
___ on the aisle : TWO
27
Orange concoction : MARMALADE
31
Detective's concern : CLUE
33
Brighter : ROSIER
34
N. L. player : RED
35
Rail-workers' vehicle : HANDCAR
37
Loser : ALSORAN
39
Suffix with mass and disrupt : IVE
40
Coral reefs : ATOLLS
42
Dumb ___ : DORA
43
North and South states : CAROLINAS
45
Shark feature : JAW
46
Polish : GLOSS
47
Exercise : PUSHUP
50
Dress fabric : POPLIN
53
Dry-cleaner's concern : SPOT
55
Suffix with butyl and ethyl : ENE
56
Exhausted : ALLIN
57
Anticipate : FORESTALL
59
Jargon : SLANG
60
Sun product : BEAM
61
Revise : EDIT
62
Chanted : SANG
63
Beliefs : ISMS
64
Appraisals: Abbr. : ESTS
Down
1
Supporters of war : HAWKS
2
Liquid part of fat : OLEIN
3
Worker on baby grands : PIANOTUNER
4
Ship: Abbr. : STR
5
Mudville's hero : CASEY
6
Cheese quality : ODOR
7
Tropical trees : MIMOSAS
8
Opposite of hiver : ETE
9
Monopoly : CARTEL
10
Writer Victor : HUGO
11
Son of Isaac : ESAU
12
Left : WENT
15
Mountain lions : COUGARS
17
Division word : INTO
21
"Ships" with humps : CAMELS
23
Had debts : OWED
25
Judges' concerns : TRIALS
27
Mental defectives : MORONS
28
Indian relics : ARROWHEADS
29
Affectionate term : DEAR
30
Ferber : EDNA
31
Smart : CHIC
32
Source of pumice : LAVA
33
Control consumption : RATION
36
Profession : CALLING
38
Harem rooms : ODAS
41
Ropes : LASSOES
44
Eyeing : OGLING
45
Sticks out : JUTS
47
"Trees" and others : POEMS
48
Dark : UNLIT
49
Skins : PELTS
50
Ratify : PASS
51
Clay pot : OLLA
52
Scheme : PLAN
54
Vehicle for a baby : PRAM
57
Govt. agency : FBI
58
Neighbor of a fairway : TEE

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

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