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Jim Plackner
Jim Plackner

New York Times, Friday, April 23, 1976

15-Across : O.K., as some spell it

Author:
Jim Plackner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { B F J K V X }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Jim Plackner has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,750
Across
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Formal headwear : TOPHATS
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Pavement : ASPHALT
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O.K., as some spell it : ALRIGHT
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Slumlike condition : SQUALOR
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Plant : SOW
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Blood trunks : AORTAE
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Penna. city : ERIE
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Summer time : DST
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Medicinal places : SPAS
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Letter : ESS
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Soft and wet : SQUISHY
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Mil. ranks : LTS
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Distinctive atmosphere : AURA
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Fish : EELS
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Digital computer : ENIAC
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Auto dud : EDSEL
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Pierce : GORE
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"Guilty" or "innocent," e.g. : PLEA
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Pigeon pea : DAL
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Prospector's adviser : ASSAYER
50
Cry of disgust : PAH
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Orders for supplies: Abbr. : REQS
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___ the hay : HIT
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Drinks : ADES
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Summer headwear : SUNHAT
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Farm animal : HOG
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Apprentice : TRAINEE
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Gather, as alumni : REUNITE
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Scenery : SETTING
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Slander : ASPERSE
Down
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Military-day closer : TAPS
2
Spread : OLEO
3
Ship's front : PROW
4
With it : HIP
5
Drink ___ of water : AGLASS
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Turn ___ check : THEOTHER
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Safekeeping: Abbr. : STOR
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Composers' org. : ASCAP
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Sty sound : SQUEAL
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Old Russian coin : PUL
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Strong emotion : HATE
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Passage of old : ALURE
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Asian lemur : LORIS
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Grove components : TREES
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Some turns: Abbr. : RTS
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Phoned : DIALED
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Dither : STEW
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Coherent : SANE
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Part of Q.E.D. : QUOD
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Cockney pains : URTS
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Safecracker : YEGG
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Retort angrily : SNAPAT
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Zodiac unit : LEO
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Rail bird : SORA
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In a poor way : ILLY
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To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
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Russian ruler : CZAR
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Like a wing : ALAR
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Distributes again : RESHARES
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Reduce : LESSEN
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Becomes interested : SITSUP
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Treaties : PACTS
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Look up to : ADORE
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Blood: Prefix : HEMAT
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Famous captain : QUEEG
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Upper-classman: Abbr. : SNR
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Point of land : SPIT
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Book of hours : HORA
61
Broadway musical : HAIR
62
Table scraps : ORTS
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Jollity : GLEE
65
Navy unit: Abbr. : ONI
66
Wind direction: Abbr. : NNE

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

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