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Louise Earnest
Louise Earnest

New York Times, Thursday, April 27, 1967

18-Across : Second afterthought.

Author:
Louise Earnest
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Louise Earnest has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,466
Across
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Shaking. : TREMOR
7
Senator, 1907-40. : BORAH
12
Circa 1000 B.C. to 100 A.D. : IRONAGE
13
As one. : UNITED
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Atlas, for one. : MISSILE
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Garment named after French aerialist. : LEOTARD
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Second afterthought. : PPS
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Design transfer. : DECAL
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Word with time or labor. : SAVER
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Otherwise. : ELSE
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Quiet! : SHUSH
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Trip. : RIDE
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City in Yorkshire. : LEEDS
29
Concert hall. : ODEUM
31
Salad ingredient. : EGG
32
Put on, off Broadway. : STAGED
34
Digests. : SYNOPSES
36
Greek letters. : ETAS
38
Suffix for major or marion. : ETTE
39
Clock feature. : PENDULUM
43
Hombre's garment. : SERAPE
47
Home of the Tigers. : LSU
48
Window features. : PANES
50
Cuba ___. : LIBRE
51
Gem. : OPAL
53
Home of 7 Across. : IDAHO
55
Double-tongued one. : LIAR
56
Tropical fruits. : PINAS
58
Root. : ELIHU
60
Early date. : LII
61
Worldly. : SECULAR
63
Neighbors of Shetland Islanders. : FAROESE
65
Dignified. : SEDATE
66
Athlete's mentor. : TRAINER
67
Like some bookbindings. : SEWED
68
Cheered. : YELLED
Down
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Group of notes, in music. : TRIPLET
2
Part of Antarctica. : ROSSSEA
3
Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
4
Lady's aid. : MAID
5
Looks at, in a way. : OGLES
6
Resound. : REECHO
7
Direct hit. : BULLSEYE
8
Single. : ONE
9
Rivers of Spain. : RIOS
10
Fragrant oil. : ATTAR
11
Stage villains. : HEAVIES
12
Drives. : IMPELS
14
Sprinkle with flour. : DREDGE
17
Residue. : DREGS
20
Accountants: Abbr. : AUDS
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Bordered. : EDGED
25
Hounds. : HUNTS
28
Arrangement. : SETUP
30
Lodging place. : MOTEL
33
___ Lama. : DALAI
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Jeopardy. : PERIL
37
Split. : SUNDERED
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Sounds akin to thuds. : PLOPS
40
Catches sight of. : ESPIES
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Subtle variations. : NUANCES
42
Brunch. : MEAL
44
Presidential home town. : ABILENE
45
Commended. : PRAISED
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More uncanny. : EERIER
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Evasive. : SHIFTY
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Cum ___. : LAUDE
54
Flight destination. : OHARE
57
Cabbage dish. : SLAW
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Continental range. : URAL
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Consumed. : ATE
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Artist's medium. : OIL

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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