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Nancy Schuster
Nancy Schuster

New York Times, Wednesday, May 17, 1978

31-Across : Barber's specialty

Author:
Nancy Schuster
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Nancy Schuster has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,504
Across
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Architecture critic Huxtable : ADA
4
Ghana's capital : ACCRA
9
In disorder : MESSY
14
"Oh, ___!" (Burns-Denver film) : GOD
15
Lively old dance : GALOP
16
Moslem decree : IRADE
17
Embellishment, in music : GRACENOTE
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An Indo-European : ARYAN
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Irreverence : IMPIETY
21
Fabrics for napery : DAMASKS
23
"___ Perpetua," Idaho's motto : ESTO
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Dunce : ASS
26
Late crooner : BING
27
Gist : NUT
29
Pacific porgy : TAI
31
Barber's specialty : TRIM
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Return a profit : PAY
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Redeeming feature : SAVINGGRACE
40
Originated : AROSE
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Guggenheim offering : ART
43
French secondary school : LYCEE
44
Finishing stroke : COUPDEGRACE
47
Werner Erhard's creation : EST
48
Crooked : AWRY
49
Inst. at Baton Rouge : LSU
50
Border : HEM
52
"Them as has ___" : GITS
54
Irritant to a princess : PEA
56
Move slowly : INCH
60
Traveling showmen : CARNIES
63
Slender : GRACILE
65
In one's majority; mature : OFAGE
66
Lovely, inspirational Greek trio : THEGRACES
68
Quiche Lorraine ingredient : BACON
69
Atelier item : EASEL
70
"Who ___ seen the wind?" : HAS
71
British guns : BRENS
72
European subway : METRO
73
Juillet, août, etc. : ETE
Down
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Student of farming : AGGIE
2
Campus buildings : DORMS
3
Adjust to new conditions : ADAPT
4
U.S. author: 1909-55 : AGEE
5
Choral work : CANTATA
6
Surfeits : CLOYS
7
Root problem : ROT
8
Did the same as : APED
9
Dolphins' home : MIAMI
10
Knightly activity : ERRANTRY
11
Utters a preprandial prayer : SAYSGRACE
12
Loc. of Pierre : SDAK
13
Longings : YENS
18
Shoot for grafting : CION
22
" ... carry ___ stick" : ABIG
25
Footrest of sorts : STIRRUP
28
Exercised : USED
30
U.S. stage group : ANTA
32
Summertime treats : ICES
33
Come across : MEET
34
S.A. rodent : PACA
35
In single file : AROW
36
Phrase in addressing an Anglican archbishop : YOURGRACE
38
Bindle stiffs : VAGS
39
Joy, sometimes malicious : GLEE
41
Reconnoitering : SPYINGON
45
Other : ELSE
46
Steed for battle : CHARGER
51
Isinglass : MICA
53
Gallic exclamation : TIENS
55
Exude; discharge : EGEST
57
Recess in a wall : NICHE
58
Sports-shoe feature : CLEAT
59
Nobelist in Literature: 1946 : HESSE
60
Ty or Irvin S. : COBB
61
Distant : AFAR
62
Stop, in skiing : STEM
64
Guthrie : ARLO
67
Have, to Burns : HAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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