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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Monday, July 18, 1977

24-Across : Mad one of fiction

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
C
2
A
3
S
4
E
5
Y
6
J
7
A
8
Y
9
S
10
S
11
C
12
A
13
D
14
A
R
E
N
A
15
A
L
O
E
16
W
A
G
E
17
S
T
A
I
N
18
S
E
R
A
19
E
R
A
T
20
H
A
R
D
K
21
N
O
C
K
S
22
E
A
V
E
23
E
O
N
24
H
25
A
T
T
E
R
26
A
27
B
28
A
29
S
E
D
30
S
31
C
E
N
T
32
P
E
S
O
S
33
T
A
L
L
T
A
34
L
35
E
36
S
37
E
T
T
U
38
T
R
I
A
L
39
L
O
L
A
40
S
H
O
R
41
T
H
A
N
D
42
S
K
I
L
L
43
G
R
I
S
T
44
B
I
S
S
E
T
45
F
46
L
47
O
R
I
N
48
S
O
L
49
L
A
R
A
50
S
51
O
52
F
T
P
E
53
D
54
A
55
L
56
S
57
A
T
O
P
58
K
O
L
A
59
N
O
R
I
A
60
M
I
N
E
61
I
N
I
T
62
C
L
E
F
T
63
E
N
O
S
64
N
A
P
E
65
E
L
A
T
E
© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,201
Across
1
He struck out : CASEY
6
Noisy birds : JAYS
10
Pompano relative : SCAD
14
Plaza de toros : ARENA
15
Bitter herb : ALOE
16
Worker's weekly worth : WAGE
17
Washday problem : STAIN
18
Blood components : SERA
19
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
20
Adversities : HARDKNOCKS
22
Overhang : EAVE
23
Many eras : EON
24
Mad one of fiction : HATTER
26
Humiliated : ABASED
30
Bloodhound's come-on : SCENT
32
Mendoza money : PESOS
33
Munchausen specialties : TALLTALES
37
Famous last words : ETTU
38
Road test : TRIAL
39
Determined girl of song : LOLA
40
Writing system : SHORTHAND
42
Proficiency : SKILL
43
Ground grain : GRIST
44
Actress Jacqueline : BISSET
45
Coin worth two shillings : FLORIN
48
Hurok : SOL
49
Zhivago's beloved : LARA
50
Plays down : SOFTPEDALS
57
On the pinnacle : ATOP
58
Nut containing caffeine : KOLA
59
Water wheel : NORIA
60
Siberian hole : MINE
61
"What's ___ for me?" : INIT
62
Divided : CLEFT
63
Grandson of Adam : ENOS
64
Neck region : NAPE
65
Happify : ELATE
Down
1
Wherewithal : CASH
2
Ionian Sea gulf : ARTA
3
Char the surface of : SEAR
4
Author Bagnold : ENID
5
U.S. Grant's men : YANKEES
6
Medea's mate : JASON
7
Templeton : ALEC
8
One-time English royal house : YORK
9
Conch, e.g. : SEASHELL
10
Cajoles : SWEETTALKS
11
Unit of weight : CARAT
12
Century plant : AGAVE
13
Discourage : DETER
21
Land of ___ : NOD
25
Formicary member : ANT
26
Follows the leader : APES
27
One of the March girls : BETH
28
Apropos : ASTO
29
Envious disparagement : SOURGRAPES
30
___-Saens : SAINT
31
Arrayed : CLAD
33
Song syllables : TRAS
34
Nettleton of films : LOIS
35
She: Fr. : ELLE
36
Ancient mariner : SALT
38
Oversensitiveness : THINSKIN
41
Prefix with color or chord : TRI
42
Taciturnity : SILENCE
44
Syncopated rhythm : BOP
45
Olympic symbol : FLAME
46
Livy's tongue : LATIN
47
Neighbor of Bangor : ORONO
48
Subdivision of India : STATE
51
Charlie's wife : OONA
52
Sassy : FLIP
53
Baby's buddy : DOLL
54
Scope : AREA
55
London elevator : LIFT
56
Gluttonize : SATE

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

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