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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Monday, August 12, 1974

53-Across : Silk fabrics

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,130
Across
1
House member: Abbr. : REP
4
Arlene : DAHL
8
German liquid : WASSER
14
Words of assent : IDO
15
Soviet range : ALAI
16
English composer : ASHTON
17
Altruistic : SELFLESS
19
Golf-bag items : SPOONS
20
Chou ___ : ENLAI
21
Cowboy hat : STETSON
23
Ways: Abbr. : RTES
24
Withdrawn : LONE
25
"Yea, ___!" : TEAM
28
Feeling : SENTIMENT
31
Florida's "Big Water" : MIAMI
32
Burden : ONUS
33
"Love for Three ___" : ORANGES
35
Chair craftsman : CANER
37
Mr. Hiss : ALGER
38
Trespasser's hazard : MANTRAP
40
Wagons-___ : LITS
41
Zero : AUGHT
42
Put back again : REINSTATE
47
French pronoun : ELLE
48
Chess play : MOVE
49
Territory : AREA
50
Presented : ADDUCED
52
George of films : BRENT
53
Silk fabrics : MOIRES
55
Singer Paul and family : ROBESONS
57
Marked down : ONSALE
58
Piping note : TWEE
59
Honolulu handout : LEI
60
Lilliputian : PEEWEE
61
Kind of bean : SNAP
62
Bird : ERN
Down
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Stair parts : RISERS
2
Toothless: Fr. : EDENTE
3
Something for the bees : POLLEN
4
Salvador : DALI
5
Bar order : ALE
6
To-dos : HASSLES
7
Champ before Ali : LISTON
8
Product of haste : WASTE
9
Snakes : ASPS
10
Arness and Wayne, so to speak : SHOOTINGSTARS
11
Prehistoric period : STONEAGE
12
Long time : EON
13
Hosp. workers : RNS
18
What 10 Down are : FASTONTHEDRAW
22
Within: Prefix : ENTO
26
Canada, Brazil, etc.: Abbr. : AMER
27
Prefix for lay or play : MIS
29
Like neon : INERT
30
Japanese village : MURA
31
Brewing needs : MALTS
34
Jeanne Eagels vehicle : RAIN
35
Net cap : CAUL
36
Old English country dance : ANGLAISE
38
Miss Murray : MAE
39
Emancipation, for one: Abbr. : PROC
40
Command to a dog : LIEDOWN
43
Turns outward : EVERTS
44
Small interstice : AREOLE
45
Sawbuck : TENNER
46
Dines, home style : EATSIN
48
Louvre, for one : MUSEE
51
Stet's opposite : DELE
52
Horn sound : BEEP
53
Clean the floor : MOP
54
Kind of way or step : ONE
56
Lillie : BEA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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