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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Tuesday, January 1, 1974

25-Down : Scoundrel

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,907
Across
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Word with board or chamber : STAR
5
___ one's way (go) : WEND
9
Spare items : RIBS
13
Travelers of Biblical fame : MAGI
14
Keep the roast juicy : BASTE
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Cry of revelry : EVOE
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First digit of current year : ONEFOURTHOFFOUR
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Arthur of TV : GODFREY
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Certain main trunk : AORTA
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Swedish county : LAN
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Hockey's Bobby : ORR
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Second digit of current year : SEVENANDTWOMORE
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What Ko-Ko had : ALIST
33
Odd, in Scotland : ORRA
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Biblical country : EDOM
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Kind of dog : LAP
36
Not turn ___ (stay calm) : AHAIR
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Oil-yielding tree : EBO
38
Colorado redmen : UTES
40
Chanel : COCO
41
"Come and ___!" : GETIT
43
Third digit of current year : THREETWOSANDONE
46
Sounds of uncertainty : ERS
47
Pick at : NAG
48
___ grievance (complains) : AIRSA
51
Certifies : ATTESTS
55
Fourth digit of current year : FOURTEENLESSTEN
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Halo wearer in Le Havre : ANGE
60
Gratings : GRIDS
61
Forearm bone : ULNA
62
___ the riot act : READ
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Big shindig : GALA
64
Hollow ring : PONG
Down
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Urban cover : SMOG
2
Pueblo Indian : TANO
3
Hoary : AGED
4
Shuffles cards : RIFFLES
5
On the alert : WARY
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N.Y. time : EST
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Math power : NTH
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___ volente : DEO
9
Change for the better, in Paris : REFORME
10
Novello : IVOR
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Contest : BOUT
12
Body fluids : SERA
14
___ Vista : BUENA
17
Supplicating figure : ORANT
18
Casino choice : FARO
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Man-___ : OWAR
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Port-___ (cheese) : SALUT
24
Israeli port : ELATH
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Scoundrel : VIPER
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Not on your life! : NOHOW
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Northern constellation : DRACO
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Fates and Musketeers : TRIOS
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"___ the West Wind" : ODETO
30
Blue-egg bird : ROBIN
31
Overplay a part : EMOTE
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Plays a part : ACTS
39
Gets in a tizzy : SEESRED
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Winged biters : GNATS
42
Sidles : EDGESUP
44
Part of esse : ERAT
45
Stakes : ANTES
48
Not near : AFAR
49
Bulwer-Lytton heroine : IONE
50
Wrinkle : RUGA
51
Alan of M.A.S.H. : ALDA
52
Normandy town : STLO
53
Sen. Baker's state : TENN
54
Hosiery casualty : SNAG
56
Word with shell or plant : EGG
57
Time period : ERA
58
Naught : NIL

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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