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Cornelia Warriner
Cornelia Warriner

FINDING A WORLD

New York Times, Sunday, October 4, 1970

18-Down : Block: Var.

Author:
Cornelia Warriner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 67, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 546 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 130, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20
Cornelia Warriner has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,722
Across
1
Phone book abbr. : RES
4
Wt. units : LBS
7
Molasses : TREACLE
14
Illustrator Tony et al. : SARGS
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Involves : ENTAILS
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Burmese port : RANGOON
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Ghost's need : SHEET
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Fish delicacy : SHADROE
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Indigenous : ENDEMIC
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Certain side of life : SUNNY
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Paving mix : TARMAC
27
Choose : OPT
28
Timber spike : BROB
30
Math branch : GEOM
31
No-people : ANTIS
32
Tropical tree : APA
33
Pilot's concern : STEERAGEWAY
36
Bakery worker : ICER
37
Wood platter : TRENCHER
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Print style: Abbr. : ITAL
40
River nymph : NEDA
41
Sea eagle : ERN
42
Nautical word : LEE
43
Medieval swords : ANELACES
47
Turner : LANA
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Like a hard rain : PELTING
51
As a friend: Fr. : ENAMI
52
Words describing 1400-1700 A.D. : AGEOFDISCOVERY
56
Run in Bea Lillie's hose : LADDER
57
Guile : CRAFT
58
Certain dives : GAINERS
59
Name in baseball lore : SISLER
60
Queen of Hearts product : TART
61
Hymenopteron : ANT
62
Snack-table item : DIP
63
Gloomy Dean : INGE
65
Standards of behavior : ETHICS
67
Shattered : CRASHED
72
Bay off White Sea : MEZEN
73
Berry nub : ACHENE
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Queen Isabella's goal : THEINDIESTRADE
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Village in Haiti : MILOT
77
Memo books : AGENDAS
78
Flowing hair : MANE
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Drop in on friends : PAYCALLS
81
Gas: Prefix : AER
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Six, in Italy : SEI
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Weskit : VEST
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Earth Day subject: Abbr. : ECOL
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Of the stars : SIDEREAL
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"To ___ his own" : EACH
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Navigator's route : GREATCIRCLE
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Skill : ART
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Microwave device : MASER
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Horse : ROAN
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Tree knot : KNAR
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Times of day: Abbr. : AMS
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Sly : FELINE
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Divert : AMUSE
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Creatures : ANIMALS
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Easing of tensions : DETENTE
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Marquis and others : SADES
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"___ d'Arthur" : LEMORTE
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One joining a toast : PLEDGER
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Kind of preview : SNEAK
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Tenants : LESSEES
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Gibraltar, for one: Abbr. : STR
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Campus org. : SDS
Down
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Add varnish : RESTAIN
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Magnify : ENHANCE
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Began : STARTED
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Turkish coins : LIRAS
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Coalition : BLOC
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Compass point : SSE
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Cutting tool : TREPAN
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Declaim : RANT
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Remnant : END
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Epoch : AGE
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Long wave : COMBER
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French river : LOIRE
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Applauding for more : ENCORING
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Draft org. : SSS
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Seneca's prediction in "Medea" : AHUGELANDLIEREVEALED
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Keep on subscribing : RENEW
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Columbus's birthplace : GENOA
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Block: Var. : STYMY
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Title conferred on Columbus : ADMIRALOFTHEOCEANSEA
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___ sea : OPEN
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Moderate : BATE
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Charges : ARRAIGNS
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Put aside : SHELVE
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Wobble : TEETER
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Scalp parts : GALEAS
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Care for : TEND
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Outfielder Jones : CLEON
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Whatever : ANY
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Aria part : CADENZA
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Came out : EMERGED
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Title : SIR
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Astern : AFT
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Weight abbr. : PCI
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Tax agency: Abbr. : IRS
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Play part : ACT
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Magna ___ (Gr. colonies) : GRAECIA
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Mundane : EARTHLY
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Weekday: Abbr. : SAT
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Sass : LIP
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Bacon : SIDEMEAT
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Tennis score : ACE
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Agnus ___ : DEI
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Chemical suffix : ENE
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Untouched : INTACT
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Guevara : CHE
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Repair in a way : RENAIL
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___-camp : AIDEDE
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Kind of drum : SNARE
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Chiefs: Abbr. : HDS
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Everest, for one: Abbr. : MTN
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Elec. unit : AMP
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Geom. lines : TGS
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Jib : SAIL
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On the whole : ALLINALL
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Secure : LOCK
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Indian weights : SERS
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Curved handrails : EASINGS
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Like some love letters : SCENTED
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Reading, etc. : THREERS
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Fabrics : SCRIMS
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Egyptian king : RAMSES
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Kind of widow : GRASS
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Cato, for one : ROMAN
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___ vie : EAUDE
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Princess of India : RANEE
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Taxi feature : METER
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Old one: Ger. : ALTE
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Fabric : FELT
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Arctic native: Abbr. : ESK
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Sept. and Dec. : MOS
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Land measure : ARE
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Refugees: Abbr. : DPS

Answer summary:
12 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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