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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

A. & Q.

New York Times, Sunday, October 9, 1977

16-Down : ___ carry

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 166, Blocks: 98, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 668 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 147, Cheaters: 19, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Error in 63-Across clue—liens aren't deals, they're legal claims on property. Maleska may have been thinking of "loans," not "liens," especially since this clue has been used for the former before. Left as in original.

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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,284
Across
1
Role for Price : TOSCA
6
Electrical units : FARADS
12
Having the know-how : ABLE
16
Made corvine sounds : CAWED
21
"The homage of ___": Byron : ATEAR
22
Western ___ : OMELET
23
Bird's crop : CRAW
24
Lenten symbol : ASHES
25
Big Apple with no worms : WHATMAKESABEBEAME
28
Young salmon : SMOLT
29
Court team : NETS
30
Sage and thyme : MINTS
31
Author Jong : ERICA
32
Put-on : SHAM
33
Parts of a cen. : YRS
34
Diana ___: 1934-73 : SANDS
35
Singlehanded : LONE
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"___ Bulba" : TARAS
38
Takes advantage of : USES
39
Blathers : GABS
41
Romancer's offering : SERENADE
44
Gunpowder Plot conspirator : FAWKES
48
A.k.a. : ALIAS
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Artery : ROAD
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Before tee : ESS
52
Son of Jacob : ASHER
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Yes, in her private writings : WASANNEFRANK
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Penalty : COST
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___ share : LIONS
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Demeaned : ABASED
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Pittance : IOTA
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Count of jazz : BASIE
62
Levene and Levenson : SAMS
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Bank deals : LIENS
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As well : ALSO
65
Where GUM is : MOSCOW
66
Wrap up : END
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His peers think so : ISRAYNOBLE
70
Quechua : INCAN
71
"___ to Live," 1958 film : IWANT
74
"Exodus" name : ARI
75
Comedian Richard : PRYOR
76
Apothegm : ADAGE
77
Only when his funny films failed : WASBENBLUE
82
Jasey : WIG
85
Sidestepped : DUCKED
86
Sentry's cry : HALT
87
Seed covers : ARILS
88
Pure, in Parma : FINO
89
Poe house : USHER
90
Jordan, to Carter : AIDE
91
Blots out : ANNULS
93
Kanga's creator : MILNE
94
"___ Death" : ASES
95
Well, he's no John Wayne : ISRICHLITTLE
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Partner of wiser : OLDER
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Ullmann : LIV
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Status quo ___ bellum : ANTE
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Man with a mike : EMCEE
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Red Sox specialty : HOMERS
102
Sight enhancer : EYEGLASS
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Bowl calls : RAHS
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Cicatrix : SCAR
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Rock debris : SCREE
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Dash : ELAN
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Rubberneck : STARE
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Guevara : CHE
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"Excalibur" part : HILT
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Cooking direction : SCALD
117
Mail class : THIRD
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Heath for Heathcliff : MOOR
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Figaro's forte : SHAVE
121
Nobody on Broadway : WHOMDIDMOLLYPICON
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N.M. terrains : MESAS
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Use a strop : HONE
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In proximity : NEARTO
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Turkeys : FLOPS
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Closing words : AMENS
129
Bookie's quote : ODDS
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Autor Seton : ERNEST
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Littoral area : COAST
Down
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Brownish orange : TAWNY
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Second of two : OTHER
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Ottomans : SEATS
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Hipsters : CATS
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Branch : ARM
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Famed choreographer: 1880-1942 : FOKINE
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Makes better : AMENDS
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Pauses : RESTS
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Sigh for Yorick : ALAS
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Society newcomer : DEB
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Trinidad combo : STEELBAND
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___ the hole : ACEIN
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Clasps or clamps : BRACES
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Mongolian monk : LAMA
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Cote female : EWE
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___ carry : CASHAND
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Capital of Eritrea : ASMARA
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Imprisoning officials : WHOMADEOSCARWILDE
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It could be electric : EEL
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N.Y. time, at times : DST
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Garner : AMASS
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Brush, in Brest : BROSSE
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Chateaubriand, e.g. : STEAK
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Court figures : SUERS
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Bull or jam : SESSION
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Like fish eyes : GLASSY
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Senior on the Seine : AINE
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Muse for Pindar : ERATO
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Columnist Barrett : RONA
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Without foundation : FALSE
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Penang person : ASIAN
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Ask 43 Down! : WHOMDIDCHEVYCHASE
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Kesey and Rosewall : KENS
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Yoga posture : ASANA
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Olla podrida : STEW
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Oft-watched line : WAIST
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But, in Bonn : ABER
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Satisfy : FILL
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Polyantha, e.g. : ROSE
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Maine bay : CASCO
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Lean as a rake : BONY
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Did an inside job : LINED
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Theatrical lover : ABIE
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Entangles : MIRES
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Political cartoonist : NAST
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Any planet : ORB
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Greets the dawn : WAKES
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Livy's field : AGER
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Beat : PULSE
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Down Under fellows : AUSSIES
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Ravine : WADI
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Author Waugh : ALEC
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City on the Loire : NANTES
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Yahoo : BRUTE
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Very small pin : LILL
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Word with city or tube : INNER
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Takeoff group : GOERS
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Kind of role : DUAL
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Puts on the payroll : HIRES
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Item not to be exposed : FILM
90
Movie pooch : ASTA
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Variety of garnet : ALMANDINE
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Czar's name: Abbr. : NICH
93
Henry the sculptor : MOORE
95
Estuary : INLET
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Harbinger : HERALD
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Ever-abiding : AGELESS
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He wrote "The Dynasts" : HARDY
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Capital of Armenia : ERIVAN
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Abet : SECOND
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Avocets' kin : STILTS
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Freight shipment : CARLOT
110
Incapacitates : LAMES
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Tanning locale : SHORE
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Apres-ski drink : COCOA
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Holey rollers : HOOPS
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Artist Max : ERNST
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Booted : SHOD
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Fed : TMAN
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Grain sorghum : MILO
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Little, in Lanark : SMA
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Haw's partner : HEM
121
"___ is Silvia?" : WHO
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German article : DER
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Mil. rank : PFC

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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