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Threba Johnson
Threba Johnson

ORCHESTRATED

New York Times, Sunday, November 1, 1964

8-Down : Scotch tithes.

Author:
Threba Johnson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 166, Blocks: 88, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 675 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 130, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 18, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 27 Grid has duplicate clues.
Threba Johnson has 31 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,572
Across
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Prickles. : SPINES
7
___ drop of a hat. : ATTHE
12
Warmth. : HEAT
16
Forage grass. : GAMA
20
Washington city. : TACOMA
21
Memorable actress. : REHAN
22
Sonata part. : RONDO
23
Alcott girl and others. : AMYS
24
Source. : ORIGIN
25
Honeys: Fr. : MIELS
26
Arrangers. : ORGANIZERS
28
Style of some skirts. : ACCORDIONPLEATS
31
Liszt symphony. : DANTE
32
___ Aviv. : TEL
33
Muted: Mus. : SORDO
34
"It ___ me." : SEEMSTO
38
French pronoun. : ILS
39
Go-devils. : SLEDS
42
Break a rule. : DISOBEY
45
Expletive. : OATH
46
Devotees: Suffix. : ITES
47
Finch. : SERIN
49
Cornucopia. : HORNOFPLENTY
52
1963 Broadway hit. : NOSTRINGS
56
___ California. : BAJA
57
Miller's salesman: Colloq. : LOMAN
58
Choose. : OPT
59
Sweet sixteen. : AGE
60
___ Gatos. : LOS
62
Insist on. : URGE
64
Admitted. : AVOWED
68
Angel. : SERAPH
70
Treaty. : PACT
71
Grain. : RYE
72
Musical direction. : AGITATO
73
Fasten firmly. : RIVET
74
Hebrew measure. : EPHAH
76
African city. : TUNIS
78
Noun suffix. : ICS
79
Go paddling. : WADE
80
Bernstein book. : THEJOYOFMUSIC
84
Robert ___. : ELEE
85
Consumed. : ATE
86
Indian of Brazil. : ARARA
87
Shampoos. : SOAPS
88
Product. : FRUIT
90
With spirit: Mus. : CONBRIO
92
Dernier ___. : CRI
95
Forage plant. : GUAR
96
Slanted. : LEANED
98
___ y Gasset. : ORTEGA
99
Similar. : AKIN
100
Hebrew measure. : HIN
101
Away from. : OUT
102
Hibernian sweetheart. : GRA
103
Pitch pipe. : TUNER
105
Ibsen's home. : OSLO
107
Kerouac book. : DOCTORSAX
110
Capote book. : THEGRASSHARP
113
Thrush. : VEERY
114
Soothing sounds to a horse. : SOHS
116
Byway. : LANE
117
Beverage of wine and honey. : OENOMEL
119
Monarchs. : TSARS
123
Japanese apricot. : UME
124
Phenomenon in orbit. : TELSTAR
126
Speak: Fr. : PARLE
128
Creek. : RIA
129
Ulan ___. : BATOR
131
Picasso painting. : THEOLDGUITARIST
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Gunter Grass book. : THETINDRUM
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Coils. : LOOPS
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Baked ___. : ALASKA
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Ultimate. : LAST
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Building material. : ADOBE
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Dickens heroine. : LUCIE
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German cakes. : TORTEN
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___ Perpetua, motto of Idaho. : ESTO
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Relatives of choir stalls. : PEWS
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Bidden. : ASKED
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Grass blades. : SPEARS
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Weasels. : STOATS
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Part's partner. : PARCEL
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Christmas tree decoration. : ICICLE
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Useless: Colloq. : NOGO
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Turkish title. : EMIR
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___ of time. : SANDS
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Equipping with chain mail. : ARMORING
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Scotch tithes. : TEINDS
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"Winnie." : THEPOOH
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College building. : HALL
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Else: Scot. : ENSE
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___ a different color. : HORSEOF
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School subject: Abbr. : ENG
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Political group. : ADA
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Style: Fr. : TON
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Part of Palestine. : GAZA
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Pleasantness. : AMENITY
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Periwinkle. : MYRTLE
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Evaluate. : ASSESS
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Fixed routine. : ROTE
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Wedding phrase. : IDO
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Antiseptic. : IODINE
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Goddesses of Asgard. : ASYNJUR
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Tree. : MAPLE
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French town. : STLO
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Tamino's gift from Queen of the Night. : THEMAGICFLUTE
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Summer time: Abbr. : DST
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Gaucho's garb. : SERAPE
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Nautical rope. : BOBSTAY
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Time. : ERA
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"Buy the truth, and sell ___." : ITNOT
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Geometric figure. : RIGHTTRIANGLE
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Describing swans' feet. : OARY
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Ship: Lat. : NAVIS
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Figures: Abbr. : NOS
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Girl once called "central." : OPERATOR
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Vociferous. : STRIDENT
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Card game. : SLAPJACK
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Eight: Sp. : OCHO
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___-go. : GETUPAND
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Sounds of the pibroch. : WAILINGS
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And the rest. : ETCETERA
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Quantity. : DOSE
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Prayer. : AVE
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Iolanthe's mate. : PEER
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Blackbird. : ANI
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Loud cries. : HOS
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Home of ballet. : USSR
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Texas city. : WACO
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Chinese weight. : HAO
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Sound at sea. : FOGHORN
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Hawaiian island. : MAUI
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See 127 Down. : EUA
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Discuss. : ARGUE
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Answer. : RETORT
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See 23 Across. : BETHS
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Grande and others. : RIOS
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Landward. : INSHORE
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French spa. : DAX
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Irish isles. : ARANS
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Little eyes: Zool. : OCELLI
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Of an age. : ERAL
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New Guinea town. : LAE
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Like cliches. : OVERUSED
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Traveler's choice: Abbr. : RYS
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Put to ___. : THETEST
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Laundry furnishings. : SETTUBS
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Foxglove. : POPDOCK
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Shrewd. : SUBTLE
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Siouan Indians. : OMAHAS
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Bird. : MAGPIE
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Awn: Bot. : ARISTA
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Gambling man. : RISKER
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Fiends. : SATANS
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Numerical prefix. : TRI
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Sad cry. : AHME
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___ Unis. : ETATS
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Eight: It. : OTTO
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Jar. : OLLA
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Namesakes of Mrs. Hoover. : LOUS
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Hanging unevenly. : ALOP
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Excellent. : RARE
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Downy surface. : NAP
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Dwight. : DDE
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Catfish ___. : ROW

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 12 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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