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Jim Plackner
Jim Plackner

New York Times, Friday, December 13, 1974

44-Down : Protection

Author:
Jim Plackner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Jim Plackner has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,253
Across
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Work on sheep : SHEAR
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Auntie and namesakes : MAMES
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Marienbad, for one : SPA
14
Bridge or turn : TABLE
15
Nautical position : APORT
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Zero : NIL
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Energy of a sort : ELBOWGREASE
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Photography abbr. : ENL
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Curbs : RESTRICTS
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Neil Simon's suite : PLAZA
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Somewhat: Suffix : ISH
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Stone column of India : ASOKAN
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Extremely involved : UPTOTHEELBOWS
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Olaf, for one : NORSE
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Anguish : PAIN
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Doer: Suffix : IST
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Relative of darn : DRAT
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Miss Venner : ELSIE
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Member of the opposition : ANTI
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British ref. work : OED
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Mars: Prefix : AREO
42
Equip : FITUP
43
Casserole ingredient : ELBOWMACARONI
47
Parts of TV sets : VIDEOS
49
Clever comment : MOT
50
More unfriendly : ICIER
51
Wartime menaces : SABOTEURS
57
Blue or Shahn : BEN
58
Certain affliction : TENNISELBOW
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Wine: Prefix : ENO
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Consequence : EVENT
62
City of Italy : SIENA
63
Moral lapse : SIN
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Painter of Manet portraits : DEGAS
65
Not on time : TARDY
Down
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Ending for pun or fun : STER
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In good shape : HALE
3
Declines : EBBS
4
"Thanks ___" : ALOT
5
Editor's order : REWRITE
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French emporium : MARCHE
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Egyptian goddess : APET
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Extinct birds : MOAS
9
Hesitating sounds : ERS
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Relative : STEPSON
11
Enters stealthily : SNEAKSINTO
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Singer Ezio : PINZA
13
Poe's middle name : ALLAN
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Lillian or Dorothy : GISH
22
Kind of brow : LOW
24
Hero of long-run play : ABIE
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Loosen : UNDO
26
Ponder : PORE
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Used to one's advantage : TRADEDINON
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Kiln : OST
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Derby site : EPSOM
30
Medieval tale : LAI
34
Confound : STUN
35
Indian home: Var. : TIPI
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God of love : EROS
38
Ayres or Wallace : LEW
39
Tire support : AIR
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Cut short : ABORTED
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Most well-fed : FATTEST
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Protection : LEE
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Circuits : AMBITS
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Oregon's ___ Bay : COOS
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Feelings, today : VIBES
48
Ancient British people : ICENI
51
Cut, in Scotland : SNEG
52
Karenina : ANNA
53
Writer Lamb : ELIA
54
Above, in Berlin : UBER
55
___ de jambe (ballet move) : ROND
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Control : SWAY
59
Holiday time : EVE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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