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Jim Page
Jim Page

New York Times, Tuesday, December 31, 1974

38-Down : Whether ___

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F G J X Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
Jim Page has 84 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 70 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,271
Across
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Sash : OBI
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"Kissinger" authors : KALBS
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Hoffman of Chicago Seven : ABBIE
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Extra-inning number : TEN
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___ barrel (helpless) : OVERA
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Tips off : WARNS
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Reveler's creed : BACCHANALIANISM
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"___ in Winter" : THELION
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Off-color : RISQUE
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Digits: Abbr. : NRS
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Mild expletive : DRAT
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Hesitant sounds : UMS
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Perle : MESTA
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Youth group: Abbr. : CYO
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Pronoun : SHE
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___ emma (before noon) : ACK
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Relative of window-shop : BROWSE
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Air: Prefix : ATMO
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Milton Eisenhower book : THEWINEISBITTER
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Sun: Prefix : SOLI
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Actor James : ARNESS
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Poetic word : EEN
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Clairvoyance : ESP
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These, in Paris : CES
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Swift, in Naples : LESTO
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"To be or ___ ... " : NOT
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Waugh : ALEC
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___ canto : BEL
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Moon spacecraft : APOLLO
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Inquired anew : REASKED
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"A feast is made for laughter, and ___" : WINEMAKETHMERRY
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Cooking herb : ANISE
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Fasten again : RETIE
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Sports org. : AAU
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Czech leader : BENES
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Ancient dagger : SKEAN
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Word part: Abbr. : SYL
Down
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N.Y. betting initials : OTB
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Pulsate : BEAT
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Proceed slowly : INCH
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Cabbage variety : KOHLRABI
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Form of have: Fr. : AVAIS
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Fabric : LENO
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Scene of 1777 battle : BRANDYWINECREEK
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"My Gal ___" : SAL
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Expects : AWAITS
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Proscribes : BANS
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Cookout needs : BRIQUETTES
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Briefly : INSUM
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Salinger girl et al. : ESMES
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Word with per or red : CENT
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Gershwin : IRA
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Betsy et al. : ROSSES
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Gym items : MATS
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Parrot : ECHO
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___ the closet : SKELETONIN
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Force into : COERCE
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Pillbox or toque : HAT
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Acid initials : RNA
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Wind direction: Abbr. : EBS
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"___ Me in St. Louis" : MEET
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Whether ___ : ORNO
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Midwest state: Abbr. : WIS
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Shetlanders, e.g. : ISLESMEN
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Tropical trees: Fr. : PALMES
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Miss Sommer : ELKE
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Moslem ruler : NAWAB
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Express a view : OPINE
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Mauna ___ : LOA
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Brazilian state : BAHIA
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___ majesty : LESE
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Feminine suffix : ETTE
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Paleozoic et al. : ERAS
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Cart : DRAY
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Inert gases: Abbr. : KRS
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Brynner : YUL

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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