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Louise Earnest
Louise Earnest

New York Times, Tuesday, February 26, 1963

8-Down : Mountain passes.

Author:
Louise Earnest
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Louise Earnest has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,963
Across
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Lassie, for one. : BAIRN
6
Louisa May. : ALCOTT
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In ___. : PERSON
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The cheering section. : ROOTERS
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Synthetic. : MANMADE
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Thermal unit. : CALORIE
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Nautical affirmative. : AYEAYE
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Electrical units. : OHMS
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Bing's realm. : MET
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Cologne, to a native thereof. : KOLN
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Waves: Fr. : ONDES
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"Du ___ wie eine Blume." : BIST
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Avoid slyly. : ELUDE
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Common suffixes. : IDS
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Jeune fille's relative. : TANTE
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Part of a combo. : SAX
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Symbol of success. : PALM
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More stylish: Slang. : TONIER
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Old-style felt hat. : WIDEAWAKE
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Glossy cloth. : ALPACA
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Bossa ___, current dance. : NOVA
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"___ walks in beauty ... " : SHE
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Sedan items. : DOORS
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Caviar. : ROE
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Harnessed. : YOKED
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Paris airport. : ORLY
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Put back into service. : REUSE
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Cause for alarm. : FIRE
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Spanish king. : REY
50
Glove of a sort. : MITT
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False god of riches and avarice. : MAMMON
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16th cen. painter. : ELGRECO
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Political systems. : REGIMES
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Send for more. : REORDER
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Where to find pickets. : FENCES
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Extra section, as of a book. : INSERT
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Home appliance. : DRIER
Down
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European economic union, formed 1947. : BENELUX
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Camille's beloved. : ARMAND
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Exclamatory phrase. : ISAY
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Agnes de Mille ballet. : RODEO
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Compass point. : NNE
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Decorative structures. : ARCHES
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Soils. : LOAMS
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Mountain passes. : COLS
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Ear: Prefix. : OTO
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Ends. : TERMINI
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Adriatic seaport. : TRIESTE
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Income of sorts: Slang. : PAYOLA
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Canine. : SETTER
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Commercial varieties. : MAKES
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"Choosing" game. : ODDMANOUT
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White or Blue ___. : NILE
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Pernicious element. : BANE
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"Beowulf" and others. : EPICS
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Sweet wine. : TOKAY
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Political group. : ADA
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Hebrew letter. : TAV
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Watching one's step. : WARY
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Troubles. : WOES
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Worshiper. : ADORER
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Heinrich Heine poem. : LORELEI
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Many-sided figure. : POLYGON
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Long-winged sea bird. : SKIMMER
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Figures in 25 Down. : HEROES
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Shangri-las. : EDENS
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Sharp response. : RETORT
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"___ and Men." : OFMICE
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Kitchen gadget. : RICER
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Princely title. : EMEER
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Elamite's neighbor. : MEDE
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Hindu fire god. : AGNI
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New Haven and others: Abbr. : RRS
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Abbreviation on an envelope. : RFD

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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