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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Friday, March 14, 1975

6-Down : " ... to fetch ___ of water"

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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P
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E
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E
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P
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C
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R
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D
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L
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A
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O
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M
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E
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N
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Y
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B
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R
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P
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M
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K
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R
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R
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H
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B
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A
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E
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F
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I
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N
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H
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D
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,344
Across
1
Slight sound : PEEP
5
Was concerned : CARED
10
"Lohengrin" heroine : ELSA
14
Stew : OLIO
15
Met production : OPERA
16
___ Marian : MAID
17
Nobleman : EARL
18
Goat : NANNY
19
Dilemma : BIND
20
Advantageous position : THEINSIDETRACK
23
Dupes : TOOLS
24
Comparative suffix : IOR
25
Discovery : ESPIAL
28
Cigar users : SMOKERS
32
Certain pupil : TEACHERSPET
35
Van Winkle : RIP
36
Greeting for a villain : HISS
37
Macaw : ARA
38
West Indian fish : BOGA
39
Noun suffix : ENT
40
Certain candidate : FAVORITESON
44
Renovate : RESTORE
46
Thoroughbreds : RACERS
47
Physicians' org. : ACP
48
Have ___ (live it up) : ABALL
50
Special advocate : AFRIENDATCOURT
56
Jutting rock : CRAG
57
Scandinavian : NORSE
58
Mussel genus : UNIO
59
Loathe : HATE
60
Oregon, for one : TRAIL
61
Pay-phone fodder : DIME
62
Be an ally : ABET
63
Silly, in England : SAWNY
64
Kind of poker : STUD
Down
1
Keats, for one : POET
2
King of Israel : ELAH
3
Emerald Isle : EIRE
4
Part of the office rat race : POLITICS
5
Comfort : CONSOLE
6
" ... to fetch ___ of water" : APAIL
7
Separates : RENDS
8
Sea eagle : ERNE
9
Soap-opera slotting : DAYTIME
10
Get aboard : EMBARK
11
Secular : LAIC
12
Kitchen fixture : SINK
13
Increase : ADD
21
Ark builder : NOAH
22
Cheer the team on : ROOT
25
Upper air : ETHER
26
Fishing net : SEINE
27
Former times : PASTS
28
Coast Guard member : SPAR
29
Uneven : EROSE
30
Austerity : RIGOR
31
Bridges : SPANS
33
Carry on : RAVE
34
Box-office sign : SRO
38
Obscures : BECLOUDS
40
Converging points : FOCI
41
Old French land units : ARPENTS
42
Angrily : IRATELY
43
Body powder : TALC
45
Object of attack : TARGET
48
Fight to ___ (no decision) : ADRAW
49
Saar ___ : BASIN
50
Fine steed : ARAB
51
Kismet : FATE
52
Myrna Loy role in "Thin Man" : NORA
53
Single thing : UNIT
54
Pine of N. Z. : RIMU
55
Pigeon-___ : TOED
56
Chinese tea : CHA

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

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