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Andrew Lesko
Andrew Lesko

New York Times, Tuesday, April 9, 1974

25-Down : Battle ___

Author:
Andrew Lesko
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Andrew Lesko has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,005
Across
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___ guard : REAR
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Batter's worry : SLUMP
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Golf gadgets : TEES
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Monster : OGRE
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Siberian native : TATAR
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Canadian lawmen: Abbr. : RCMP
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Shadow : TAIL
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Relative on mother's side : ENATE
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Silkworm : ERIA
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Leader of the Flying Tigers : CLAIRECHENNAULT
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Man Friday : AIDE
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Spasm : TIC
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Custer's last et al. : STANDS
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Clumsy ones : SPILLERS
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French noble : COMTE
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Guitar's relatives : UKES
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Humorous suffix : EROO
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___ carte : ALA
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Most nimble : SPRIEST
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Sash : OBI
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Network : RETE
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Slower, in music: Abbr. : RALL
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Flop of the '50's : EDSEL
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Vinegar Joe of W. W. II : STILWELL
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Fondle : CARESS
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___ Palmas : LAS
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Somewhat, in music : POCO
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Two-thirds of D.D.E. : DAVIDEISENHOWER
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Gather : REAP
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"___ is an island" : NOMAN
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Mother ___ : LODE
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Eye part : IRIS
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___ told (trite) : TWICE
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Placid : EVEN
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Kind of bread : PONE
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Cloyed : SATED
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Auto mishap : DENT
Down
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Campus org. : ROTC
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Equal, in France : EGAL
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Steber's forte : ARIA
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Showing trust : RELIANT
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Noble horses : STEEDS
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___ corporal : LANCE
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Beehive State : UTAH
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Chess ending : MATE
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Paula of films : PRENTISS
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Molasses : TREACLE
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Beige : ECRU
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Jannings : EMIL
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Quarrel : SPAT
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Coney Island features : RIDES
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Zero : NIL
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Battle ___ : SCARS
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Realty sign : TOLET
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Violin : AMATI
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Expertise : SKILL
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British P.M. : PEEL
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Irregular : EROSE
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Loose garments : ROBES
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Messes : SOILS
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Russian river : URAL
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Introduces : PRESENTS
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Blackbeard of piracy : TEACH
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Geometric shape : ELLIPSE
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Talked foolishly : DROOLED
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Roll of money : WAD
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Swindled : CONNED
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"___, it's wonderful" : PEACE
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___-dry shirt : DRIP
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Aviation prefix : AERO
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Conceited : VAIN
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Hawkeye State : IOWA
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Struck, old style : SMIT
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Interlaced : WOVE
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Biblical home : EDEN
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Torn : RENT

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

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