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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Saturday, July 26, 1975

28-Down : Unsophisticated ones

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,478
Across
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Lamented : BEMOANED
9
Diminished : ABATED
15
Excessively embellished : OVERDONE
16
Seascape : MARINE
17
Heed readily : LENDAWILLINGEAR
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Potboiler's output : TRASH
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Musial et al. : STANS
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Wee, in Glasgow : SMA
22
Spanish coin: Abbr. : ESC
23
Wishy-washy : BLAND
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Robert I was one : SCOT
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Deer : DOE
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Brants : GEESE
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___ off (relinquished) : SWORE
28
Sousa's group : BAND
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Voltaire's style : SATIRE
31
Writing implement of yore : SLATE
33
Caught in a way : ROPED
34
John and Sebastian : CABOTS
36
Anger : RILE
37
One who trifles : TOYER
38
White poplar : ABELE
40
Romaine : COS
43
"___ about it!" : HOWS
44
Crust : BRASS
45
Nautical position : AFT
46
Mindanao native : ATA
47
___ the lily : PAINT
48
Conductor Walter : BRUNO
50
Views with indulgence : LISTENSTOREASON
53
Hospital worker : INTERN
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Shine brightly : ERADIATE
55
Ten-percenters : AGENTS
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Warded off : REPELLED
Down
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Quit, as one's party : BOLTED
2
"Thanks ___ much" : EVERSO
3
Imperil : MENACE
4
Public laws: Abbr. : ORDS
5
Esau's wife : ADAH
6
"___ I lay me ... " : NOW
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Isolated : ENISLED
8
River deposits : DELTAS
9
Have ___ to (intend) : AMIND
10
Forbids : BANS
11
Neighbor of Chile: Abbr. : ARG
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Deuce, e.g. : TIESCORE
13
Charmed : ENAMORED
14
Lower the capability of : DERATE
18
Alley features : LANES
23
Stephen or William : BENET
24
Pilfer : SWIPE
26
Swamp denizen, for short : GATOR
27
Wrap : STOLE
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Unsophisticated ones : BABES
30
Seed coverings : ARILS
31
Stepping on it : SCOOTING
32
Depredate : LAYWASTE
35
Loose garments : SARIS
36
Do a touch-up job : RESTORE
37
Poetic muse : THALIA
39
Give-and-take : BANTER
40
Involving a motive : CAUSAL
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Meriting attention : OFNOTE
42
Pie-eyed : STONED
44
Marriage notices : BANNS
47
Saucy : PERT
48
Adam ___ : BEDE
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Track unit : RAIL
51
___ o'clock scholar : TEN
52
Least bit : RAP

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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