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Maura B. Jacobson
Maura B. Jacobson

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

New York Times, Sunday, August 26, 1973

1-Down : Iridescent

Author:
Maura B. Jacobson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 158, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.81, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 658 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 175, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 28
Maura B. Jacobson has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,779
Across
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Sandman's home, perhaps : OASIS
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Suffer, in Scotland : DREE
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European apple : SORB
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Xmas-tree décor : TINSEL
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Vision specialist : OPTOMETRIST
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U.S.S.R. city : OREL
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Chant : INTONE
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Weekender's lot, paraphrased : SATURDAYSCHILDWORKSHARD
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Fold: Fr. : PLI
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Otologist's domain : EARS
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Stable staple : OATS
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Expect : AWAIT
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Carper : NAG
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Paddy product : RICE
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Street sign : NOTURNS
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Tie up : TRUSS
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Keenness : EDGE
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Accustom: Var. : ENURE
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Carries on : RANTS
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Dryad : NYMPH
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Loom bar : EASER
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___ no : YESOR
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U. S. inventor : OTIS
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Slangy vetoes : NOPES
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Fallen idols : EXGODS
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"As Maine goes, ___ ... " : SOGOES
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Coiffed like Simba : MANED
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Son of Joktan : OBAL
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French monarch : ROI
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Soldiers' groups: Abbr. : DETS
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Living-room pieces : LAMPS
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Rain gauge : UDOMETER
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Small sea coves : ARMLETS
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What students do : TAKELESSONS
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Gabor : EVA
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Athens man and others : TIMONS
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Dessert chef's specialties : CAKEBATTERS
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"What's ___ for me?" : INIT
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Regarding : ANENT
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Big safari men : GAMEHUNTERS
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Cary or U. S. : GRANT
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Shredded : TORE
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Plumbing workers : PIPEFITTERS
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Actress Nuyen : FRANCE
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Area measures: Abbr. : ACS
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"Pride and Prejudice" girls, e.g. : FIVESISTERS
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Cursory viewer : GLANCER
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Podiatrists' concerns : TOEBONES
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Conflicts, old style : STORS
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Time period : AEON
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Football measures: Abbr. : YDS
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Pitchers' aims : OUTS
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Loudness units : PHONS
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Of the bones : OSTEAL
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Deodars : CEDARS
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Barkers' bailiwicks : FAIRS
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Sounds from Sandy : ARFS
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Works by Salvador : DALIS
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Court hearings : OYERS
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Fronded : FERNY
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Bow or Barton : CLARA
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F.B.I. man : AGENT
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What book reviewers do : READ
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Ferber opus : SOBIG
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Temperature : HOTNESS
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Preminger : OTTO
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Home of the Knesset: Abbr. : ISR
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Granite city : BARRE
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Tokyo sport : SUMO
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Bird fare : SEED
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Wax: Prefix : CER
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What Edison said there is : NOSUBSTITUTEFORHARDWORK
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Singer's exercises : TRILLS
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Delayed : LATE
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Lung exercises : INHALATIONS
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Witchhunter's target : HERESY
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Biblical land : ELAM
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Pueblo Indians : TAOS
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Basket fiber : ISTLE
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Iridescent : OPALINE
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Roman historian : ATTICUS
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Old French coin : SOU
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Hungary's Nagy : IMRE
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Auto worker's product : SEDAN
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All 48, in 1920 : DRYSTATES
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Sweetbread: Fr. : RIS
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Ushers : ESCORTS
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Frome and Allen : ETHANS
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Hurok et al. : SOLS
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City law, for short : ORD
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Heated over : REWARMED
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Photo-lab jobs : BLOWUPS
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Polynesian symbols : TIKIS
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Current month: Abbr. : INST
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Kind of degree : NTH
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What's-his-name : SOANDSO
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Mad : ENRAGED
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Accountants' items : LEDGERS
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Fish hawk : OSPREY
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Cooks' ingredients in Maui : TAROROOTS
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"___ about time!" : ITS
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Allergist's concern : RASH
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Brave cockneys : EROS
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Etats ___ : UNIS
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Printers : TYPESETTERS
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See 61 Down : EAGLE
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Causing wear : ERODENT
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Some subsidized farmers : NONPLANTERS
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Tests : EXAMS
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Lapel wear at reunions : NAMEBUTTONS
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Dark colors, to poets : EBONS
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Catches on : GETS
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What great events do : MAKEHISTORY
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Aromas : ODORS
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Woodpecker sound : RATATAT
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S. A. river : ORINOCO
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Dip : IMMERSE
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Inland pastime : LAKEFISHING
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Consumers : USERS
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Leasehold : TENANCY
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Manifested : EVINCED
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Betrayers : RATTERS
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Lindbergh, with 37 Down : LONE
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Subdues : TAMES
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Endings for young and old : STERS
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Garbs for Superman : CAPES
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Mideast land : IRAN
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Yields : GIVES
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Site of the Alhambra : GRANADA
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Ale units : PINTS
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Ice field : FLOE
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Quartets : FOURS
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Obtains an official O.K. : GETSASEAL
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Cribbage gear : BOARD
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___ a daisy : ASFRESHAS
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Of a head bone : PARIETAL
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Algerian port : ORAN
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Italian lake : LAGO
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Old Greek city : CORINTH
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Offensive sight : EYESORE
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Companion of "Yours truly" : DEARSIR
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Running a temperature : FEBRILE
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Penna. city : ALTOONA
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Recipe direction : LETCOOL
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Hospital worker : INTERNE
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Heron's relatives : STORKS
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McHenry, e.g. : FORT
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Confection : COMFIT
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Smart-alecky : SASSY
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Cry's partner : HUE
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Caravan stop : SERAI
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Cooper's products: Abbr. : BBLS
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Pipe part : STEM
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Insecticides : DDTS
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Rubber tree : ULE
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Actress Hagen : UTA
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After pi : RHO
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Comedian's forte : WIT

Answer summary:
22 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 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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