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Lita M. Elvers
Lita M. Elvers

New York Times, Wednesday, August 4, 1976

57-Down : Constantly

Author:
Lita M. Elvers
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Lita M. Elvers has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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Y
2
O
3
K
4
O
5
M
6
A
7
M
8
I
9
E
10
P
11
A
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C
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A
14
E
D
E
N
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A
L
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G
N
16
E
B
O
N
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G
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N
S
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M
E
D
O
C
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N
O
N
E
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G
O
T
H
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A
M
C
I
T
Y
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G
U
N
S
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O
S
A
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S
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O
U
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S
27
P
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A
R
K
L
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E
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S
T
R
I
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N
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G
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S
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C
A
P
E
35
S
P
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E
C
37
S
N
A
R
E
38
A
G
A
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H
R
H
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H
A
D
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P
A
R
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R
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S
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O
M
A
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R
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P
U
N
A
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E
N
T
I
C
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E
R
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V
I
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T
A
M
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D
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P
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A
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B
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E
D
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M
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E
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T
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R
O
P
O
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L
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I
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S
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U
R
A
L
64
E
V
E
O
F
65
L
A
N
E
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N
A
V
E
67
T
E
N
O
F
68
E
C
C
E
69
T
Y
E
R
70
T
R
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T
S
71
D
E
A
D
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,853
Across
1
Ono : YOKO
5
Eisenhower : MAMIE
10
Rodent : PACA
14
Barbara of TV : EDEN
15
Straighten : ALIGN
16
Black : EBON
17
Wins in a card game : GINS
18
Red wine : MEDOC
19
Bar ___ (without exception) : NONE
20
Batman's home town : GOTHAMCITY
22
Pop and siege : GUNS
23
She-bear, in Spain : OSA
24
Old French coin : SOU
26
Plenty, in Dick Tracy strip : SPARKLE
30
Attachments to some deals : STRINGS
34
Garb for 3 Down : CAPE
35
Kind of delivery: Abbr. : SPEC
37
Trap : SNARE
38
___ Khan : AGA
39
Kingly initials : HRH
40
"I've been ___!" : HAD
41
Young salmon : PARRS
44
Bradley : OMAR
46
Andean plateau : PUNA
47
One who tempts : ENTICER
49
Flintheart, in Tracy strip : VITAMIN
51
Kind of view : DIM
52
Average : PAR
53
Lying down : ABED
56
Superman's home town : METROPOLIS
63
Russian river : URAL
64
"The ___ St. Agnes" : EVEOF
65
Superman's girl friend : LANE
66
Church part : NAVE
67
Fifty past : TENOF
68
Behold, to Cicero : ECCE
69
Thread worker: Var. : TYER
70
Hurries : TROTS
71
"Drop ___!" : DEAD
Down
1
Safecracker : YEGG
2
Hatred, in Spain : ODIO
3
Superman : KENT
4
Kind of breeze : ONSHORE
5
Zoo categories : MAMMALS
6
Guinness : ALEC
7
Southern France : MIDI
8
"___ Rhythm" : IGOT
9
Enclose in a capsule : ENCYST
10
Enemy of Batman : PENGUIN
11
___ ben Adhem : ABOU
12
Neighbor of N.Y. : CONN
13
Donkeys, in Dijon : ANES
21
Invite : ASK
25
Connectives : ORS
26
Kind of goat : SCAPE
27
Heathen : PAGAN
28
Independently : APART
29
Greek magistrate : EPHOR
30
Cold soup : SCHAV
31
Biblical prophet : NAHUM
32
Old coins of Naples : GRANI
33
Kind of chair or car : SEDAN
36
Fine fur: Abbr. : ERM
42
Enemy of Batman : RIDDLER
43
Coll. course : SCI
45
Shady coups : RIPOFFS
46
Freed, with ifs : PAROLED
48
Idaho city : EMMETT
50
Kind of dance : TAP
53
Relative : AUNT
54
Mulish sound : BRAY
55
Roof part : EAVE
57
Constantly : EVER
58
___'clock scholar : TENO
59
Cheer : ROOT
60
Add liquor : LACE
61
S.A. native : INCA
62
Do garden work : SEED

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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