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Harriet Gilson Rosenberg
Harriet Gilson Rosenberg

New York Times, Thursday, August 8, 1974

8-Down : Blacksmith's need

Author:
Harriet Gilson Rosenberg
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Harriet Gilson Rosenberg has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,126
Across
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Disrepute : INFAMY
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Furrow, to Scots : GAW
10
Delhi garment : SARI
14
Contradicted : BELIED
15
Bill : ONE
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"I sometimes hold it half ___ ... " : ASIN
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Turkish decrees : IRADES
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Surmount : OVERCOME
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Overfond one : DOTER
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"Sew ___ seam" : AFINE
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Headwear : FEZ
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Scrooge or Marner : SKINFLINT
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Army medal : DSC
29
Picnic pest : ANT
30
Allen : ETHAN
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Opens, as a door : UNLATCHES
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"Rain" girl : SADIE
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"___ I!" : SOAM
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"___ how!" : HERES
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Iranian coin : RIAL
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Hebrew law : TORAH
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Vikings' home : MINNESOTA
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House adjunct : PATIO
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Filch : NIM
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___ Juan : SAN
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Hostelry owner : INNKEEPER
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Stamps of approval : OKS
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Mrs. Muir's friend : GHOST
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Severity : RIGOR
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"Absence makes ___ ... " : THEHEART
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Gully : RAVINE
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Fib : TALE
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By birth : NEE
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Pleased : ELATED
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The one and ___ : ONLY
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Women's org. : DAR
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Polly and Larry : ADLERS
Down
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Footnote abbr. : IBID
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Wolfe : NERO
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Driver's worry : FLAT
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Acolytes : AIDES
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Mongoose-like animal : MEERKAT
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Measures: Abbr. : YDS
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Explode : GOOFF
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Blacksmith's need : ANVIL
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___ roast : WEENIE
10
Iowa Indian : SAC
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___ now : ASOF
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Hoarfrost : RIME
13
Don Juan's mother : INEZ
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Lets : RENTS
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Pre-game offering : ANTHEM
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Kind of worm : INCH
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Asian goats: Var. : THARS
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Furniture coating : DUST
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Pry : SNOOP
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Miss Barton : CLARA
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Ta-ta, below the border : ADIOS
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S. A. cattle breed : NIATA
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Violin : AMATI
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Silkworm : ERI
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Trumpet signal : SENNET
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Verve : ELAN
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Insignificant one : SNIP
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Door part : HINGE
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Gem : EMERALD
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Available : ONHAND
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Neighbor of Japan : KOREA
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Glyceride : ESTER
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Antagonist : RIVAL
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Banker Kahn : OTTO
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Caravansary : KHAN
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Stock-market order : SELL
60
Lodging place: Fr. : GITE
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Unusual person : ONER
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Cincinnati ___ : REDS
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Attention-getter : HEY
65
Cartoonist Gardner : REA

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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