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Elaine D. Schorr
Elaine D. Schorr

New York Times, Friday, January 28, 1977

Author:
Elaine D. Schorr
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 30.0
Elaine D. Schorr has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,030
Across
1
Kind of rash or wave : HEAT
5
Discontinue: Abbr. : SUSP
9
Philippine mount : APO
12
Western spread : RANCH
13
"___ yellow ribbon on ... " : TIEA
14
Ferrer : MEL
15
Writer Jean Paul : SARTRE
16
Jocasta's daughter : ANTIGONE
18
Query to a concert pianist : ANDREWATTSDOING
20
Central American Indian : MAYA
21
God of the outer sea : OCEANUS
22
Play area for enfants : PARC
24
"Lohengrin" et al. : OPERAS
28
Explorer Johnson : OSA
31
Ground gripper : CLEAT
34
Wildcat : EYRA
35
Query about a comic : CANBUDDYHACKETT
39
Gal Friday : AIDE
40
Jubal Anderson ___ : EARLY
41
Understand : SEE
42
Charybdis's companion : SCYLLA
45
___ podrida : OLLA
47
Acid ester : LACTONE
50
Promenade : MALL
54
Query to an inventor : ELIASHOWEGOESIT
58
Topaz or tourmaline : GEMSTONE
59
Got the soap out : RINSED
60
Collection of data : ANA
61
Buck character : OLAN
62
Like some days : OLDEN
63
What some topers get : DTS
64
Père's heir : FILS
65
Routine: Abbr. : SYST
Down
1
Thomas or Oliver : HARDY
2
Catch : ENTRAP
3
Land measure : ACRE
4
Man of ___ (sophisticate) : THEWORLD
5
Kind of hood : STATE
6
Range of the Rockies : UINTA
7
___ store by (discounts) : SETSNO
8
No longer in debt : PAIDUP
9
Mine, in Paris : AMOI
10
Quaker name : PENN
11
Cassini : OLEG
12
Indian prince : RANA
15
Actor Wanamaker : SAM
17
Hide-and-___ : GOSEEK
19
Acquiesce : ACCEDE
23
Needle: Prefix : ACU
25
Certain grains : RYES
26
Comedian Johnson : ARTE
27
Gorge : SATE
28
Wood sorrels : OCAS
29
Eastern ketch : SAIC
30
Williams : ANDY
32
Wife of Shamash : AYA
33
Royal resting place : THRONE
36
___ artes: Sp. : BELLAS
37
Symphonic movements : ALLEGROS
38
Geometric shape: Abbr. : CYL
43
"___ the Mohicans" : LASTOF
44
Uganda people : ACHOLI
46
Something to make : AMENDS
48
Of melody : TONAL
49
Olympic-star Jesse : OWENS
51
Stock or bond, e.g. : ASSET
52
Legal right : LIEN
53
Inc., in Britain : LTD
54
Exclamation of old : EGAD
55
Afforded : LENT
56
"___ corny as ... " : IMAS
57
Unctuous : OILY

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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