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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Friday, October 29, 1976

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,939
Across
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Reptiles : ASPS
5
Self-important people : SNOBS
10
Plagiarize : CRIB
14
Faithful, in Scotland : LEAL
15
Woo : COURT
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Lawn-care item : HOSE
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Friend for Pierre : AMIE
18
Bone: Prefix : OSTEO
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Out of a job : IDLE
20
Frustrating quest : WILDGOOSECHASE
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Information : DATA
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"D' ye ___ John Peel ... ?" : KEN
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Bactrian : CAMEL
28
Elusive goal : POTOFGOLD
34
Goes for : ADORES
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Salamander : NEWT
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Engage in rivalry : VIE
38
Guns up : REVS
39
Big ___ (V.I.P.) : WHEEL
41
Watery track : WAKE
42
Cheer : OLE
43
Violinist Leopold : AUER
44
Established : SEATED
46
Delusion : MARESNEST
49
British Waves : WRENS
50
Dress : TOG
51
Emulated : APED
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Making a hopeless try : ONAFOOLSERRAND
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Kind of shape : SHIP
61
Sheer fabric : VOILE
62
Table item : OLEO
63
Assistant : AIDE
64
"Where's ___?" : ELMER
65
Endure : BEAR
66
Leaves : GOES
67
Ecstatic states : RAPTS
68
Weird : EERY
Down
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"There ought to be ___" : ALAW
2
Truck rig, for short : SEMI
3
Jack and Jill's burden : PAIL
4
Participants in a winter sport : SLEDDERS
5
Make tracks : SCOOT
6
Nothing doing! : NOSOAP
7
Face-saving devices : OUTS
8
Broth, in Scotland : BREE
9
Horned birds of Europe : STOCKOWLS
10
Taiwan name : CHIANG
11
Fishing and divining : RODS
12
Capri, e.g. : ISLE
13
Social : BEE
21
Writer Zona : GALE
22
Weight : HEFT
25
Billiard shot : CAROM
26
Miss St. Johns : ADELA
27
Van line, e.g. : MOVER
29
Unique types : ONERS
30
Letter : TEE
31
Kind of leaf shape : OVATE
32
Compare : LIKEN
33
Town-goer of film : DEEDS
35
Changed sides : SWUNGOVER
40
___-haw : HEE
41
Clotheshorse's need : WARDROBE
43
Words setting a time : ASOF
45
Pitcher : EWER
47
Storehouses : ETAPES
48
Armor piece: Var. : TASLET
52
Equals : PEERS
53
Eileen's state : OHIO
54
Brood of pheasants : NIDE
55
Alley Oop's friend : OOLA
56
Wilted : LIMP
57
Nautical word : ALEE
58
At hand : NEAR
59
Fishing boat : DORY
60
Droop : SAG

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

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