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Paul G. Remley
Paul G. Remley

New York Times, Friday, November 15, 1974

Author:
Paul G. Remley
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 11.8
Paul G. Remley has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,225
Across
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Miss Costello of screen : DOLORES
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Chance ___ lifetime : OFA
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Word with roaring : RIP
14
Period following Stone and Bronze : IRONAGE
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Insurance scheme : TONTINE
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Drizzly quip : NICEDAYFORDUCKS
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Seaweed product : AGAR
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Compass reading : NNE
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Check : ARREST
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Certain escaped convicts, in a way : LOOSEWOMEN
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Deceive : HOCUS
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By way of : VIA
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Tennis and golf: Abbr. : SPS
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Originated : AROSE
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Depend, with "on" : LEAN
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Trifle : DOIT
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Weary : PALL
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River area : DELTA
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"Pompeii" heroine : IONE
38
Strategy : PLOY
39
Life of ___ : EASE
40
Dull finish : MATTE
41
Suffix with saw or law : YER
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Chess pieces: Abbr. : KTS
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Loathe : ABHOR
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Actors' burdens : REHEARSALS
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Distance horse, e.g. : STAYER
51
Bantu : RUA
52
Apiece : EACH
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Sticky question : HOTENOUGHFORYOU
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"___ House," Pulitzer play : ALISONS
59
Mitigate : RELIEVE
60
Cumberland, for one : GAP
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Formerly named : NEE
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Showed contempt : SNEERED
Down
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Miss Merrill : DINA
2
Not a copy: Abbr. : ORIG
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Certain descriptive writing : LOCALCOLOR
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In an oppressive way : ONEROUSLY
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Heating unit: Abbr. : RAD
6
Alaskan governor et al. : EGANS
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French resort : SEYNE
8
Siouan Indian : OTO
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Bone orifices : FORAMINA
10
___ Doria : ANDREA
11
Staple food : RICE
12
Print-shop supplies : INKS
13
Mosquito, for one : PEST
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Plow up soil : TURN
18
" ... owed by so many to so ___" : FEW
23
Chemical suffix : OSE
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Egg-shaped : OVATE
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Mrs. Rockefeller : HAPPY
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Papal cape : ORALE
28
Expert on the future : SOOTHSAYER
29
Western horse : PINTO
30
Ranch animal : STEER
32
Contract : LEASE
33
Letters : ELS
34
Satanic activity : DIABLERIE
36
Remove from high office : DETHRONE
40
Lamb's cry : MAA
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Enamored with : KEENON
44
Liquors : RYES
45
S. A. country : ARG
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German region and river : RUHRS
47
Render harmless : SAFEN
48
Moppy hair : SHAG
49
Indian weight : TOLA
50
"Take ___ from me" : ATIP
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Pirates' hideout : COVE
54
Having color : HUED
56
Exploit : USE
57
Corrida cry : OLE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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