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Jordan S. Lasher
Jordan S. Lasher

New York Times, Friday, November 5, 1976

Author:
Jordan S. Lasher
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { C J Q }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 96, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 34.7
Jordan S. Lasher has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,946
Across
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Jack London's Capt. Larsen : SEAWOLF
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Cockles' musical partners : MUSSELS
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Munitions dump : ARSENAL
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"___ Dance" : ANITRAS
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Wish desperately : HOPEAGAINSTHOPE
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Change accordingly : ADAPT
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Provo native : UTAHAN
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Queen City nine : REDS
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Medieval catapult : ONAGER
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"I told you so!" : HAH
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Citrus drink : ADE
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Like a nobleman : TITLED
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Kelly : GENE
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U.S. Japanese : ISSEI
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Bobby-___ : SOXER
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Acted desperately : GRASPEDATSTRAWS
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Vesuvian outputs : LAVAS
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"Never!" : NOWAY
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Swear : AVOW
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Like Jack of the comics : SMILEY
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Sea-depth meas. : FTH
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Place of iniquity : DEN
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Threw a baseball : BLAZED
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Seek refuge : FLEE
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More piercing : KEENER
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___ grudge (feel malice) : BEARA
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Desperation equipment : AWINGANDAPRAYER
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Spell : RELIEVE
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Most stingy : NEAREST
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Tied : KNOTTED
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Third calendar box : TUESDAY
Down
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Rommel's battleground : SAHARA
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Weakened : ERODED
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What to call by its own name : ASPADE
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Shows sorrow : WEEPS
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Go ___ length (ramble) : ONAT
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Straggle : LAG
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Displayed brazenly : FLAUNTED
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Run : MANAGE
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Not rid of : UNSHED
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Shankar's instrument : SITAR
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Kind of hospitality: Abbr. : STHN
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Cockney idol : ERO
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Tot's seat, at times : LAP
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Compass point : SSE
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Made Neapolitan, e.g. : ITALIANIZED
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River to the Seine : OISE
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Six: Prefix : HEXA
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Once more : ANEW
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Towel designation : HERS
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Recipe amts. : TSPS
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Bloodcurdling : GORY
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"___ Mommy kissing ... " : ISAW
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Tarry : STAY
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In good spirits : GLAD
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Critic's praise : RAVE
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Earl of ___ : AVON
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Broad-minded : TOLERANT
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Neighbor of Norw. : SWED
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Kind of silk : SLEAVE
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Kind of space flight : MANNED
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Tongue-lashed : FLAYED
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Spanish mystical saint : TERESA
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Vigorous : HEARTY
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Sire : BEGET
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Bugaboos : FEARS
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Heal, as a bone : KNIT
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Scottish hillside : BRAE
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Genesis vessel : ARK
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Cyst : WEN
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U.N. body : ILO
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Little, in Nice : PEU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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