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Lansing
Lansing

New York Times, Saturday, November 6, 1976

Author:
Lansing
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 6, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 70.4
Lansing has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,947
Across
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Show surprise : GASP
5
Monk's hood : COWL
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Did shoe repairing : SOLED
14
Toward shelter : ALEE
15
Laugh : HAHA
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Serviceable : UTILE
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Official sanctions : SEALSOFAPPROVAL
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Mauna ___ : LOA
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Chicago el feature : LOOP
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Map abbr. : RTE
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Intentional act at sea? : PORPOISEFULDEED
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Onassis et al. : ARIS
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Truck part : CAB
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Winter wrap : FUR
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Vessel : URN
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But, in Valencia : PERO
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Weasel's relative : SABLE
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Ready for delivery : SIGNEDANDSEALED
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Ruhr city : ESSEN
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Up to one's ___ : EARS
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Image: Prefix : EID
44
Tree of Brazil : APA
46
Roman 401 : CDI
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Actor Jacques : TATI
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Conspicuous lip décor : WALRUSMOUSTACHE
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Pierre's friend : AMI
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Prepare martinis : STIR
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"___, du lieber!" : ACH
56
Vertical sailboat spars : DOLPHINSTRIKERS
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Remove : ERASE
63
Abound : TEEM
64
Silkworm : ERIA
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Come up again : RECUR
66
R.R. stops : STAS
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Invitation abbr. : RSVP
Down
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Run out of ___ : GAS
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Beverage : ALE
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Finger wear : SEALRINGS
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Son of Tantalus : PELOPS
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Japanese measure : CHO
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Dolt : OAF
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Milady's garment : WHALEBONECORSET
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___ luxury : LAPOF
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Public-budget rarities : SURPLUSES
10
Siouan : OTO
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Pierre's book : LIVRE
12
Gladden : ELATE
13
Took out : DELED
18
___ Paulo : SAO
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Fluff of hair : POUF
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Children's Hour, e.g. : PAUSE
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Fragrant root : ORRIS
25
Kind of tea : ICED
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Teasdale : SARA
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Measure of Tripoli : DRAA
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Clerical drudge : PENPUSHER
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Ballpark section : BLEACHERS
35
Scottish port : LEITH
36
Bracken or Albert : EDDIE
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Approach : NEAR
39
District of Pakistan : DADU
40
Indian titles of respect : SRIS
45
___ spumante : ASTI
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Staple driver : TACKER
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Long-legged water bird : WADER
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Love, Italian style : AMORE
50
Fragrant shrub : LILAC
51
After-dinner offerings : MINTS
52
Pacific porgy : TAI
57
University Park campus : PSU
58
Something for two : TEA
59
Rental abbr. : RMS
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Hudson or Ohio: Abbr. : RIV
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Stupe : SAP

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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