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Jim Plackner
Jim Plackner

New York Times, Friday, December 13, 1974

Author:
Jim Plackner
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 32.7
Jim Plackner has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,253
Across
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Work on sheep : SHEAR
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Auntie and namesakes : MAMES
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Marienbad, for one : SPA
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Bridge or turn : TABLE
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Nautical position : APORT
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Zero : NIL
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Energy of a sort : ELBOWGREASE
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Photography abbr. : ENL
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Curbs : RESTRICTS
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Neil Simon's suite : PLAZA
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Somewhat: Suffix : ISH
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Stone column of India : ASOKAN
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Extremely involved : UPTOTHEELBOWS
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Olaf, for one : NORSE
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Anguish : PAIN
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Doer: Suffix : IST
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Relative of darn : DRAT
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Miss Venner : ELSIE
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Member of the opposition : ANTI
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British ref. work : OED
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Mars: Prefix : AREO
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Equip : FITUP
43
Casserole ingredient : ELBOWMACARONI
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Parts of TV sets : VIDEOS
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Clever comment : MOT
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More unfriendly : ICIER
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Wartime menaces : SABOTEURS
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Blue or Shahn : BEN
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Certain affliction : TENNISELBOW
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Wine: Prefix : ENO
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Consequence : EVENT
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City of Italy : SIENA
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Moral lapse : SIN
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Painter of Manet portraits : DEGAS
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Not on time : TARDY
Down
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Ending for pun or fun : STER
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In good shape : HALE
3
Declines : EBBS
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"Thanks ___" : ALOT
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Editor's order : REWRITE
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French emporium : MARCHE
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Egyptian goddess : APET
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Extinct birds : MOAS
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Hesitating sounds : ERS
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Relative : STEPSON
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Enters stealthily : SNEAKSINTO
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Singer Ezio : PINZA
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Poe's middle name : ALLAN
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Lillian or Dorothy : GISH
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Kind of brow : LOW
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Hero of long-run play : ABIE
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Loosen : UNDO
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Ponder : PORE
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Used to one's advantage : TRADEDINON
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Kiln : OST
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Derby site : EPSOM
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Medieval tale : LAI
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Confound : STUN
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Indian home: Var. : TIPI
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God of love : EROS
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Ayres or Wallace : LEW
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Tire support : AIR
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Cut short : ABORTED
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Most well-fed : FATTEST
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Protection : LEE
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Circuits : AMBITS
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Oregon's ___ Bay : COOS
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Feelings, today : VIBES
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Ancient British people : ICENI
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Cut, in Scotland : SNEG
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Karenina : ANNA
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Writer Lamb : ELIA
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Above, in Berlin : UBER
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___ de jambe (ballet move) : ROND
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Control : SWAY
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Holiday time : EVE

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

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