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Thomas W. Schier
Thomas W. Schier

New York Times, Wednesday, March 11, 1987

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 17.2
Thomas W. Schier has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,637
Across
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Out of favor : INBAD
6
A Maverick : BART
10
Pierre's seas : MERS
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"___ is human ... ": Pope : TOERR
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___ probandi (burden of proof) : ONUS
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Upolu seaport : APIA
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Treacherous person : SNAKEINTHEGRASS
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A First Lady's monogram : AER
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Capp hero : ABNER
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Canal features : LOCKS
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Crimson Tide, for short : BAMA
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Baby's foot : TOOTSY
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Jerkwater place : ONEHORSETOWN
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The ___ 1812 : WAROF
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Machinates : PLOTS
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Baton Rouge inst. : LSU
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Raison d'___ : ETRE
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Reformer of musical note system : GUIDO
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Cape of Good Hope discoverer : DIAS
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Kind of bean or sauce : SOY
40
Kiddie hero : SANTA
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Kind of errand : FOOLS
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November feast : TURKEYDINNER
44
Heated : STEAMY
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University courses : ARTS
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Facial features : CILIA
49
River near St.-Quentin : SOMME
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Org. governing traffic above : FAA
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Pour steadily : RAINCATSANDDOGS
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Smell ___ : ARAT
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MSG, e.g. : SALT
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Aromas : ODORS
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Hoopster's action : PASS
62
Stomach problem : KNOT
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Bribe : GETAT
Down
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"___ Wonderful Life" : ITSA
2
Bar follower : NONE
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Deciduous shrub : BEARBERRY
4
Clumsy boat : ARK
5
"I ___ You," 1944 song : DREAMOF
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Beethoven's birthplace : BONN
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An anagram for neat : ANTE
8
German industrial district : RUHR
9
Famed poet's monogram : TSE
10
Strand : MAROON
11
Solar-year excess : EPACT
12
Chances : RISKS
13
Fresh : SASSY
18
Construction piece : IBAR
19
Incandesces : GLOWS
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" ... tickle her with ___": Jerrold : AHOE
25
Young animal : TOTO
26
Has creditors : OWES
27
Assn. formed in 1949 : NATO
28
Grit : SPUNK
29
Upper crust : ELITE
30
Now : TODAY
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Gall of the earth : LIONSFOOT
34
Garage event : SALE
35
Buryat Republic's locale : USSR
37
Actor Coleman : GARY
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"___ Be Cruel," Presley hit : DONT
40
Buckthorn brown : SUMAC
41
Andiron : FIREDOG
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Contaminates : TAINTS
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"___ the torpedoes ... " : DAMN
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Prizefight : SCRAP
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Headpiece for Di : TIARA
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Disney's middle name : ELIAS
49
Hack or Musial : STAN
50
Whence the Nobel Peace Prize comes : OSLO
51
Dillon or Houston : MATT
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City on the Yamuna : AGRA
54
Type of prof. : ASST
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Question : ASK
57
Between H.S.T. and J.F.K. : DDE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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