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Sophie Fierman
Sophie Fierman

New York Times, Friday, August 23, 1974

Author:
Sophie Fierman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 19.4
Sophie Fierman has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,141
Across
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Top banana : CHAMP
6
Western football team : RAMS
10
Early pulpit : AMBO
14
Daytona entry : RACER
15
French friend : AMIE
16
Wild animal : BOAR
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Up ___ : ATREE
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Relent : MELT
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Domineer : BOSS
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Agent for getting an edge on : WHETSTONE
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Musical direction : LENTO
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Does bar work : TENDS
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Ruhr city : ESSEN
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Fur animal : MARTEN
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Drink to : TOAST
31
Different : OTHER
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Chesterton's detective : BROWN
34
Domesday Book coin : ORA
37
To-do : STIR
38
Ocean : BRINE
39
Later : ANON
40
Use a switch : TAN
41
Sandy color : BEIGE
42
Lobster's abdomen : PLEON
43
Zimbalist : EFREM
45
Plant bristle : ARISTA
46
Cotton thread : LISLE
48
Uninteresting : STALE
51
Being tagged along : INTOW
52
Arizona city : TOMBSTONE
57
Nautical word : ALOW
58
Nincompoop : BOOB
59
Tendon : SINEW
60
King of Naples : RENE
61
Against : ANTI
62
Man at the mike : EMCEE
63
Doer: Suffix : STER
64
Bulletproof wear : VEST
65
Mr. ___ (Stewart role) : DEEDS
Down
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Bird's crop : CRAW
2
Biblical verb : HATH
3
Farm unit : ACRE
4
Athletic event : MEET
5
___ John, legendary monk : PRESTER
6
Actor Novarro : RAMON
7
Alter : AMEND
8
Marker of significance : MILESTONE
9
Collection : SET
10
Convent head : ABBESS
11
Astronauts' finds : MOONSTONES
12
Sew loosely : BASTE
13
Welles : ORSON
21
Playing card : TEN
22
Depend, with "on" : LEAN
25
At ___ (maximally) : MOST
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"___ boy!" : ATTA
27
Bauble for the Lorelei : RHINESTONE
28
District: Abbr. : TER
30
Be obligated : OWE
32
Hellfire's partner : BRIMSTONE
33
Manipulate by fraud : RIG
35
Cheer for : ROOT
36
Tolstoy heroine : ANNA
38
Stinger : BEE
39
___ Baba : ALI
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Concoct : BREW
42
Was insistent : PRESSED
44
Rose or pink : FLOWER
45
White vestment : ALB
46
Tale tellers : LIARS
47
Sea passage : INLET
49
Mr. ___ of "Dombey and Son" : TOOTS
50
Scope : AMBIT
53
Leisure or hot : TIME
54
Formerly : ONCE
55
Require : NEED
56
Farm animals : EWES
58
Munich's state: Abbr. : BAV

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

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