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Maura B. Jacobson
Maura B. Jacobson

New York Times, Saturday, August 24, 1974

Author:
Maura B. Jacobson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q V W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Maura B. Jacobson has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,142
Across
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Beggar's garb : RAGS
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Jewelry resin : AMBER
10
Senator Ervin et al. : SAMS
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Step ___ : ONIT
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Water wheel : NORIA
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Duet, plus one : TRIO
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African antelope : TORA
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Senator : GLENNBEALL
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Senator : HATFIELD
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___ up (spiffy) : DOLLED
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Pro votes : FORS
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Handyman's item : TOOL
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Magnates : BARONS
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Senator : TALMADGE
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Brain ducts : ITERS
33
Certain magazines : PULPS
34
Matter, in law : RES
35
Nail : BRAD
36
Tighten in : CINCH
37
Kind of tube : TEST
38
Eye part : LID
39
Sea birds : ERNES
40
"___ war" (F.D.R.) : IHATE
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Senator : EASTLAND
43
Gets away from : ELUDES
44
Millay : EDNA
45
Biblical measure : OMER
46
Homesteads : ABODES
49
Senator : PROXMIRE
53
Senator : ROBERTTAFT
55
Sprayer's target : ODOR
56
Baseballer Matty : ALOU
57
Wide-bellied pots: Lat. : ORCAE
58
Miss Gwyn : NELL
59
Kind of ski turn : STEM
60
Comes close : NEARS
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Senator : DOLE
Down
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Senator : ROTH
2
Celebes ox : ANOA
3
Sea ___ (N. J. resort) : GIRT
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Senator : STAFFORD
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Infuriates : ANGERS
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Distaff hoodlums : MOLLS
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After high or thorough : BRED
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One, in Bonn : EIN
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Senator : RANDOLPH
10
Adler or Dallas : STELLA
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U.S.S.R. sea : ARAL
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Statute or nautical : MILE
13
Auctioneer's word : SOLD
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Thunder sounds : BOOMS
21
Cations : IONS
24
After-bath items : TALCS
25
Senator : BIBLE
26
Roman forecourts : ATRIA
27
Uses the library : READS
28
Did a piano job : TUNED
29
Phobia : DREAD
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"Beau ___" : GESTE
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Former Senator Kefauver : ESTES
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Feather : PINNA
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Senator : CRANSTON
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Senator : THURMOND
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___ statesman : ELDER
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Holly genus : ILEX
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Hymn start : TEDEUM
43
Hams it up : EMOTES
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"Whether near to me ___" : ORFAR
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Parseghian et al. : ARAS
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Gulp down : BOLT
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Woodwind : OBOE
49
Tailless rodent : PACA
50
Notion: Prefix : IDEO
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___ call vote : ROLL
52
Writer Gardner : ERLE
54
Three, in Rome : TRE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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