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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Saturday, November 30, 1985

27-Down : Cheat

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { F J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,171
Across
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Have flu symptoms : ACHE
5
Secular : LAIC
9
Kind of fund : SLUSH
14
Lateen, e.g. : SAIL
15
Within: Comb. form : ENDO
16
Jay Silverheels's TV role : TONTO
17
Maugham's "The Razor's ___" : EDGE
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Yemeni port : ADEN
19
Bitter or week follower : ENDER
20
School of American art : ASHCAN
22
Macnee-Rigg TV series, with "The" : AVENGERS
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Caen connectives : ETS
25
Judd Hirsch in "Taxi" : ALEX
26
Former lightweight champ : ERNE
27
N.J. bay or river : RARITAN
30
TNT ingredient : NITRO
32
Raise : ELEVATE
33
Monogram of Anna Christie's creator : EGO
34
Weathercock letters : NNE
37
Some summers : ADDERS
38
Make esteemed : ENDEAR
40
Noted German archeologist: 1840-1909 : MAU
41
Suffix with Bronx : ITE
43
Swallows food : INGESTS
44
Architect Pelli : CESAR
46
Trip : STUMBLE
47
Herring's relative : SHAD
49
Grow together : KNIT
51
Asian preceder : EUR
52
Women's dressing gowns : MATINEES
54
"Life ___! ... ": Longfellow : ISREAL
57
Rebel : ARISE
58
Lily's kin : SEGO
60
Fad : RAGE
61
Condescend : STOOP
62
Shipping allowance : TRET
63
Hot times for Pierre : ETES
64
Type of rinse : HENNA
65
Rossini's "La scala di ___" : SETA
66
"Ellie ___," 1865 song : RHEE
Down
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Not ashore : ASEA
2
Thersitical ones : CADS
3
What N.Y.'s CUNY offers : HIGHEREDUCATION
4
Kind of office : ELECTIVE
5
Spare : LEAN
6
Plus : AND
7
Hypothetical : IDEAL
8
Meet : CONVENE
9
Sandhurst weapon : STEN
10
Not so short : LONGER
11
Sotto voce : UNDERONESBREATH
12
Violinist Isaac : STERN
13
Clydesdale, for one : HORSE
21
"___ Born" : ASTARIS
23
Demanding : EXIGENT
25
Dunce, in Dijon : ANE
27
Cheat : REAM
28
Frances of opera : ALDA
29
In jeopardy : ATSTAKE
31
Languages : TONGUES
35
League including St. L. and Pitt. : NATL
36
Irish-Gaelic : ERSE
39
Objection, in a courtroom : DEMURRER
42
Borgnine et al. : ERNESTS
43
Adherent : IST
45
Sec. of the Navy: 1939-40 : EDISON
47
Fruit drink : SMASH
48
Roaring Camp creator : HARTE
50
Rhone feeder : ISERE
53
Scorpio, to Scipio : NEPA
54
Jot : IOTA
55
Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1958 : AGEE
56
___-majesté : LESE
59
Stump : GET

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