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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Tuesday, December 17, 1991

4-Down : Bifocals

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K W X }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,379
Across
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Unruly mob : GANG
5
Wielded : PLIED
10
Dieters' retreats : SPAS
14
Walter of Hollywood : ABEL
15
Oakes of "CHiPs" : RANDI
16
Got off a steed : ALIT
17
"Madame ___," 1977 film : ROSA
18
Mangles : IRONS
19
Irene Dunne role : MAMA
20
PRETENDS : PUTSONANACT
23
Desire : YEN
24
Precollege exams : SATS
25
Ran out : LAPSED
27
Deduces : INFERS
30
Gena Rowlands film: 1980 : GLORIA
32
Rent : LEASE
33
Historical periods : ERAS
34
Mimicked : APED
37
Nathan, to David : SON
38
Gadgets : DEVICES
41
Beer alternative : ALE
42
Rectangular pier : ANTA
44
Scarf holder : NAPE
45
By itself : PERSE
47
Straightens : ALIGNS
49
Cloth-stretching framework : TENTER
50
A first banana : COSTAR
52
Eye drop : TEAR
53
Porthos, to Athos : AMI
54
PRETENDS : MASQUERADES
60
Level : RAZE
62
Leap : VAULT
63
Willing : GAME
64
Movie re ants: 1954 : THEM
65
"South Pacific" hero : EMILE
66
Author Calderon : ERMA
67
Impudence : SASS
68
Hold back : DETER
69
Negotiate : DEAL
Down
1
Robin Williams role : GARP
2
___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
3
Tree house of sorts : NEST
4
Bifocals : GLASSES
5
Snapshots : PRINTS
6
"___ Theme" : LARAS
7
Part of the scheme : INON
8
Best of films : EDNA
9
Make public : DISCLOSE
10
P.I. Spade : SAM
11
PRETENDS : PLAYSAPART
12
___ Semple McPherson : AIMEE
13
Lectern : STAND
21
Propelled a dinghy : OARED
22
Roof topping : TAR
26
Singer Zadora : PIA
27
Visitor to Rick's place : ILSA
28
Bright lights : NEON
29
PRETENDS : FANTASIZES
30
Holds tightly : GRIPS
31
Fancy fabric : LACE
33
Author Hunter : EVAN
35
Otherwise : ELSE
36
Forest forager : DEER
39
Impressed deeply : ENGRAVED
40
Primitive weapon : SPEAR
43
Ht. : ALT
46
Infuriated : ENRAGED
48
"___ a Dancer," 1973 film : IAM
49
Wobble : TEETER
50
Wagons : CARTS
51
Neb. metropolis : OMAHA
52
Veiling : TULLE
55
Identical : SAME
56
Leave the job : QUIT
57
Challenge : DARE
58
Mme. Bovary : EMMA
59
Ball balancer : SEAL
61
Rheine's river : EMS

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2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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