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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Wednesday, April 15, 1981

45-Across : Opposite of zenith

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,481
Across
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Goddess of youth : HEBE
5
Lake or Perry : COMO
9
Liberal ___ : ARTS
13
Sector : AREA
14
Waif : ARAB
15
Old-time actress Ada : REHAN
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Tops : FIRSTRATE
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Of our feathered friends : AVINE
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Tithe : TENTH
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Impeded : HAMPERED
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Bauxite and mispickel : ORES
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Cache : HOARD
27
Incorrect title : MISNOMER
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Lurie's "___ Between the Tates" : THEWAR
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Lime, lemon or grape ___ : ADE
35
More extensive : WIDER
37
Honshu city : ONODA
38
Subtlety : TACT
40
Type of beer : LAGER
42
Stepped (on) : TROD
43
Folklore devil in Russia : CHORT
45
Opposite of zenith : NADIR
47
Monogram of the author of "Little Women" : LMA
48
Balzac's first name : HONORE
50
"The ___ Hill Mob," 1951 film : LAVENDER
52
Chaperon in Valencia : DUENA
54
Skipper of the Nautilus : NEMO
55
Without creditors : DEBTLESS
58
River to the Rhone : ISERE
62
Mo of the House : UDALL
63
Midweek, to a Friend : FOURTHDAY
66
Japanese-American : NISEI
67
Penny ___ : ANTE
68
Advantage : EDGE
69
Vietnamese lunar holidays : TETS
70
Yellow-fever researcher Walter : REED
71
Used henna : DYED
Down
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Dagger handle : HAFT
2
Railroad manipulated by Jay Gould : ERIE
3
City near Jungfrau : BERN
4
Site of Lafayette College : EASTON
5
Word with load or port : CAR
6
"Kia ___!" (Australian toast) : ORA
7
Coll. course : MATH
8
Witchcraft in parts of Africa : OBEAH
9
An Algonquian people : ARAPAHO
10
Profoundly respectful : REVERENT
11
Developing countries : THIRDWORLD
12
Having all one's marbles : SANE
16
Edward, to buddies : NED
18
Kind of rug : THROW
22
Bit of wit : MOT
24
Jannings : EMIL
25
Closed automobile : SEDAN
27
Arena event : MATCH
28
Potato type : IDAHO
29
Item often stolen in public : SECONDBASE
30
Stately; splendid : REGAL
32
" ... ___ of many-colored glass": Shelley : ADOME
33
Speeder's nemesis : RADAR
36
Fieldwork : REDAN
39
Fingerling : TROUTLET
41
Tear apart : RIVE
44
Support for climbing plants : TRELLIS
46
Settle a bill : REMIT
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Prow's direction : ENE
51
Ate some snacks : NOSHED
53
"___ as the eye can see" : ASFAR
55
Shade of brown : DUN
56
Supervise, as a journalist : EDIT
57
Unit of loudness : SONE
59
Whirlpool : EDDY
60
Storm : RAGE
61
Viewed : EYED
64
Reservation dweller in Colo : UTE
65
Grange or Barber : RED

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

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