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Christy Ridley
New York Times, Wednesday, January 27, 1993
18-Across : Herbivore
Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 49.4
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 M | 2 U | 3 S | 4 T | 5 K | 6 A | 7 Y | 8 A | 9 K | 10 C | 11 A | 12 S | 13 T |
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14 I | N | C | H | 15 A | R | E | N | A | 16 A | S | T | O |
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17 A | D | U | E | 18 V | E | G | E | T | 19 A | R | I | A | N |
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20 W | O | L | F | 21 G | A | N | G | 22 M | I | R | A | G | E |
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23 P | R | O | S | E | 24 D | A | D | O | ||||||
25 A | 26 L | T | E | R | S | 27 C | A | N | A | L | 28 L | 29 E | 30 R |
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31 S | L | U | E | D | 32 S | A | R | D | 33 L | O | N | E |
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34 W | A | R | 35 A | 36 M | A | D | E | U | 37 S | 38 N | E | V |
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39 I | M | A | 40 M | 41 O | U | R | S | 42 E | 43 A | G | R | E |
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44 M | A | L | A | 45 M | U | T | E | 46 U | P | S | H | O | T |
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47 C | A | N | E | 48 E | R | I | C | A | ||||||
49 M | 50 O | 51 Z | A | R | T | 52 A | Q | U | A | R | I | 53 A | 54 N |
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55 U | B | I | Q | U | I | 56 T | O | U | S | 57 I | R | M | A |
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58 M | E | N | U | 59 E | R | N | I | E | 60 B | E | E | N |
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61 S | Y | C | E | 62 S | E | E | P | S | 63 E | D | N | A |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,786
Across
1
Is required to : MUST
5
Eskimo boat : KAYAK
10
Throw : CAST
14
Ruler division : INCH
15
Scene of action : ARENA
16
In re : ASTO
17
Together: Mus. : ADUE
18
Herbivore : VEGETARIAN
20
First name of 49 Across : WOLFGANG
22
Illusion : MIRAGE
23
Ordinary language : PROSE
24
Pedestal part : DADO
25
Changes : ALTERS
27
Type of freight boat : CANALLER
31
Pivoted; veered : SLUED
32
Orange-red stone : SARD
33
Sole : LONE
34
Conflict : WAR
35
Middle name of 49 Across : AMADEUS
38
Neighbor of Calif. : NEV
39
Muslim prayer leader : IMAM
41
Cather's "One of ___" : OURS
42
Tidal bore : EAGRE
44
Alaskan sled dog : MALAMUTE
46
Outcome : UPSHOT
47
Walking stick : CANE
48
Heath : ERICA
49
Composer born Jan. 27, 1756 : MOZART
52
Anyone born Jan. 27 : AQUARIAN
55
Omnipresent : UBIQUITOUS
57
"My Friend ___," 1949 film : IRMA
58
Bill of fare : MENU
59
Ford or Pyle : ERNIE
60
"I've ___ to London ... " : BEEN
61
Groom in India : SYCE
62
Oozes : SEEPS
63
Ferber or Millay : EDNA
Down
1
Cat sound: Var. : MIAW
2
Loosen : UNDO
3
Of Praxiteles's art : SCULPTURAL
4
" ... land of ___" : THEFREE
5
Armed Turkish constable : KAVASS
6
Perfume ingredient : ARENE
7
Peteman : YEGG
8
One, in Ayr : ANE
9
Capital of Nepal : KATMANDU
10
Lewis ___, born Jan. 27, 1832 : CARROLL
11
Largest of seven : ASIA
12
Bachelor party : STAG
13
Musical sound : TONE
19
Verdi opera : AIDA
21
Punta ___, Fla. : GORDA
24
Ventures : DARES
25
Natant : ASWIM
26
Camel's kin : LLAMA
27
Framework : CADRE
28
Devoted to classical music : LONGHAIRED
29
January, in Lima : ENERO
30
Build a barricade : REVET
32
Fry in a bit of fat : SAUTE
36
R.C.M.P. members : MOUNTIES
37
Rich brown : SEPIA
40
Asian monkey : MACAQUE
43
Impute : ASCRIBE
45
Japanese merchant ship : MARU
46
Ancestors of domestic cattle : URUSES
48
Outfit; rig : EQUIP
49
"___ the word!" : MUMS
50
Comply; mind : OBEY
51
Spelter : ZINC
52
First-rate : AONE
53
Verily : AMEN
54
The Darlings' dog : NANA
56
Three, in Roma : TRE
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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