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Kay Sullivan
Kay Sullivan

New York Times, Saturday, February 13, 1988

34-Across : Like some gems

Author:
Kay Sullivan
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 34.0
Kay Sullivan has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,976
Across
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Cowboy's chum : PARD
5
Dubber's concern : SYNC
9
Mrs. McEnroe : TATUM
14
Kauai party : LUAU
15
Shade of blue : TEAL
16
Cambodian money : RIELS
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Mussolini's daughter : EDDACIANO
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" ... the ___ of Greece!": Byron : ISLES
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Capable of decaying : BIODEGRADABLE
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Long time : EON
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K–O connection : LMN
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More abstruse : DEEPER
27
Words between two roses : ISA
28
Cinque follower : SEI
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Emperor ___ Jahan : SHAH
31
Veronese friends : AMICI
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Like some gems : UNSET
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Siouan : OTO
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Denoting certain animal or vegetable fats : POLYUNSATURATED
40
Tennis term : ALL
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Irish dramatist : SYNGE
42
Kind of phobia : AGORA
43
Badgers : NAGS
45
Western Hemisphere assoc. : OAS
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Fuss : ADO
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Town on the Thames : GROTON
49
Modern art : ARE
50
Custom : USE
53
Important energy sources : TRIGLYCERIDES
57
Eucharist plate : PATEN
59
Dirigibles, balloons, etc. : AEROSTATS
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Oar position : APEAK
61
Armor : MAIL
62
Pivot : SLUE
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Course for Lopez : LINKS
64
Wagnerian earth goddess : ERDA
65
High, rugged mountains : ALPS
Down
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U.S.M.A. freshman : PLEBE
2
Portion of a telecast : AUDIO
3
Radioactive element : RADON
4
Pair : DUAD
5
Mark of reproach : STIGMA
6
Long : YEARN
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Zola work : NANA
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Dolt : CLOD
9
Closely related group : TRIBE
10
Passageways : AISLES
11
Kind of lens : TELEPHOTO
12
Rubber tree : ULE
13
Pub. co. pileup : MSS
18
Inventor of the centigrade thermometer : CELSIUS
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Farewell : ADIEU
25
Diner : EATER
26
Mary Richards's friend : RHODA
27
Rimed : ICY
28
Catches : SNAGS
29
Tivoli's Villa d'___ : ESTE
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" ... ___ as great/As when a giant dies": Shak. : APANG
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Grinder : MOLAR
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Like some gains : ILLGOTTEN
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Pres. Carter's school : USNA
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Merchants : TRADERS
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Cameroon river : NYONG
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Gone by : AGO
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Run of luck : STREAK
46
Interstice : AREOLA
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Porcine grunts : OINKS
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Caustic : ACRID
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Prominent Ariz. Democrat : UDALL
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Frame : SETUP
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Ogees : ESSES
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Kind of excuse : LAME
55
Oenologist's concern : YEAR
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"___ boy!" : ITSA
57
Buddy : PAL
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Bee: Comb. form : API

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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