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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Friday, February 27, 1959

20-Across : One of the three R's.

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 15, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 23.5
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,514
Across
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Waves. : SEAS
5
Asian peninsula. : MALAY
10
Come down. : DROP
14
Novice: Var. : TIRO
15
Soap plant. : AMOLE
16
Heroine of "Green Mansions." : RIMA
17
Indigo plant. : ANIL
18
Lariat. : RIATA
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North Atlantic island: Abbr. : ICEL
20
One of the three R's. : READING
22
Three ___, Quebec. : RIVERS
24
Word element meaning "idea." : IDEO
25
Relative of a serf. : ESNE
26
Be published. : APPEAR
29
Detective, from character in 1863 play. : HAWKSHAW
33
"The Three ___." : BEARS
34
That is ___. : TOSAY
35
Generation. : AGE
36
Table scraps. : ORTS
37
Kitchen gadget. : CORER
38
Three-leaved maple, for example. : TREE
39
Otto ___ Bismarck. : VON
40
"Three Little ___," popular song. : WORDS
41
Bole. : TRUNK
42
"Three Men ___." : ONAHORSE
44
Colors. : PAINTS
45
Part of A. D. : ANNO
46
East Indian herb. : SOLA
47
Cower. : CRINGE
50
Consisting of three parts. : TRINARY
54
Scuttles. : HODS
55
Automaton. : ROBOT
58
Gelatinous substance. : GLUE
59
___ Royale, Michigan. : ISLE
60
Habituate. : ENURE
61
Peru's capital. : LIMA
62
Organizer of the Irish constabulary. : PEEL
63
Discourage. : DETER
64
Fast trains: Abbr. : EXPS
Down
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One of three in Orion's Belt. : STAR
2
One: Ger. : EINE
3
Melody. : ARIA
4
"Three ___," 1921 novel. : SOLDIERS
5
George Eliot character. : MARNER
6
Spanish friend. : AMIGO
7
Mauna ___. : LOA
8
Height: Abbr. : ALT
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"Three ___," De Wet's title for Boer conflict. : YEARSWAR
10
Golf strokes. : DRIVES
11
Staple food. : RICE
12
Hebrew bushel. : OMER
13
Buddies. : PALS
21
Cousin of Castor. : IDAS
23
Black. : INKY
25
Soothes. : EASES
26
From the beginning: Lat. : ABOVO
27
Ex-dictator Juan. : PERON
28
City on the Ganges. : PATNA
29
Mob. : HORDE
30
___-al-Rashid. : HARUN
31
Ten-percenter. : AGENT
32
Elinor Glyn's "Three ___." : WEEKS
34
Trunk. : TORSO
37
Three-___ hat. : CORNERED
38
Three-sided figure. : TRIANGLE
40
Common Chinese name. : WONG
41
Anklebones. : TALI
43
Character in 1893 opera. : HANSEL
44
O. Henry's real name. : PORTER
46
Hoard. : STORE
47
Small diamond. : CHIP
48
Under the ___ (confidentially). : ROSE
49
At rest. : IDLE
51
Girl's name. : ALIX
52
Cut of beef. : RUMP
53
Affirmatives. : YEAS
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Three in ___. : ONE
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Nevertheless. : BUT

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