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Barbara J. Weakley
Barbara J. Weakley

New York Times, Saturday, May 2, 1987

51-Across : TV's talking horse

Author:
Barbara J. Weakley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 37.4
Barbara J. Weakley has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,689
Across
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Longest river in Spain : EBRO
5
Bogus : FALSE
10
Thwart : BALK
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Two, in Nice : DEUX
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N.A. Indian : OMAHA
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Turkish regiment : ALAI
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Partner of bitsy : ITSY
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Society's elite : UPPERCRUST
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TV show based on "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" : THEGIRLS
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Affection : WARMTH
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Start of N.C.'s motto : ESSE
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He wrote "The Left Bank" : RICE
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Goober : PEANUT
28
Wordless comic bit : SIGHTGAG
32
Tennis term : ALL
33
New Guinea : PAPUA
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Eiffel Tower division : ETAGE
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Ancient temples : NAOI
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Guidance of a sort : REINS
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Author of "My People" : EBAN
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Jackets and collars : ETONS
43
Successful : ONTOP
45
Norwegian coin : ORE
46
Hockey position : LEFTWING
48
Opposes courageously : BEARDS
50
Counting-out word : EENY
51
TV's talking horse : MRED
52
Amphibious vehicle : AMTRAC
55
Push a bill through abruptly : RAILROAD
59
Legislative branch : LOWERHOUSE
61
Greek flask : OLPE
62
Blue flag, for one : IRIS
63
"Four Quartets" poet : ELIOT
64
French land masses : ILES
65
Yurt, e.g. : TENT
66
Ainge of the Celtics : DANNY
67
Assignment : TASK
Down
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What diaskeuasts do : EDIT
2
Hebrew letter : BETH
3
Artifice : RUSE
4
Type of mask : OXYGEN
5
Kind of general : FOURSTAR
6
Spacious : AMPLE
7
Drinks like a dog : LAPS
8
Andress film: 1965 : SHE
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Cause bias by insinuations : EARWIG
10
Hair ornament : BARRETTE
11
Astringent : ALUM
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Wear well : LAST
13
Acquaintances et al. : KITH
19
Hidden store : CACHE
21
"The jig ___!" : ISUP
24
Laughing : RIANT
25
One-picture cartoon : PANEL
26
Delight : ELATE
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Reserved : ALOOF
28
Engaged in litigation : SUING
29
Miss Hungary of 1936 : GABOR
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Henry Wallace's middle name : AGARD
31
Chromosome constituents : GENES
34
Showy spring flower : PEONY
37
What banks give and receive : INTEREST
39
Temperance : SOBRIETY
42
Depone : SWEAR
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Strip : PEEL
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Crept along : INCHED
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Dexterous : ADROIT
51
Kind of jar : MASON
52
Came to earth : ALIT
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Additional : MORE
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Minn. ballplayer : TWIN
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Downfall : RUIN
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Spanish jar : OLLA
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Mimics : APES
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Office necessity : DESK
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Biographer Winslow : OLA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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