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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Thursday, July 24, 1986

20-Across : Fancy whatnots

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 40.5
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,407
Across
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Group up to no good : GANG
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Buffet dish : SALAD
10
Cake trimmer : ICER
14
Mountain range in the U.S.S.R. : ALAI
15
Clientele : TRADE
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Garment worn in Guntur : SARI
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Eugene Field duelist : GINGHAMDOG
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Earthenware container : OLLA
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Fancy whatnots : ETAGERES
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Virus transmitted by animals : RABIES
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Like George Apley : LATE
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Block of glacial ice : SERAC
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In addition : ASWELL
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A pigweed : BEETROOT
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Less than adequate : POOR
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"La Vie ___," Piaf song : ENROSE
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Acct. : CPA
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Cather's "___ Lady" : ALOST
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Obligatory letters : IOU
38
Word with case or well : STAIR
40
Mountain pass : COL
41
Heller's "Good ___" : ASGOLD
44
Sicilian landmark : ETNA
45
Won the support of : ENLISTED
47
Lowers in prestige : ABASES
49
River in the Netherlands : YSSEL
50
Duration : TERM
51
Short-tailed monkey : BABOON
53
Stringed instruments of Japan : SAMISENS
57
Walter of films : ABEL
58
Rabbit : COTTONTAIL
60
Alum : GRAD
61
Entomb : INURN
62
Noble family line which ended in 1803 : ESTE
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Father : SIRE
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Lorenzo of "Falcon Crest" : LAMAS
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Foretell : READ
Down
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Kind of plum : GAGE
2
Came to earth : ALIT
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The Darlings' dog : NANA
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Those who laugh foolishly : GIGGLERS
5
Shock : STARTLE
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Napoleon's Grande ___ : ARMEE
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Striplings : LADS
8
Pother : ADO
9
Academic titles : DEGREES
10
Line on a map : ISOBAR
11
Kin of the opponent of 17 Across : CALICOCATS
12
Whodunit name : ERLE
13
Narrow inlets : RIAS
18
Mend : HEAL
22
Comedian Johnson's namesakes : ARTES
24
A Korean capital since 1948 : SEOUL
25
Rapidly : APACE
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Athenian lawgiver : SOLON
27
Caterpillar : WOOLLYBEAR
28
Worry : BROOD
29
State one's view : OPINE
30
" ... once through ___ halls": Moore : TARAS
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Thespian Bruce : NIGEL
36
Italian poet: 1544–95 : TASSO
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Truck driver : TEAMSTER
42
Kind of printing process : STENCIL
43
Guardian spirits : DAEMONS
46
A role for Flagstad : ISOLDE
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Type of stout cloth : BRIN
50
Czechoslovakia's ___ Mountains : TATRA
51
Grips : BAGS
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Shelter : ABRI
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Partly fermented grape juice : STUM
54
Let up : EASE
55
Silent-film star Naldi : NITA
56
Pung : SLED
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Actress Munson : ONA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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