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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Saturday, August 11, 1979

58-Across : Dog or hound

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J K Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 240 (avg 1.26)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 38.6
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,868
Across
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Pen noises : GRUNTS
7
"Friendship," to a Texan : MOTTO
12
He, she and it : PRONOUNS
14
"What ___ of work is a man!": Hamlet : APIECE
16
Leave in the lurch : RUNOUTON
17
Brook : RUNNEL
18
Hill dweller : ANT
19
Jones's prize in 1779 : SERAPIS
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Depressed : SAD
22
Almost : NIGH
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Eldritch : EERIE
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German article : EINE
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___ de Lion : COEUR
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Female ruff : REE
29
Havelock or Dock : ELLIS
30
Groups of nine : ENNEADS
32
Mull over : REFLECT
34
Acid initials : RNA
35
Former Greek V.I.P. : ARI
36
Important Rialto activity : CASTING
40
Peaked : CRESTED
44
___ podridas : OLLAS
45
Puncture prefix : ACU
47
"Le ___ d'Arthur" : MORTE
48
Grande and Bravo : RIOS
49
Words of annoyance : DRATS
51
Trim : NEAT
52
D.C. dweller : AMB
53
Pub area : TAPROOM
55
Iron or Golden : AGE
56
French President in F.D.R.'s day : LEBRUN
58
Dog or hound : RUNAFTER
60
Flouts : SNEERS
61
Swizzle sticks : STIRRERS
62
Threefold : TRINE
63
Cuisinier's specialty : SALADE
Down
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California food fish : GRUNION
2
Versatile Dutch musician: 1885–1932 : RONTGEN
3
Número ___ : UNO
4
Entre ___ : NOUS
5
Pupil : TUTEE
6
Some sleepers : SNORERS
7
One of the Osmonds : MARIE
8
Major work : OPUS
9
Do soldering : TIN
10
Stretchable : TENSILE
11
Like some voyages : OCEANIC
12
Caper : PRANCE
13
Gin : SNARE
15
Firstborn : ELDEST
20
Harbor sight : PIER
23
Two Mexican provisional presidents : HUERTAS
25
"Invisible Man" author: 1952 : ELLISON
27
Sari wearers : RANIS
29
Zimbalist : EFREM
31
Rather : DAN
33
Organ for eavesdropping : EAR
36
Colors similar to sweet william : CORALS
37
Food : ALIMENT
38
Inarticulate utterance : SLOBBER
39
Irving's "The World According to ___" : GARP
40
Paper dolls : CUTOUTS
41
Played host : TREATED
42
Whatnot : ETAGERE
43
Impedes : DETERS
46
John Dickson and Vikki : CARRS
49
"___ Macabre" : DANSE
50
Girl's name meaning "wisdom" : SONIA
53
Word with stile or table : TURN
54
Rich soil : MARL
57
Defendants: Law : REI
59
___ Lippo Lippi : FRA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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