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Martha J. DeWitt
New York Times, Friday, October 6, 1989
9-Down : Fodder
Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 39.3
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 P | 2 R | 3 E | 4 P | 5 C | 6 A | 7 D | 8 G | 9 E | 10 H | 11 O | 12 U | 13 R |
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14 R | O | A | R | 15 A | L | I | E | N | 16 O | U | S | E |
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17 O | U | T | O | 18 F | D | O | O | R | S | 19 S | T | E | N |
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20 P | E | S | T | E | R | E | R | 21 I | 22 M | P | O | R | T |
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23 E | W | E | S | 24 P | L | A | I | N | ||||||
25 C | 26 L | 27 O | S | E | S | 28 B | R | A | C | C | A | 29 T | 30 E |
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31 R | O | U | T | S | 32 D | R | A | G | 33 E | L | A | N |
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34 A | R | T | 35 T | 36 R | E | A | T | E | 37 D | 38 I | M | A |
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39 N | E | O | 40 N | 41 E | R | N | E | 42 R | 43 E | M | I | T |
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44 E | N | F | O | 45 L | D | E | D | 46 G | A | M | B | L | E |
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47 S | T | I | C | K | 48 T | A | P | A | ||||||
49 S | 50 L | I | C | E | R | 51 S | E | R | E | N | 52 A | 53 D | 54 E |
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55 N | I | G | H | 56 O | 57 U | T | A | N | D | A | W | A | Y |
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58 A | S | H | E | 59 S | T | A | R | E | 60 T | O | R | E |
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61 P | A | T | S | 62 S | A | T | Y | R | 63 E | L | K | S |
© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,577
Across
1
Trial run, in horse racing : PREP
5
Mooch : CADGE
10
Kind of glass : HOUR
14
Bellow : ROAR
15
Man from Mars : ALIEN
16
English river : OUSE
17
Alfresco : OUTOFDOORS
19
British gun : STEN
20
Persistently bothersome person : PESTERER
21
Drift : IMPORT
23
Old ones are crocks : EWES
24
Obvious : PLAIN
25
Finishes : CLOSES
28
Feathered on the feet : BRACCATE
31
Debacles : ROUTS
32
Influence : DRAG
33
Spirit : ELAN
34
Music, for one : ART
35
Played host : TREATED
38
"___ Yankee Doodle dandy" : IMA
39
Lighting gas : NEON
41
Former lightweight champ : ERNE
42
Mail payment : REMIT
44
Wrapped up : ENFOLDED
46
Play the ponies : GAMBLE
47
Adhere : STICK
48
Spanish appetizer : TAPA
49
Cheese knife, for one : SLICER
51
Charivari : SERENADE
55
Close by : NIGH
56
By far : OUTANDAWAY
58
U.S. Open tennis champ: 1968 : ASHE
59
Ogle : STARE
60
Cannonballed : TORE
61
Sajak and O'Brien : PATS
62
Butterfly : SATYR
63
Wapitis : ELKS
Down
1
Support : PROP
2
Rakehell : ROUE
3
Gobbles : EATS
4
Squawk : PROTEST
5
Bare-bones military units : CADRES
6
Agalloch : ALOES
7
Memorable fashion designer : DIOR
8
Kaiser Wilhelm, for one: Abbr. : GER
9
Fodder : ENSILAGE
10
Pilgrims' shelter : HOSPICE
11
Vulnerable : OUTONALIMB
12
Employer : USER
13
Let : RENT
18
"Having the ___ wants, I am nearest to the gods": Socrates : FEWEST
22
Singer Davis : MAC
24
Yap : PRATE
25
Stretch the neck : CRANE
26
A 1961 Oscar winner : LOREN
27
Beyond reason : OUTOFSIGHT
28
Stigma : BRAND
29
Dravidian language : TAMIL
30
Maternally related : ENATE
32
John or Bo : DEREK
36
Clara Barton's org. : REDCROSS
37
Behung : DRAPED
40
Indentations : NOTCHES
43
Come forth : EMANATE
45
Mendacity : LIE
46
Cactus Jack : GARNER
48
Lachrymose : TEARY
49
Start of a football play : SNAP
50
Mona ___ : LISA
51
Immediately, on a prescription : STAT
52
Truant G.I. : AWOL
53
Sable : DARK
54
Hurricane centers : EYES
57
Actress Hagen : UTA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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