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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Thursday, December 11, 1986

4-Down : Roué

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 44.3
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,547
Across
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Evening, in Paris : SOIR
5
Muscular contraction : SPASM
10
Mil. decorations : DSCS
14
Architectural pier : ANTA
15
Colonel's insigne : EAGLE
16
Sioux : OTOE
17
Best seller by Fannie Hurst : BACKSTREET
19
Astronomical Major or Minor : URSA
20
Wedding members : USHERS
21
Sponger : DEADBEAT
23
Casa, in Coblenz : HAUS
25
Home, to Gedman : PLATE
26
Action or process: Suffix : ANCE
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___ de Calais : PAS
31
Metatarsus locale : INSTEP
34
Linda of TV's "Happy Days" : PURL
35
Flare up : BLAZE
37
Conflict : WAR
38
A son of Jaktan : OBAL
39
Speechify : ORATE
40
Charter : HIRE
41
Bishop follower : RIC
42
Function : EVENT
43
Spot : ESPY
44
Start of a baseball song : TAKEME
46
Comedian Conway : TIM
48
Not so much : LESS
49
Moves : STIRS
51
Telephone : CALL
53
Form columns : TABULATE
56
Sculptor's second attempt : RECAST
60
Mouthward : ORAD
61
Facetious remarks : WISECRACKS
63
Paddy product : RICE
64
Israeli seaport : ELATH
65
___ Islands, in the W Pacific : TRUK
66
Adult acorns : OAKS
67
Tennis tie : DEUCE
68
Nautical "seven" : SEAS
Down
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Elephant boy of old films : SABU
2
Tierra del Fuego Indians : ONAS
3
Longing : ITCH
4
Roué : RAKEHELL
5
Frames : SETSUP
6
Duffer's delight : PAR
7
Mellowed : AGED
8
Dormancy : SLEEP
9
Strengthen, in a way : METALIZE
10
Holds questionable : DOUBTS
11
Like the Artful Dodger : STREETWISE
12
Italian item or affair : COSA
13
Stool : SEAT
18
Sp. spouse's title : SRA
22
Hamlet, for one : DANE
24
"Light Brigade" weapon : SABRE
26
Seaman's direction : APORT
27
Knitted scarf : NUBIA
28
Throws an illegal football block : CRACKSBACK
30
Opinion : SLANT
32
O.K. Corral fighters : EARPS
33
Plunders : PREYS
36
Loft : ATTIC
39
Completely cowed : OVERAWED
40
W.W. II fighter planes : HELLCATS
42
Author Ludwig : EMIL
45
Piano pieces : ETUDES
47
Bon ___ (Parisian's bargain) : MARCHE
50
Rural crossover : STILE
52
Irish sea god : LER
53
Corrida combatant : TORO
54
Pavarotti forte : ARIA
55
Birthright salesman : ESAU
57
Farm unit : ACRE
58
Jaeger : SKUA
59
Cluckers' disapprovals : TSKS
62
List ender: Abbr. : ETC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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