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Patterson Pepple
Patterson Pepple

New York Times, Thursday, July 26, 1990

54-Down : Schwandorf's river

Author:
Patterson Pepple
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 14, XRef: 4, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 17.4
Patterson Pepple has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,870
Across
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Singer Lesley ___ : GORE
5
Cry of regret : ALAS
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Recoiled : SHIED
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Indigo : ANIL
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Vichyssoise : SOUP
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Casals's instrument : CELLO
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Home for a tome : BOOKSTORE
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Gazelle : ARIEL
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With 38 and 50 Across, possible slogan for NOW : WOMANSPLACE
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Flower's pollen bearer : STAMEN
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U.S. spy org. : CIA
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Pear, to Pedro : PERA
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British ___ : ISLES
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Suffragist Anna Howard ___ : SHAW
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Generosity : LARGESSE
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Oat genus : AVENA
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See 20 Across : ISINTHEHOUSEAND
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Birthmark : NEVUS
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Cancelled : ANNULLED
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P.S. building : ELEM
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Rabbits' cousins : HARES
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Greenish blue : TEAL
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Barbara ___ Geddes : BEL
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Singing brothers : EVERLY
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See 20 Across : INTHESENATE
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Gem measure : CARAT
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Liz ___ of S.C. : PATTERSON
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Blessed ___ : EVENT
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Induce ennui : PALL
64
Congresswoman ___ Okar of Ohio : MARY
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Down at the heels : SEEDY
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Off Broadway award : OBIE
67
Resentful : SORE
Down
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Blarney stone gift : GAB
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"Sail ___ Union!" : ONO
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Dolores Del ___ : RIO
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Wapiti : ELK
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Amaze : ASTONISH
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Weft and woof milieu : LOOM
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Halo : AURA
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Pantry, in Ayr : SPENCE
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___ Flow : SCAPA
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Angler's fly : HERL
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Pelvic bones : ILIA
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Subject of B.F.'s kite experiment : ELEC
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Bush's Secretary of Labor : DOLE
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Neighbor of Norw. : SWE
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Fem. sibling : SIS
22
Strip for drawing curves : SPLINE
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Nap-raising plant : TEASEL
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Achieve success : ARRIVE
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Champagne size : MAGNUM
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Reno-to-L.A. dir. : SSE
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"Villa" composer : LEHAR
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Slim and trim : SVELTE
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Medic or medicine : HEALER
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Temper steel : ANNEAL
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Walking like a duck : WADDLY
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French connectives : ETS
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Tempe inst. : ASU
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Unit : ONE
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Disturb : UNSETTLE
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"For ___ a jolly ... " : HES
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Syrian city : ALEPPO
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Rose in "Golden Girls" : BETTY
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Neckline style : VEE
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Chills the bubbly : ICES
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Church section : NAVE
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Dendrologist's concern : TREE
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"The ___ that rocks ... " : HAND
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Schwandorf's river : NAAB
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King of the Huns : ATLI
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Apt. units : RMS
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___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
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Gov. Kay ___ of Neb. : ORR
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Comedian Louis : NYE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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