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Nancy McCarthy
New York Times, Monday, January 17, 1983
34-Down : Football official
Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.1
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 L | 2 I | 3 R | 4 A | 5 A | 6 L | 7 E | 8 F | 9 A | 10 M | 11 A | 12 T |
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13 A | R | A | B | 14 A | M | I | G | O | 15 S | A | C | O |
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16 M | A | K | E | 17 S | U | P | F | O | R | 18 S | K | I | T |
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19 E | N | E | 20 O | R | L | E | 21 S | 22 T | E | E | D | S |
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23 A | L | A | E | 24 H | A | I | R | S | ||||||
25 I | 26 M | P | E | L | 27 M | A | K | E | T | R | 28 U | 29 E |
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30 G | R | A | S | S | 31 R | O | V | E | R | 32 E | R | R |
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33 L | A | K | E | 34 L | I | V | E | N | 35 S | A | G | A |
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36 A | D | E | 37 W | I | D | E | N | 38 H | I | D | E | S |
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39 D | E | S | 40 T | I | N | E | D | 41 M | A | R | Y | S | ||
42 H | O | N | E | R | 43 P | A | R | E | ||||||
44 S | 45 P | A | R | K | S | 46 S | I | N | E | 47 A | 48 I | 49 D |
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50 T | E | S | T | 51 M | 52 A | K | E | S | M | 53 E | R | R | Y |
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54 A | R | T | E | 55 A | G | A | T | E | 56 A | G | O | N |
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57 T | U | E | S | 58 N | O | T | A | 59 P | O | N | E |
© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,123
Across
1
Coin of Calabria : LIRA
5
Hebrew letter : ALEF
9
Amo, amas, ___ : AMAT
13
Native of Mecca : ARAB
14
Bolivian friend : AMIGO
15
River in Maine : SACO
16
Atones : MAKESUPFOR
18
Short comic play : SKIT
19
Wind dir. : ENE
20
Band on a shield : ORLE
21
Chargers : STEEDS
23
Wings : ALAE
24
Sticklers split these : HAIRS
25
Drive forward : IMPEL
27
Adjust exactly; align : MAKETRUE
30
Word with widow or skirt : GRASS
31
Vagabond : ROVER
32
Slip : ERR
33
Superior, for one : LAKE
34
Pep up : LIVEN
35
Heroic narrative : SAGA
36
Fruity drink : ADE
37
Expand : WIDEN
38
Pelts : HIDES
39
Predetermined : DESTINED
41
"The Bells of St. ___," 1917 song : MARYS
42
Sharpener : HONER
43
Peel : PARE
44
Ship's radioman : SPARKS
46
___ qua non : SINE
47
Help out : AID
50
Check out : TEST
51
Celebrates : MAKESMERRY
54
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
55
Playing marble : AGATE
56
Contest, Greek style : AGON
57
Calendar abbr. : TUES
58
___ bene : NOTA
59
Dixie dish : PONE
Down
1
Metallic cloth : LAME
2
Site of the Elburz Mts. : IRAN
3
Dissolute fellow : RAKE
4
Fortas or Ribicoff : ABE
5
Copious : AMPLE
6
"In My ___," Beatles song : LIFE
7
Self : EGO
8
Abandoned : FORSAKEN
9
Declare : ASSERT
10
Prepares : MAKESREADY
11
___ rain : ACID
12
Little ones : TOTS
14
Perceived by ear : AURAL
17
Shoe parts : SOLES
22
Row : TIER
23
Church recess : APSE
24
Shelter : HAVEN
25
Sultan's decree : IRADE
26
Hurries : MAKESHASTE
27
Relocated : MOVED
28
Importunes : URGES
29
Time periods : ERAS
30
Pleased : GLAD
31
Horseman : RIDER
34
Football official : LINESMAN
35
Address for a king : SIRE
37
Nictitate : WINK
38
Seraglio : HAREM
40
Pastries : TORTES
41
Parsonage : MANSE
43
Michelangelo masterpiece : PIETA
44
Office copy, for short : STAT
45
Llama land : PERU
46
Three-handed card game : SKAT
47
Former constellation : ARGO
48
What Mr. America pumps : IRON
49
Force unit : DYNE
52
Gone by : AGO
53
"Israfel" poet's monogram : EAP
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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