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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Wednesday, January 2, 1985

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { G J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 52.1
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,839
Across
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A high school, for short : PREP
5
Tartan design : PLAID
10
W.W. I plane : SPAD
14
Go on horseback : RIDE
15
Frankie or Cleo : LAINE
16
Rich material : LAME
17
Freeway spans : OVERPASSES
19
Jacob's twin : ESAU
20
Fixes firmly : FASTENS
21
Lunch and dinner : REPASTS
23
Donkey, in Dijon : ANE
24
Building crossbeam : TRAVE
25
Stir up : ENKINDLE
30
Attaches : TIESON
33
Diminutive : TEENY
34
A soccer player : INNER
36
Strive : TRY
37
Rosary beads : AVES
38
Word with water or ground : UNDER
39
Bona ___ : FIDE
40
Card spot : PIP
41
Villainous expression : SNEER
42
Knight's helmet : ARMET
43
Students, in St.-Lô : ELEVES
45
F.B.I. files : DOSSIERS
47
Prepares potatoes, in a way : RICES
49
Le jazz ___ : HOT
50
Type of windlass : CAPSTAN
52
Chaffs : BANTERS
56
Hawaiian seaport : HILO
57
Track official : TIMEKEEPER
59
Part of a Jewish year : ADAR
60
Roman magistrate : EDILE
61
City near the Comstock Lode : RENO
62
Word with halcyon or salad : DAYS
63
Exclude : DEBAR
64
Tennis segments : SETS
Down
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Campus V.I.P. : PROF
2
___ Ridge, 1972 Derby winner : RIVA
3
W.W. II Greek resistance org. : EDES
4
Relates : PERTAINS
5
Smoothed timber : PLANED
6
Colleen : LASS
7
Some sloths : AIS
8
Sluggish : INERT
9
Renegade : DESERTER
10
Raveled silk : SLEAVE
11
Spends, as an hour or day : PASSESTIME
12
One of a Latin trio : AMAT
13
___ ex machina : DEUS
18
A bid for one's thoughts : PENNY
22
Brace : PAIR
25
Day's march : ETAPE
26
Author Shute : NEVIL
27
Bootleg by a quarterback : KEEPERPLAY
28
Ceil : LINE
29
Terminated : ENDED
31
Mandate : ORDER
32
Vetoes on the Volga : NYETS
35
Stout's Mr. Wolfe : NERO
38
Deposed : UNSEATED
39
Yankees' griddlecakes : FRITTERS
41
Cult's cousin : SECT
42
Unisonally : ASONE
44
Brims on caps : VISORS
46
___ Heights, Ohio : SHAKER
48
Slyly malicious : SNIDE
50
Libyan neighbor : CHAD
51
Verdi masterpiece : AIDA
52
Bartók or Lugosi : BELA
53
Fencing weapon : EPEE
54
Torn : RENT
55
Hit-show signs : SROS
58
Playing marble : MIB

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

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