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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Tuesday, January 2, 1990

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 320 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 21.5
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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H
2
E
3
L
4
P
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L
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A
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M
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B
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C
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H
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E
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W
13
A
L
I
A
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S
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E
L
I
A
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L
A
L
A
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H
A
Z
Y
H
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O
T
A
N
D
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H
U
M
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D
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A
M
A
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A
N
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S
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E
M
O
T
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S
K
I
N
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W
A
P
N
E
R
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B
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A
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L
L
E
T
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W
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O
R
D
S
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A
B
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A
R
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L
I
K
E
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N
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A
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E
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B
L
O
W
S
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H
O
T
A
N
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D
38
C
O
L
D
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Y
E
N
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A
R
T
Y
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I
O
W
A
N
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G
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A
U
D
Y
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L
A
M
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N
A
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B
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E
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F
E
L
L
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T
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G
O
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A
L
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N
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S
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P
E
A
R
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A
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R
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I
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W
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D
C
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H
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L
L
F
A
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C
T
O
R
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L
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D
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E
L
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M
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L
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S
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F
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X
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G
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,665
Across
1
Lend a hand : HELP
5
Dear soul : LAMB
9
Mom's order re eating : CHEW
13
A k a : ALIAS
15
Big name in essay writing : ELIA
16
Singing syllables : LALA
17
Weather prediction in Aug. : HAZYHOTANDHUMID
20
Doctors' org. : AMA
21
Licorice flavoring : ANISE
22
Tear a passion to tatters : EMOTE
23
Hide : SKIN
24
TV judge : WAPNER
25
"Rodeo," for one : BALLET
28
Noah Webster's forte : WORDS
30
Cross as ___ : ABEAR
31
As, to some admen : LIKE
32
Scot's negative : NAE
35
Vacillates : BLOWSHOTANDCOLD
39
Hankering : YEN
40
Chichi : ARTY
41
Grant Wood, e.g. : IOWAN
42
Ostentatiously colorful : GAUDY
44
Thin layer, as of plastic : LAMINA
45
Happened to : BEFELL
48
Phrase re some fast foods : TOGO
49
Solo : ALONE
50
Asparagus unit : SPEAR
52
"Exodus" hero : ARI
55
Weather term in winter : WINDCHILLFACTOR
58
Ore deposit : LODE
59
Gen. Rob't ___ : ELEE
60
Dough; cabbage : MOOLA
61
Celebrity : STAR
62
Linen source : FLAX
63
J. Edgar's group : GMEN
Down
1
Guffaw, guffaw! : HAHA
2
Jack of TV's "The Dakotas" : ELAM
3
One of Judy's girls : LIZA
4
Be worthwhile : PAY
5
Admit : LETIN
6
"Oh, woe!" : ALAS
7
Golconda : MINE
8
Terrible : BAD
9
Small groups : CLUMPS
10
___ rye (deli offering) : HAMON
11
Upper crust : ELITE
12
Heron, for one : WADER
14
Millennial Church members : SHAKERS
18
"Step ___!" : ONIT
19
Director : HEAD
23
Picnic salad : SLAW
24
Songbird : WREN
25
Pamper : BABY
26
Competent : ABLE
27
A Spinks : LEON
28
Clever : WITTY
29
All right : OKAY
31
Nobleman's title : LORD
32
"___ lay me down ... " : NOWI
33
Bates or King : ALAN
34
Writer Ferber : EDNA
36
Transport by wagon : HAUL
37
Illustrative sketch : DIAGRAM
38
Singer Perry : COMO
42
Neuter is one : GENDER
43
Composer Wilder : ALEC
44
Lallygag : LOAF
45
Cries lustily : BAWLS
46
Prufrock's creator : ELIOT
47
Filmdom family name : FONDA
48
Kind of dialed message : TELEX
50
Spot for indoor cats : SILL
51
Entreaty : PLEA
52
Minute particle : ATOM
53
Part : ROLE
54
Bani-Sadr's homeland : IRAN
56
A famous Hugh, for short : HEF
57
Gear tooth : COG

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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