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Rhonda Kraus
New York Times, Wednesday, January 21, 1987
Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 26.8
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 G | 2 L | 3 I | 4 N | 5 T | 6 E | 7 D | 8 P | 9 O | 10 S | 11 T | 12 M | 13 A | 14 N |
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15 R | E | S | E | R | V | E | 16 A | V | E | R | A | G | E |
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17 I | N | I | T | I | A | L | 18 R | E | T | I | R | E | S |
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19 M | D | S | 20 A | S | E | 21 V | E | R | 22 L | E | S | T |
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23 E | L | I | T | E | 24 T | 25 E | L | |||||||
26 R | 27 O | 28 A | D | 29 V | E | N | 30 D | 31 A | S | 32 H | 33 E | 34 S |
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35 E | M | P | I | 36 R | E | 37 T | A | 38 N | G | 39 A | I | T |
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40 F | E | R | T | I | L | 41 E | 42 M | E | L | 43 A | N | G | E |
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44 E | G | O | 45 S | Y | S | 46 T | 47 G | E | N | D | E | R |
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48 R | A | N | 49 G | E | 50 T | E | 51 L | L | 52 T | Y | R | E |
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53 U | S | 54 A | 55 R | A | I | 56 D | S | |||||||
57 G | 58 A | 59 G | S | 60 F | 61 R | I | N | G | E | 62 E | 63 F | 64 G |
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65 A | G | I | T | 66 A | T | E | 67 C | E | N | 68 T | R | A | L |
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69 R | E | L | A | T | E | D | 70 E | N | S | N | A | R | E |
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71 B | E | A | V | E | R | S | 72 S | T | E | T | S | O | N |
© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,588
Across
1
Sparkled : GLINTED
8
"The ___ Always Rings Twice": Cain : POSTMAN
15
Federal ___ Bank : RESERVE
16
So-so : AVERAGE
17
Part of a monogram : INITIAL
18
Withdraws : RETIRES
19
A.M.A. members : MDS
20
Letter ending : ASEVER
22
"___ we forget" : LEST
23
Top-drawer : ELITE
24
Arabic word for hill : TEL
26
Part of a Hope-Crosby film title : ROAD
29
Sell : VEND
31
Fireplace residue : ASHES
35
___ State (New York) : EMPIRE
37
Exciting flavor : TANG
39
Islet : AIT
40
Fruitful : FERTILE
42
Medley : MELANGE
44
Conceit : EGO
45
Org. : SYST
47
Sex : GENDER
48
Gamut : RANGE
50
Show's companion : TELL
52
Phoenician seaport : TYRE
53
"Born in the ___" : USA
55
Forays : RAIDS
57
Laugh-getters : GAGS
60
Surrey topping : FRINGE
62
D–H connection : EFG
65
Stir : AGITATE
67
Basic : CENTRAL
69
Akin : RELATED
70
Trap : ENSNARE
71
Silk hats : BEAVERS
72
Texan's hat : STETSON
Down
1
Forbidding : GRIM
2
Give temporarily : LEND
3
Osiris's sister : ISIS
4
Bottom line : NET
5
Test : TRIAL
6
With equivocation : EVASIVELY
7
Erase : DELETE
8
Peel : PARE
9
Open : OVERT
10
Defeat a bridge contract : SET
11
Bird songs : TRILLS
12
Stable mate : MARE
13
Eons : AGES
14
Aerie, e.g. : NEST
21
Air hole : VENT
23
Prepare for publication : EDIT
25
Golf thrill : EAGLE
26
Allude (to) : REFER
27
Alpha's antithesis : OMEGA
28
Bib's cousin : APRON
30
Weir : DAM
32
Close by : HANDY
33
"The ___ Sanction": Trevanian : EIGER
34
Cubic meter : STERE
36
Stands up : RISES
38
Careless : NEGLIGENT
41
Superlative ending : EST
43
Leaf cutters : ANTS
46
Actress Garr : TERI
49
Composer Mahler : GUSTAV
51
Jousters' weapons : LANCES
54
Later : AFTER
56
Thick : DENSE
57
Attire : GARB
58
Author James ___ : AGEE
59
River or monster : GILA
61
Beatty film : REDS
62
Times : ERAS
63
Gambling game : FARO
64
Valley : GLEN
66
Dined : ATE
68
Explosive : TNT
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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