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Peggy Devlin
Peggy Devlin

New York Times, Tuesday, January 21, 1992

Author:
Peggy Devlin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 19.9
Peggy Devlin has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,414
Across
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Gaffs : SPARS
6
Turkish title : AGA
9
Divided : APART
14
Crude tartar : ARGAL
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Actor Ayres : LEW
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King's reception : LEVEE
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Special talent : FORTE
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Literary collection : ANA
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Greenish quartz : PRASE
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Upper crust : ELITE
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Word with jacket or laced : STRAIT
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Newsy digests : RECAPS
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Like Cassius's look : LEAN
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Actress Sandra : DEE
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Wavering : UNSURE
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Poetaster's activity : RIMING
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"___ of Me" : ALL
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Vainglory : POMP
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Sister, to Cato : SOROR
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Frighten off : DETER
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___ tai cocktail : MAI
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Championship : TITLE
43
Beguile : AMUSE
44
Oppositionist : ANTI
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Suet : FAT
47
Thick soups : PUREES
49
Daughter of Mohammed : FATIMA
52
Number after due : TRE
53
___ Grande, Ariz. : CASA
55
Quick drinks : SNORTS
58
Singing groups : CHOIRS
60
Heavenly streaker : COMET
61
Small featured role : CAMEO
64
Uncle, in Glasgow : EME
65
Rich or Castle : IRENE
66
Poplar : ABELE
67
Total after taxes : NET
68
Succinct : TERSE
69
Sheets of matted cotton : BATTS
70
A constellation : ARA
71
Ruhr city : ESSEN
Down
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Morley of TV : SAFER
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Orwellian workingman : PROLE
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Husbandry : AGRICULTURE
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Wickerwork material : RATTAN
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Yields to Morpheus : SLEEPS
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"Lackaday!" : ALAS
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Husbandry is his avocation : GENTLEMANFARMER
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Informed : AWARE
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Mountain climber : ALPINIST
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Sassy : PERT
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A Gardner : AVA
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Thing, in law : RES
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Gadget for John Daly : TEE
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Swiss river : AAR
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Dine : SUP
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Opposites of 7 Down : DIRTFARMERS
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___ Gay (W.W. II bomber) : ENOLA
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Plumed pond dweller : EGRET
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"Arrivederci, ___" : ROMA
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Miss Piggy's cry : MOI
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Conform : ADAPT
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Monkey's nocturnal cousin : LEMUR
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Kind of bread : PITA
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Ending for Siam : ESE
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Canyon phenomena : REECHOES
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"___ Only Love": Beatles : ITS
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___ Paulo : SAO
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Urge : INCITE
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Dudley and Roger : MOORES
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St. Catherine's commune : SIENA
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Strained : TENSE
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Dutch genre painter : STEEN
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Breton or Welshman : CELT
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Bristle : SETA
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Truck area : CAB
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Camel's-hair cloak : ABA
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Strawberry, once : MET

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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