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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Friday, January 30, 1987

10-Across : "Who ___ ambition shun ... ": Shak.

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 20.7
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,597
Across
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Heroic : EPIC
5
Strong, light wood : BALSA
10
"Who ___ ambition shun ... ": Shak. : DOTH
14
Art style : DADA
15
Willow : OSIER
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Field unit : ACRE
17
Waterfront : ALONGSHORE
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Authentic : REAL
20
Capital of Victoria : MELBOURNE
21
Wet, spongy land : SWAMP
22
White-tailed bird : ERNE
23
Pig or sheep follower : SKIN
24
Trap : SNARE
27
Publications : WRITINGS
31
Coiffure : HAIRDO
33
Mouthward : ORAD
34
Petroleum : OIL
36
"East of Eden" temptress : ABRA
37
Consumers' advocate : NADER
39
Verdi opera : AIDA
40
Ad ___ committee : HOC
41
Air: Comb. form : AERI
42
Capital of New South Wales : SYDNEY
44
Capital of Queensland : BRISBANE
47
Auspices : AEGIS
48
See : ESPY
49
Of churches: Abbr. : ECCL
51
Dingo noises : HOWLS
53
Musical instruments: 18th century : BELLHARPS
58
Soprano Gluck : ALMA
59
Noncontradictorily : COMPATIBLY
60
Thin : LEAN
61
Goodbye, in Lima : ADIOS
62
Drum roll for reveille : DIAN
63
Affectionate : FOND
64
Capital of Western Australia : PERTH
65
Anglo-Saxon laborer : ESNE
Down
1
Dutch cheese : EDAM
2
Wan : PALE
3
Image of a divinity : IDOL
4
Capital of Australia : CANBERRA
5
Ship's petty officer : BOSUN
6
"To tame ___ ... ": Shak. : ASHREW
7
Fierce feline : LION
8
Dried up : SERE
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Exist : ARE
10
Capital of Northern Territory : DARWIN
11
Like liners : OCEANGOING
12
Trolley, in England : TRAM
13
Assistance : HELP
18
Made a gusset : GORED
21
Lose traction : SKID
23
Twinklers : STARS
24
Former Iranian ruler : SHAH
25
Man of great wealth : NABOB
26
U.S.A.F. member : AIRCREWMAN
28
He sculpted "The Thinker" : RODIN
29
Wrath : IRE
30
Part of a cassette : SIDEI
32
___ one (singly) : ONEBY
35
Ballads : LAYS
38
Constellation : ARA
39
Capital of South Australia : ADELAIDE
41
Vipers : ASPS
43
America's Cup competitor : YACHT
45
The ___ Continent (Australia) : ISLAND
46
Certain fisherman's trap : EELPOT
50
Metallic, jangling sound : CLASH
51
Word with back, penny or sole : HALF
52
Spread on bread : OLEO
53
Portend : BODE
54
Arabian bigwig : EMIR
55
Baseball stats : RBIS
56
Blueprint : PLAN
57
"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
59
Headpiece : CAP

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

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