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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Monday, October 14, 1985

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 3, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 40.2
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,124
Across
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In the sack : ABED
5
Command : BEHEST
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Aphorism : SAW
14
Withered : SERE
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Portuguese city : OPORTO
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Laker, for one : PRO
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Easily set off : HAIRTRIGGER
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Old card game : LOO
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Once more : ENCORE
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Spotted : ESPIED
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Garment insert : GORE
25
Public disorder : RIOT
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Group of three : TRIAD
29
Bangtail : NAG
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Former : OTHER
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Smallest in a farrow : RUNT
36
Reach : ATTAIN
38
Turkish title : AGA
39
Century plant : ALOE
40
Strike tactic : SITIN
41
A. C. Doyle et al. : SIRS
42
Checkers : MEN
43
Drew back : SHRANK
44
Algonquian : CREE
45
Groom carefully : PREEN
47
Before, poetically : ERE
48
Abstains from food : FASTS
49
Portico for Pericles : STOA
51
Recondite : DEEP
53
Associate : COHORT
55
"Roamin' in the Gloamin'" composer : LAUDER
59
Harem room : ODA
60
With exactitude : TOAHAIRLINE
64
Luau fare : POI
65
Wrap up : ENFOLD
66
Collier's access : ADIT
67
Go astray : ERR
68
Cancel : DELETE
69
"___ the six hundred": Tennyson : RODE
Down
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Court ace in the 70's : ASHE
2
String or wax follower : BEAN
3
Olympian Heiden : ERIC
4
Lose face : DEROGATE
5
Mole, for one : BORER
6
Roof piece : EPI
7
Razorback : HOG
8
Unit of work : ERG
9
Pilot : STEER
10
Process of twisting : TORSION
11
Make unnecessary distinctions : SPLITHAIRS
12
___ Islands, off Indonesia : AROE
13
Brassie, for one : WOOD
18
Moved on foot : TROD
22
Saucepan or pipkin : POT
24
Whole : ENTIRE
26
Hike : TRAMP
27
Autocrat : RULER
28
Persistently annoying : INONESHAIR
30
Oil of flowers : ATTAR
31
Won : GAINED
33
Bird famed for its plumage : EGRET
34
Tears down a British building : RASES
36
Residue : ASH
37
Printing material : INK
41
Monastic's garment : SCAPULAR
43
Expressed indignation : SNORTED
46
Ike's hdqrs. in the 40's : ETO
48
Trepidation : FEAR
50
Expiate : ATONE
52
Suppress : ELIDE
53
Struggle with : COPE
54
Redolence : ODOR
56
Prank : DIDO
57
Wife of Geraint : ENID
58
Network : RETE
61
C.I.O. mate : AFL
62
Till : HOE
63
High, musically : ALT

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

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