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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Tuesday, October 4, 1988

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 22.1
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,210
Across
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Betrayed : SOLD
5
Luminary : STAR
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In re : ASTO
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Tub plant : ALOE
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Dill and sage : HERBS
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Folk singer Ives : BURL
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Meek one : LAMB
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Of the eye : OPTIC
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Mild oath : EGAD
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Spot for SAC : AFB
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Playing card : TREY
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Blazing : AFLAME
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Sharp ridge : ARETE
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Thorn : BRIER
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Saunter : STROLL
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Zone : BELT
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Singer Davis : MAC
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Of hearing : AUDILE
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An Amerind : REE
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Gala : BALL
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Brief amour : IDYL
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To the left, at sea : APORT
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Until : UPTO
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Truncates : LOPS
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Small number : FEW
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Jesse James, e.g. : OUTLAW
44
Theater sign : SRO
45
Bridge : SPAN
46
Behind a ship : ASTERN
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Kind of jury : PETIT
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Trapshooting : SKEET
50
Like some autumn leaves : GOLDEN
52
Biblical book : ACTS
53
Hwy. : RTE
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Go in : ENTER
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Close : NEAR
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Villein : SERF
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Paris's river : SEINE
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Autumn colors : REDS
63
Nosegay : POSY
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Fencing sword : EPEE
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Aide: Abbr. : ASST
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Casa room : SALA
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Patron saint of Norway : OLAF
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Colorful fall beauties : LOMBARDYPOPLARS
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Soc.-page girl : DEB
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Certain evergreens : SHORTLEAFPINES
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Crow's home : TEPEE
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Tinhorn : ARTY
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Baseball stat. : RBI
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A source of soft wood : ABELE
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Fall beauties : SUGARMAPLETREES
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London trolley : TRAM
12
Ye ___ Tea Shoppe : OLDE
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Bright-hued fall beauty : SCARLETOAKTREE
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Narrate : TELL
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Healthy : FIT
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Agitates : ROILS
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Bar order : BEER
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Embarks : SAILS
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An English royal house : TUDOR
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Autumnal color : BROWN
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Place of worship : ALTAR
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Jester : CLOWN
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Mesa's kin : BUTTE
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Fuel from bogs : PEAT
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Employs : USES
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Sault ___ Marie : STE
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Enlighten : EDIFY
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Episode : SCENE
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Catch one's breath : GASP
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Spread : OLEO
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Alert : ATIP
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Boys : TADS
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Formerly, formerly : ERST
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Bess Truman, ___ Wallace : NEE
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Blue Eagle org. : NRA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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