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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Thursday, October 21, 1982

12-Down : Thread for hosiery

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K W Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,035
Across
1
Maxims : DICTA
6
A Walton : MAMA
10
Cease : HALT
14
Inter, in a way : INURN
15
Financial-page listing : AMEX
16
Bit by Bizet : ARIA
17
Ruhr city : ESSEN
18
Baker's product : ROLL
19
Grate : RASP
20
Small amount : TOT
21
"Nor mourn the ___ Days": Emerson : UNALTERABLE
24
Flattened at the poles : OBLATE
26
Sheriff's squad : POSSE
27
Nearly : ALMOST
29
Oblique line : BIAS
30
A line to cross : GOAL
31
Merits : EARNS
33
Play part : ACT
36
This is difficult to change : HARDANDFASTRULE
40
Even one : ANY
41
Impressions left at parking lots : DENTS
42
Relative of etc. : ETAL
43
Book by Kate Millett: 1977 : SITA
44
Asiatic fowl : BRAHMA
46
Sail, poetically : SHEET
48
In proximity to : BESIDE
50
Explicit; clear : UNEQUIVOCAL
52
Do ___ Pass (road sign) : NOT
55
Carte before the course : MENU
56
O'Neill heroine : NINA
57
Fastener : LATCH
59
Nota ___ : BENE
60
Growl : GNAR
61
Yale : ELIHU
62
Roberts : ORAL
63
Kind : SORT
64
Fiesta food : TACOS
Down
1
Fare : DIET
2
___ many words : INSO
3
Habitual : CUSTOMARY
4
Three, in Milano : TRE
5
Neutralizes : ANNULS
6
A leader in 1789 : MARAT
7
Plant used as a cleanser : AMOLE
8
Liquefy : MELT
9
Items in a wheel assembly : AXLEPINS
10
Annoy : HARASS
11
Natives of Al-Madinah : ARABS
12
Thread for hosiery : LISLE
13
What a front runner breaks : TAPE
22
___ King Cole : NAT
23
Heat to excess : ROAST
25
Intrepid : BOLD
27
Turkish title : AGHA
28
Savings and ___ association : LOAN
29
Bikini parts : BRAS
31
She married Casey : EDNA
32
To the rear : AFT
33
Genuine : AUTHENTIC
34
Littleneck : CLAM
35
Honduran port : TELA
37
Word to "kind friends" : ADIEU
38
Reticulations : NETTINGS
39
Peruse : READ
43
"Jaws 2," e.g. : SEQUEL
44
Org. including Eagles : BSA
45
Tiny stream : RILLET
46
Derogatory look : SNEER
47
Beautician's buy : HENNA
48
Andrew ___ Law, British statesman : BONAR
49
Cocteau's "Le Grand ___" : ECART
50
Shield knob : UMBO
51
Asti product : VINO
53
Siete y uno : OCHO
54
So : THUS
58
No. 22 in the Union : ALA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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