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Judith Perry
New York Times, Friday, November 21, 1986
17-Across : Totality
Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 3, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.2
Judith Perry has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 B | 2 R | 3 A | 4 W | 5 L | 6 S | 7 T | 8 R | 9 A | 10 T | 11 A |
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12 S | E | A | B | E | E | 13 S | 14 S | P | O | U | S | E | S |
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15 T | R | I | E | S | T | E | 16 W | I | N | E | S | A | P |
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17 A | L | L | 18 T | H | E | 19 K | I | N | G | |||||
20 L | I | E | 21 S | 22 E | R | A | S | E | 23 C | 24 H | 25 E | 26 M |
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27 E | N | D | O | 28 W | 29 E | T | H | 30 T | H | O | L | E |
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31 R | I | 32 N | S | E | 33 D | R | A | P | E | S |
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34 G | 35 O | 36 D | B | L | E | S | S | 37 A | M | E | R | I | C | A |
38 A | G | R | E | E | D | 39 M | I | D | S | T | ||||
40 S | E | A | T | S | 41 D | I | M | 42 S | E | 43 M | 44 I | 45 S |
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46 H | E | W | S | 47 T | I | T | L | 48 E | 49 D | A | R | T |
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50 L | I | C | H | E | N | 51 S | 52 I | V | Y |
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53 C | 54 L | 55 E | 56 M | E | N | T | 57 S | A | L | 58 A | D | I | N |
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59 S | Y | R | I | N | G | A | 60 S | C | A | L | E | N | E |
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61 A | E | R | A | T | E | 62 T | Y | I | N | G |
© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,527
Across
1
Free-for-all : BRAWL
6
Layers : STRATA
12
U.S. Navy adjunct : SEABEES
14
Brides or grooms : SPOUSES
15
Italian city or province : TRIESTE
16
Winter apple : WINESAP
17
Totality : ALL
18
"Honor ___": I Peter 2:17 : THEKING
20
Concerns of P.G.A. players : LIES
22
Obliterate : ERASE
23
Type of engr. : CHEM
27
Play the philanthropist : ENDOW
29
Biblical suffix : ETH
30
Gunwale pin : THOLE
31
Cosmetologist's specialty : RINSE
33
Part of the décor : DRAPES
34
Hit song since 1938 : GODBLESSAMERICA
38
In accord : AGREED
39
Among : MIDST
40
Legislative memberships : SEATS
41
Faint : DIM
42
Rigs, for short : SEMIS
46
Adheres : HEWS
47
Appellation : TITLE
49
Scoot : DART
50
Fungous growths : LICHENS
52
Boston or poison follower : IVY
53
Merciful : CLEMENT
57
Crusaders' adversary : SALADIN
59
Mock orange : SYRINGA
60
Kind of triangle : SCALENE
61
Oxygenize : AERATE
62
Fastening : TYING
Down
1
Composer of 34 Across : BERLIN
2
Scolded : RAILED
3
Presidential nickname : ABE
4
Greeley's land of opportunity : WEST
5
Forgetfulness : LETHE
6
Thorn : SPINE
7
Chinese association : TONG
8
Herb of grace : RUE
9
Kiang, e.g. : ASS
10
Mythical Irish queen : TEA
11
Orphan Annie's Oriental friend : ASP
12
Passé : STALE
13
Cassandra or Mother Shipton : SEERESS
14
Hissing sound : SWISH
19
Popularizer of 34 Across : KATESMITH
21
Cool, fruity desserts : SORBETS
23
Mapped : CHARTED
24
Arizona Indian : HOPI
25
Kind of cement : ELEC
26
Cartouche : MESA
28
Tricks : WILES
30
Lock : TRESS
32
Character in "Peter Grimes" : NED
33
Dental degree : DMD
34
Cut : GASH
35
Gula : OGEE
36
Extract : DRAW
37
Desultory : AIMLESS
41
Pronouncements : DICTA
43
Winless race horse : MAIDEN
44
First name of 1 Down : IRVING
45
British songwriter-producer : STYNE
47
Trace : TINGE
48
Play : ENACT
50
Fast time : LENT
51
Lay low : SLAY
53
They broke their link with Linc. : CSA
54
Caustic substance : LYE
55
Miss the mark : ERR
56
Actress ___ Sara : MIA
58
Fath ___, Shah of Persia: 1797–1835 : ALI
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.