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Margaret W. Huskey
Margaret W. Huskey

New York Times, Tuesday, November 3, 1987

Author:
Margaret W. Huskey
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 25.3
Margaret W. Huskey has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,874
Across
1
Au, to chemists : GOLD
5
First woman governor : ROSS
9
At an angle : ATILT
14
An Iroquoian : ERIE
15
Dill herb : ANET
16
Entertainer Tucker : TANYA
17
November news : ELECTIONRETURNS
20
Repairs the lawn : RESOWS
21
Space agcy. : NASA
22
U.S.N.A. grad : ENS
23
Caddoan Indian : REE
24
Orbit part : APSIS
26
Kind of lettuce : COS
29
Dutch commune : EDE
31
Confine a canary : ENCAGE
35
Sparked : ARCED
37
Number suffix : TEEN
40
"The Pearl of ___ Island": Stowe : ORRS
41
Political meeting : PARTYCONVENTION
44
Greenland town : ETAH
45
Stake : ANTE
46
Type of orange : OSAGE
47
Earth tones : SEPIAS
49
Sister : NUN
51
Draft initials : SSS
52
Bow or Barton : CLARA
55
So, to Burns : SAE
57
Air: Abbr. : ATM
60
Tattle : BLAB
61
Everglades birds : EGRETS
65
Declaration ... leader : THOMASJEFFERSON
68
Mystic card : TAROT
69
Felipe of baseball : ALOU
70
Norwegian river : OTRA
71
Bouquet : AROMA
72
Foot part : HEEL
73
Noose : LOOP
Down
1
Grandpa Walton : GEER
2
Heraldic band : ORLE
3
Whoppers : LIES
4
Ornamentation : DECOR
5
Elevated : RAISED
6
"Sail ___ Union ... !" : ONO
7
Medicinal herb : SENNA
8
Thong : STRAP
9
Achieve : ATTAIN
10
Greek T : TAU
11
Concerning : INRE
12
Singer Loretta : LYNN
13
Russian news agency : TASS
18
Informal in taste : TWEEDY
19
Ancient Jewish sect member : ESSENE
25
Ayr natives : SCOTS
26
Hatteras et al. : CAPES
27
Declaim : ORATE
28
Fight : SCRAP
30
Collar or jacket : ETON
32
Solos : ARIAS
33
Quaffs for tars : GROGS
34
Serfs : ESNES
36
Moral : ETHIC
38
Suffix with persist : ENT
39
Level : EVEN
42
Memorable cellist : CASALS
43
Youthful period : NONAGE
48
Type of German silver : ALBATA
50
Beneficial : USEFUL
53
Indian prince : RAJAH
54
White poplar : ABELE
56
Flynn of films : ERROL
57
"___ boy!" : ATTA
58
"___ she blows!" : THAR
59
Hero of a Katz book : MORO
62
"___ Perpetua," Idaho motto : ESTO
63
Corrida beast : TORO
64
Cinch : SNAP
66
Pop's mate : MOM
67
Opponent : FOE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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