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Eli Wesoff
Eli Wesoff

New York Times, Saturday, November 30, 1985

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { F J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Grid flow: 22.4
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,171
Across
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Have flu symptoms : ACHE
5
Secular : LAIC
9
Kind of fund : SLUSH
14
Lateen, e.g. : SAIL
15
Within: Comb. form : ENDO
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Jay Silverheels's TV role : TONTO
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Maugham's "The Razor's ___" : EDGE
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Yemeni port : ADEN
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Bitter or week follower : ENDER
20
School of American art : ASHCAN
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Macnee-Rigg TV series, with "The" : AVENGERS
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Caen connectives : ETS
25
Judd Hirsch in "Taxi" : ALEX
26
Former lightweight champ : ERNE
27
N.J. bay or river : RARITAN
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TNT ingredient : NITRO
32
Raise : ELEVATE
33
Monogram of Anna Christie's creator : EGO
34
Weathercock letters : NNE
37
Some summers : ADDERS
38
Make esteemed : ENDEAR
40
Noted German archeologist: 1840–1909 : MAU
41
Suffix with Bronx : ITE
43
Swallows food : INGESTS
44
Architect Pelli : CESAR
46
Trip : STUMBLE
47
Herring's relative : SHAD
49
Grow together : KNIT
51
Asian preceder : EUR
52
Women's dressing gowns : MATINEES
54
"Life ___! ... ": Longfellow : ISREAL
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Rebel : ARISE
58
Lily's kin : SEGO
60
Fad : RAGE
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Condescend : STOOP
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Shipping allowance : TRET
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Hot times for Pierre : ETES
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Type of rinse : HENNA
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Rossini's "La scala di ___" : SETA
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"Ellie ___," 1865 song : RHEE
Down
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Not ashore : ASEA
2
Thersitical ones : CADS
3
What N.Y.'s CUNY offers : HIGHEREDUCATION
4
Kind of office : ELECTIVE
5
Spare : LEAN
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Plus : AND
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Hypothetical : IDEAL
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Meet : CONVENE
9
Sandhurst weapon : STEN
10
Not so short : LONGER
11
Sotto voce : UNDERONESBREATH
12
Violinist Isaac : STERN
13
Clydesdale, for one : HORSE
21
"___ Born" : ASTARIS
23
Demanding : EXIGENT
25
Dunce, in Dijon : ANE
27
Cheat : REAM
28
Frances of opera : ALDA
29
In jeopardy : ATSTAKE
31
Languages : TONGUES
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League including St. L. and Pitt. : NATL
36
Irish-Gaelic : ERSE
39
Objection, in a courtroom : DEMURRER
42
Borgnine et al. : ERNESTS
43
Adherent : IST
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Sec. of the Navy: 1939–40 : EDISON
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Fruit drink : SMASH
48
Roaring Camp creator : HARTE
50
Rhone feeder : ISERE
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Scorpio, to Scipio : NEPA
54
Jot : IOTA
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Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1958 : AGEE
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___-majesté : LESE
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Stump : GET

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