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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 1985

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 31.1
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,147
Across
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Morsel often steamed : CLAM
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Vacation spots : CAMPS
10
Particle for a physicist : ATOM
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Molten mass : LAVA
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City in Fla. : OCALA
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Ready to eat : RIPE
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Tried too hard, in a way : OVERCOMPENSATED
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Sheeting : PERCALE
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Quartet favorite : ADELINE
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Single : ONE
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Norse poetry : EDDA
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Sphere : ORB
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Coal carrier : TRAM
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Heavy coat : ULSTER
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Greeting for Dolly : HELLO
36
Midday : NOON
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Shield border : ORLE
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In an irritating manner : AGAINSTTHEGRAIN
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J. Arthur of films : RANK
43
City in Normandy : CAEN
44
Remainder, in Rouen : RESTE
45
Ingratiate : ENDEAR
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Cape in Portugal : ROCA
49
Cut : HEW
50
Spaces : GAPS
52
A Gabor sister : EVA
54
Mold again : RESHAPE
58
Italian flavoring : OREGANO
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Lacking in basic needs : UNDERPRIVILEGED
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Twinkler : STAR
65
North Pole workers : ELVES
66
Pleasant cloud : NINE
67
Fake, with "up" : HOKE
68
Patriot Silas : DEANE
69
"On Your ___," 1936 Broadway musical : TOES
Down
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Hoof sound : CLOP
2
Wash : LAVE
3
State absolutely : AVER
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O'Neill's "___ Millions" : MARCO
5
Calaboose : COOLER
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Pinnacle : ACME
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Traveler's reference : MAP
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Argue, as a case : PLEAD
9
Desert sight : SANDDUNE
10
Soviet sea : ARAL
11
Flowering tree of the South : TITI
12
What Watson won in 1982 : OPEN
13
Ancient Asian : MEDE
18
Swiss division : CANTON
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Ball balancer : SEAL
23
Silent-screen stars : EMOTERS
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Chicago airport : OHARE
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Cornwall's wife : REGAN
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Without flavor : BLAND
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Pier for Pei : ANTA
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Achy : SORE
31
Useless items : TRASH
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Kind of type : ELITE
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Freshen up : RENEW
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Similar : LIKE
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Words of dismay : OHNO
40
Discarded : SCRAPPED
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Kind of pit : GRAVEL
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Gelling substance : AGAR
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Shade of red : CERISE
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Madam Mesta : PERLE
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Eminence grise : AGENT
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Hie : RUSH
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Within: Comb. form : ENTO
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Loc. of Pierre : SDAK
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A partner of now : HERE
58
Calcar : OVEN
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Exchange premium : AGIO
60
Hawaiian symbol : NENE
61
Parabases : ODES
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Shrubby plant : IVA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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