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Charles Woodard
New York Times, Tuesday, November 9, 1993
39-Down : Bends in the road
Author:
Charles Woodard
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 22.4
Charles Woodard has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
1 I | 2 L | 3 L | 4 S | 5 C | 6 H | 7 A | 8 D | 9 S | 10 P | 11 O | 12 R | 13 T |
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14 F | E | A | T | 15 L | O | R | E | 16 L | E | V | I | S |
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17 N | A | M | E | 18 A | R | A | M | 19 I | R | E | N | E |
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20 I | S | P | A | 21 R | I | S | B | U | 22 R | N | I | N | G | |
23 D | I | R | E | 24 R | A | G | S | |||||||
25 N | 26 U | 27 S | 28 D | E | S | 29 E | R | T | S | 30 A | 31 M | 32 A |
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33 E | S | T | 34 E | E | 35 L | A | E | 36 A | L | E | S |
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37 W | H | A | T | S | 38 I | 39 T | A | L | L | 40 A | B | O | U | T |
41 S | E | R | E | 42 N | U | T | 43 D | E | N | S | E |
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44 Y | R | S | 45 S | T | R | E | 46 W | 47 E | D | 48 E | E | R |
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49 T | E | R | N | 50 O | L | L | 51 A | |||||||
52 H | 53 O | W | D | O | I | 54 L | O | V | E | T | 55 H | 56 E | 57 E |
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58 M | E | D | E | A | 59 N | O | D | E | 60 M | U | N | G |
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61 A | R | D | E | N | 62 G | O | E | R | 63 A | G | O | G |
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64 C | O | S | T | S | 65 S | T | D | S | 66 N | O | S | Y |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,072
Across
1
Misfortunes : ILLS
5
Landlocked African republic : CHAD
9
Flashy fellow : SPORT
14
Daring deed : FEAT
15
Traditional learning : LORE
16
Jeans : LEVIS
17
Reputation : NAME
18
Saroyan title character : ARAM
19
Terpsichorean Castle : IRENE
20
A question from Hitler : ISPARISBURNING
23
Straits modifier : DIRE
24
Tatterdemallon's attire : RAGS
25
Predecessors of xis : NUS
28
Abandons : DESERTS
30
Doctors' gp. : AMA
33
Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
35
Major W.W. II Japanese base on New Guinea : LAE
36
Pub orders : ALES
37
A question for Alfie : WHATSITALLABOUT
41
Withered : SERE
42
Crazy guy : NUT
43
Dull : DENSE
44
There are 100 in cents. : YRS
45
Scattered : STREWED
48
Eternally poetic : EER
49
Sea swallow : TERN
50
Spicy stew : OLLA
52
A question from Mrs. Browning : HOWDOILOVETHEE
58
Jason's mate : MEDEA
59
Knot : NODE
60
Bean-sprouts bean : MUNG
61
Forest of the Bard : ARDEN
62
Journey man? : GOER
63
Very excited : AGOG
64
Expenses : COSTS
65
Bases of meas. or qlty. : STDS
66
Prying : NOSY
Down
1
Ex-Spanish province, now part of Morocco : IFNI
2
Meadows : LEAS
3
Boon to Aladdin : LAMP
4
Substitute's place : STEAD
5
Actress Trevor : CLAIRE
6
Palfreys and bangtails : HORSES
7
Part of U.A.R. : ARAB
8
Objection on the grounds of scruples : DEMURRAL
9
Old stoning instruments : SLINGS
10
Persian fairies : PERIS
11
Baker's need : OVEN
12
Bowe's milieu : RING
13
Well-known literary monogram : TSE
21
Harasses : RIDES
22
Badger of the tropics : RATEL
25
Paperboy : NEWSY
26
Poe householder : USHER
27
Gets top billing : STARS
29
Fill with delight : ELATE
30
Byrd book : ALONE
31
Verdun's river : MEUSE
32
Fall bloomer : ASTER
34
Soissons season : ETE
36
Honest name : ABE
38
A job for an emcee : INTRO
39
Bends in the road : TURNINGS
40
Become rotten : ADDLE
45
Chairs on poles : SEDANS
46
Like 61 Across : WOODED
47
Young congers : ELVERS
49
Chirp : TWEET
51
Universal soul in Hinduism : ATMAN
52
Illustrious warrior : HERO
53
Hialeah listings : ODDS
54
Pillage : LOOT
55
Jean Valjean's creator : HUGO
56
Seth begat him : ENOS
57
Like quiche or custard : EGGY
58
Singer-actor Davis : MAC
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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.