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Eileen Lexau
Eileen Lexau

New York Times, Friday, December 14, 1990

19-Across : Bart Starr was one

Author:
Eileen Lexau
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 24.7
Eileen Lexau has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 10 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 15,011
Across
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Floats on fish lines : BOBS
5
___ au rhum : BABA
9
Party in Penshurst : BASH
13
Shakespeare's "food of love" : MUSIC
14
New Harmony, Ind., founder : OWEN
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Rose Bowl winner: 1986 : UCLA
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Threefold : TRINE
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Site of William the Conqueror's tomb : CAEN
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Fisherman's lure : CHUM
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Bart Starr was one : GREENBAYPACKER
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Sally : SORTIE
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Messy one : SLOB
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Pitch indicator : CLEF
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Sacred composition : MOTET
31
Pierce : STAB
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___-podrida : OLLA
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Tuesday, in Tours : MARDI
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Beatles movie: 1968 : YELLOWSUBMARINE
41
Showed sudden interest : SATUP
42
Collector of the rain in Spain : EBRO
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"___ I say ... " : DOAS
44
Church council site : TRENT
45
Tastes : SIPS
47
Water barrier : DIKE
50
A mine shaft : UPCAST
55
Alice Walker's prize-winning book : THECOLORPURPLE
59
Farm hand, at times : HOER
60
Hair style : AFRO
61
Quarrel : RUNIN
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Raison d'___ : ETRE
63
Beat : LICK
64
Abounds : TEEMS
65
Temper : MOOD
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Handle, to Hadrian : ANSA
67
Brace : STAY
Down
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Beast of burden : BURRO
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Wicker : OSIER
3
Intelligence-test man : BINET
4
Like the Mohawk Trail : SCENIC
5
___ Raton, Fla. : BOCA
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Out : AWAY
7
Pager signals : BEEPS
8
Valid for one year only: Fr. : ANNAL
9
Open carriage : BUCKBOARD
10
Pine : ACHE
11
Insult : SLUR
12
Broadway mugger : HAM
13
Brd. sessions : MTGS
20
Costain's "___ the Salt" : BELOW
21
Kind of butterfly : COMMA
25
Otherwise : ELSE
26
Slips up : FLUBS
28
Division of a march : TRIO
29
Actress Purviance : EDNA
30
Haberdashery section : TIES
31
Computer ntwk. : SYST
32
Rip or rip along : TEAR
33
Der ___ (Adenauer) : ALTE
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Erred : BLUNDERED
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Sheltered spot : ABRI
39
Vision-related : OPTIC
40
Put finishing touches on : MOPUP
46
Gushes : SPURTS
48
Australian "bear" : KOALA
49
Tiny : ELFIN
51
Condiment bottle : CRUET
52
Breathing disorder : APNEA
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Slick and nasty : SLIMY
54
Billfold items : TENS
55
The Gales' pet : TOTO
56
Epic figure : HERO
57
Killer whales : ORCS
58
Tallow-yielding African tree : ROKA
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Up-and-down line : HEM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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