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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Friday, December 30, 1983

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 66.6 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,470
Across
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Young raccoons : KITS
5
Strong blasts : GUSTS
10
Supplemented by makeshift : EKED
14
Natural linen color : ECRU
15
Caper : ANTIC
16
Dry: Prefix : XERO
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One of the decks : POOP
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Sky: Comb. form : URANO
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Stiffly proper : PRIM
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Mutual reliance : INTERDEPENDENCE
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Sail above a topgallant : ROYAL
24
Sense organ : EAR
25
Jimmy and Dizzy : DEANS
28
Conducted : LED
30
Jesters, at times : MIMES
34
Debates : ARGUES
36
Accomplished : DID
38
Castle defense : MOAT
39
Cantabs' color : CRIMSON
41
Type of shoulder bag : MUSETTE
43
Merry monarch : COLE
44
Fifth note in the diatonic scale : SOL
46
N.F.L. position : CENTER
47
Observant : ALERT
49
Corded fabric : REP
51
Advice to a sinner : ATONE
52
Ovid's "___ Amatoria" : ARS
54
Type of ray : GAMMA
56
Distinguishing features : CHARACTERISTICS
63
French novelist Pierre ___ : LOTI
64
Scope : RANGE
65
False god : IDOL
66
Navigation system : OBOE
67
Mayflower repairman : ALDEN
68
Paella pot : OLLA
69
Thumb and Sawyer : TOMS
70
Aphids and midges : PESTS
71
Orderly : NEAT
Down
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French military cap : KEPI
2
Sacred picture : ICON
3
Emulate Duenna : TROT
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Ostentatious : GAUDY
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Fanciful : UNREAL
7
Fastened, in a way : STAPLED
8
Antler part : TINE
9
Quadrant-shaped cake : SCONE
10
Research-lab activity : EXPERIMENTATION
11
"Very Good, Eddie" composer : KERN
12
Red explorer : ERIC
13
Spherical topper : DOME
21
Wars of the ___: 1455–85 : ROSES
22
Restrain a flow : DAM
25
Capital of Bangladesh : DACCA
26
Leon of film fame : ERROL
27
Lissome : AGILE
29
Vague : DIM
31
Party novelty : MOTTO
32
Not part of the leftovers : EATEN
33
Metric measure : STERE
35
Distress signal : SOS
37
French title : DUC
40
Connective word : NOR
42
Lines of juncture : SEAMS
45
Folklore material : LEGENDS
48
Refrain syllable : TRA
50
Plaster : PARGET
53
Row : SCRAP
55
Appearances : MIENS
56
Jumbled mass : CLOT
57
Tramp : HOBO
58
Unit in physics : ATOM
59
Scheherazade specialty : TALE
60
Take it easy : IDLE
61
Beverage flavor : COLA
62
Blind part : SLAT

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