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Gayle Dean
Gayle Dean

New York Times, Saturday, December 7, 1985

Author:
Gayle Dean
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 23.8
Gayle Dean has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,178
Across
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Pequod's captain : AHAB
5
Item discussed by Lucretius : ATOM
9
City in Marion Co., Fla. : OCALA
14
Sheltered inlet : COVE
15
Broadway play: 1966–69 : MAME
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Awacs feature : RADAR
17
Start of a quotation : THEHEADISALWAYS
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Skin lesions : SORES
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Famed hill in Meath : TARA
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Pres. Washington : GEO
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Endures : LASTS
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Best seller by Dr. X: 1965 : INTERN
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Quotation: Part II : THEDUPE
31
Arp art : DADA
32
Conger : EEL
33
Pot builder : ANTE
35
Quotation: Part III : OFTHE
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Cattle pen : CRIB
41
Shoals : REEFS
43
Burin or gimlet : TOOL
44
End of quotation : HEART
46
Comet's appendage : TAIL
47
Silent : MUM
48
Rainbow goddess : IRIS
50
Broods : LITTERS
53
Malice : SPLEEN
56
Fix the roof : RETAR
57
Dockers' org. : ILA
58
Culmen : ACME
60
Let : LEASE
64
Author of quotation : LAROCHEFOUCAULD
68
Smithy's item : ANVIL
69
Fissure : REFT
70
Hall or family follower : TREE
71
Flat : STALE
72
Author of "Things I Remember": 1975 : ERTE
73
Sign of boredom : YAWN
Down
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Townshend ___: 1767 : ACTS
2
Santa's exclamation : HOHO
3
Asseverate : AVER
4
Observed : BEHELD
5
Org. for a G.P. : AMA
6
Small boy : TAD
7
Pretermits : OMITS
8
Cartouche : MESA
9
Entertainer Tony : ORLANDO
10
Raven's cry : CAW
11
Bit from "Poor Richard's Almanack" : ADAGE
12
Cake section : LAYER
13
Pyromaniacal act : ARSON
18
A son of Isaac : ESAU
19
Melody for Moffo : ARIA
24
Box : SPAR
25
Doctrines : TENETS
27
First White House golfer : TAFT
28
Georgia or Cal. : TECH
29
Hither : HERE
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An 1820 pen name : ELIA
31
Corrupt : DEFILE
34
Gowiddie is one : TEA
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Bibliophile's purchase : TOME
37
Cuckoo's announcement : HOUR
38
Deciduous shaders : ELMS
40
A cheese : BRIE
42
Narrow opening : SLIT
45
Londoner's molasses : TREACLE
49
Small measure : INCH
51
Powder : TALC
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Formal agreement : TREATY
53
Patriot Deane : SILAS
54
Factory : PLANT
55
Insect form : LARVA
56
Direct attention (to) : REFER
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Adjective for a sou : MERE
61
Invisible emanation : AURA
62
Marshy inlet : SLEW
63
Hagman's Genie on TV : EDEN
65
Slick substance : OIL
66
Frequently, to Keats : OFT
67
American Indian : UTE

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

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