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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Wednesday, February 1, 1989

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 24.4
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,330
Across
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Nominative or dative : CASE
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Silver, in Peru : PLATA
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Compartments : BINS
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Chief Norse god : ODIN
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Swiss mathematician: 18th century : EULER
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Jacob's twin : ESAU
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Hepplewhite piece : LADDERBACKCHAIR
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Common article : THE
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Bulrushes : TULES
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Whist expert: 1672-1769 : HOYLE
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H. H. Munro : SAKI
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___ canto (18th-century singing style) : BEL
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Furniture piece: 18th century : CHIPPENDALEDESK
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W.W. II "riveter" : ROSIE
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Din : ROAR
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Compass pt. : NNE
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Coup d'___ : ETAT
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Valuable woods : TEAKS
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Hint : CLUE
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Stitch : SEW
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Attention getter : AHEM
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Skill : CRAFT
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Sheraton-style preferences : CLASSICALMOTIFS
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McMahon and Sullivan : EDS
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Hopper products : OILS
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Violin designer : AMATI
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Kin of a harpsichord : PIANO
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Owns : HAS
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"I find you ___ you with argument ... ": Goldsmith : WANTMETOFURNISH
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Lake or canal : ERIE
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Indian princess : RANEE
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Hodgepodge : OLIO
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Strike out : DELE
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"So vast ___, so narrow human wit": Pope : ISART
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Catch one's breath : GASP
Down
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Young horse : COLT
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A wife of Esau : ADAH
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Lateral surface : SIDE
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Terminus : END
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Wig worn in the 18th century : PERUKE
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City SE of Warsaw : LUBLIN
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Wings, to Ovid : ALAE
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Gumshoes : TECS
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Noah's vessel : ARK
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Gaze upon : BEHOLD
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"Do as ___ ... " : ISAY
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Brad or spad : NAIL
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Certain : SURE
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Day's march : ETAPE
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Gladden : CHEER
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Polish's partner : SPIT
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"Ruy ___," Hugo play: 1838 : BLAS
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Increase in loudness: Mus. dir. : CRESC
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Grand or Astor : HOTEL
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"When all at once ___ crowd": Wordsworth : ISAWA
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Beaumont and Fletcher's forte : DRAMA
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Astronaut's approval : AOK
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Chou ___ : ENLAI
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Powdered tobacco : SNUFF
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Guinea fowls : KEETS
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The nearer one : THIS
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Common Market initials : EEC
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Packing boxes: Abbr. : CRTS
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"___ and meagre as an ague's fit": Shak. : ASDIM
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Hue : COLOR
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Small sofa : SETTEE
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Certain shoe : LOAFER
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Graceful 18th-century dance : MINUET
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Inspired reverence : AWED
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Adult filly : MARE
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Blue dye : ANIL
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School orgs. : PTAS
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Isle near Scotland : IONA
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Seed scars : HILA
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Sale sign : ASIS
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Buy selectively : SHOP
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Silkworm : ERI
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Eggy drink : NOG

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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