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Rhonda Kraus
Rhonda Kraus

New York Times, Thursday, February 11, 1988

Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { G H J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 28.8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,974
Across
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Maligns : DEFAMES
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Howlers in the wild : LOBOS
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Grammatical error : SOLECISM
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In-and-outer on Wall Street : TRADER
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Start : INITIATE
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Walked with determination : STRODE
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Finished : ENDED
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"___ of Me," 1931 song : ALL
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Freight-hauling trailers : SEMIS
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Victory signs : VEES
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Perfume component : ATTAR
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Greek commune : DEME
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Sounds of hesitation : ERS
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Reached a high point : CRESTED
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Wallet item : TEN
30
Ingests : EATS
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Plain : EVIDENT
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Roman magistrate : CONSUL
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Puts forth effort : EXERTS
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Piles up : AMASSES
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Victim : PREY
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Ribbed fabric : REP
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Accompanies : ESCORTS
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Chart : MAP
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Poorly proportioned : ALOP
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Relief pitchers' goals : SAVES
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Visit : CALL
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Instruments for Yo Yo Ma : CELLI
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Sleep researcher's abbr. : REM
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Magna ___ : CARTA
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Drill sergeant's command : ATEASE
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Pertaining to a river bank : RIPARIAN
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Device for removing cherry pits : STONER
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Mailer novel, with "The" : DEERPARK
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___ nous : ENTRE
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Decrees : ORDAINS
Down
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Calif.'s ___ Pass : DONNER
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Slurs : ELIDES
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Celebrations : FETES
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This turns litmus red : ACID
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"___ Carlotta," T. A. Daly poem : MIA
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Sights at Palm Springs : ESTATES
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Extracts metal from ore : SMELTS
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U.S.M.A. grads : LTS
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Scraps : ORTS
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Revealed : BARED
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Mileage gauge : ODOMETER
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Dregs : SEDIMENT
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Strainer : SIEVE
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Takes umbrage : RESENTS
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Overdue : LATE
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Ingenuous : ARTLESS
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Turns back : REVERTS
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___ célèbre : CAUSE
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N.Y.'s First Family: 1873-75 : DIXES
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Curve shape : ESS
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An actress in "L.A. Law" : DEY
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Bolívar's birthplace : CARACAS
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Brunch item : OMELETTE
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Pastry article : NAPOLEON
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Cicatrix : SCAR
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Head of a Canadian province : PREMIER
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Expend too much effort : OVERDO
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Contralto Anderson : MARIAN
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Offerings places : ALTARS
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Part of a platform : PLANK
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Factory : PLANT
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Wrist bones : CARPI
51
Elbe feeder : ISER
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"A te, o ___," Bellini aria : CARA
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Homophone for air : ERE
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Natural soil aggregate : PED

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