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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Thursday, February 18, 1993

48-Down : Needle case

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 21.2
Judith Perry has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,808
Across
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Certain compensation : WAGE
5
Tajo and Duero : RIOS
9
Gentle soul : LAMB
13
Pianist Gilels : EMIL
14
Home of a biblical witch : ENDOR
16
Theatrical award : OBIE
17
Sorcery lacks tome : BELLCANDLE
19
Canadian Indian : CREE
20
Nurses' stations : BEDSIDES
21
Actor Alan and family : ARKINS
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Many moons, for short : YRS
24
Scottish seaport : AYR
25
Blister : BLEB
26
Take more than one's share : HOG
27
Everyone except Cavett : TOMHARRY
31
In addition : ALSO
34
Redolence : ODOR
36
Stein-line ending : AROSE
37
Bridge ace, e.g. : HONOR
39
Grain beard : AWN
40
Cheer for Battle : BRAVA
41
Become cognizant : AWAKE
42
Swerve : VEER
44
Jap. rulers : EMPS
45
Acquire without credit : BEGSTEAL
47
Congrio : EEL
49
Shakespearean villain : IAGO
50
Toxic insecticide : DDT
51
Inge's "___ Stop" : BUS
54
Metamorphosis : CHANGE
57
Cloudlike : NEBULOSE
59
Thin : LANK
60
Blind crossing signal : STOPLISTEN
62
"Rosamond" composer : ARNE
63
Armadillo : TATOU
64
Dull sound : THUD
65
Equal : PEER
66
Fischer triumph : MATE
67
Weakens : SAPS
Down
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Like an arachnid's home : WEBBY
2
Turkish title : AMEER
3
Makes aureate : GILDS
4
Building extensions : ELLS
5
Set out before liftoff : READYGO
6
More secret : INNER
7
Probabilities : ODDS
8
Sun god : SOL
9
Everything but the goods : LOCKBARREL
10
Hillside shelter : ABRI
11
Bearing : MIEN
12
Bonnet residents : BEES
15
Kingdom : REALM
18
Italian's ave : CIAO
22
G.I.'s therapy ctr. : REHAB
25
Endured : BORNE
26
Most of Walton's gear : HOOKSINKER
27
Bath accessory : TOWEL
28
Wander : ROAM
29
Invitation abbr. : RSVP
30
Affirmatives : YEAS
31
Pequod captain : AHAB
32
"Bad Influence" actor : LOWE
33
Obstacle : SNAG
35
Mindanao port : DAVAO
38
Change the label : RETAG
43
Old Glory sans pallor : REDBLUE
46
Void : EGEST
48
Needle case : ETUI
50
Storage base : DEPOT
51
De Klerk's predecessor : BOTHA
52
Consume : USEUP
53
Transmits : SENDS
54
Sharp, abrupt sound : CLAP
55
Leveret, e.g. : HARE
56
Poet Sexton : ANNE
57
___ bene : NOTA
58
W.W. II landing craft : LSTS
61
Gaelic headgear : TAM

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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