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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Tuesday, February 21, 1984

10-Down : Sings softly

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 52.1
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,523
Across
1
Damage : HARM
5
Reduce gradually : TAPER
10
Scorch : CHAR
14
Inter ___ : ALIA
15
Author Zola : EMILE
16
Mystery of a sort : RUNE
17
U. of Michigan team : WOLVERINES
19
Caen's river : ORNE
20
Franco Harris, e.g. : STEELER
21
Used the freeway : MOTORED
23
Lab animal : RAT
24
Modern Persian : IRANI
25
Umpires : ARBITERS
30
Franco-Iberian bay : BISCAY
33
Gardener's protective covering : MULCH
34
Studio stand : EASEL
36
Drs.' group : AMA
37
Biblical giant : ANAK
38
Old-fashioned : DATED
39
Crystalline precipitation : SNOW
40
Neuralgic symptom : TIC
41
Steersman : PILOT
42
Severe : STERN
43
Certain textile workers : INKERS
45
Ilie and family : NASTASES
47
French seaport : BREST
49
Tennyson's "always" : EER
50
Bird dog : POINTER
52
Ingredient of most bones and teeth : APATITE
56
Dugout, Gallic style : ABRI
57
Vanderbilt U. team : COMMODORES
59
Teased : RODE
60
Now : TODAY
61
Stadium rooters : FANS
62
Little Teresa : TESS
63
Aerial maneuvers : SPINS
64
Celebration : FETE
Down
1
Turns left : HAWS
2
"Thanks ___!" : ALOT
3
Get under one's skin : RILE
4
Unbranded calf : MAVERICK
5
Cylindrical : TERETE
6
Moslem V.I.P. : AMIR
7
Bobby or cotter follower : PIN
8
Fragrant resin : ELEMI
9
Swallowed again : RESORBED
10
Sings softly : CROONS
11
U. of Miami team : HURRICANES
12
British princess : ANNE
13
Coarse grass : REED
18
Israeli port : ELATH
22
Appendage : TAIL
25
Instrument for Elman : AMATI
26
Arrest : RUNIN
27
Long Island U. team : BLACKBIRDS
28
Genuine : REAL
29
Squelched : SATON
31
Love, in Sorrento : AMORE
32
Gapes : YAWNS
35
Bristle : SETA
38
Analyzes : DISSECTS
39
Begin : STARTOFF
41
Gram. past tense : PRET
42
Place : STEAD
44
Pyle and Ford : ERNIES
46
Hindus in a British army : SEPOYS
48
Group of Boy Scouts : TROOP
50
Separate : PART
51
Woodwind : OBOE
52
"___ for All Seasons" : AMAN
53
Dies ___ : IRAE
54
Camping shelter : TENT
55
Actual being : ESSE
58
Start of the 16th century : MDI

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

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