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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Friday, February 5, 1988

10-Down : Writer Alain and family

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 5, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 38.4 Grid has supersymmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,968
Across
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Bounds' partner : LEAPS
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Anagram for 1 Across : SEPAL
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Soiled : BEMIRED
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Shiny material : SATINET
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Upset : AGITATE
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Put forward : PROPOSE
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Palindromic name : NAN
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Plant of the figwort family : MULLEIN
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Baer or Headroom : MAX
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Sweetsop : ATES
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Anagram for 1 Across : PLEAS
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Tale of the Forsytes : SAGA
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Fast times : LENTS
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Actress Van ___ of "Knots Landing" : ARK
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Anagram for 1 Across : PALES
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Long, wide scarfs : STOLES
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Rand and Ride : SALLYS
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Scottish explorer : RAE
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Famed German archeologist: 1840-1909 : MAU
35
Some garnishes : OLIVES
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Gray ___ (brains) : MATTER
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Homophone for sneeze : SNEES
42
"Bali ___" : HAI
44
Glacial pinnacle : SERAC
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Lapsang souchong, etc. : TEAS
47
English metaphysical poet : DONNE
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Information : DATA
50
River of Midlothian, Scotland : ESK
51
Rutabagas : TURNIPS
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Brit. money : STG
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Cotton fabric : ETAMINE
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Standard of comparison : MEASURE
58
Wines and dines : REGALES
59
Ladies of Spain : SENORAS
60
Anagram for 1 Across : PEALS
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Anagram for 1 Across : SALEP
Down
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Envoys : LEGATES
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Lofty : EMINENT
3
Small island : AIT
4
Hyde Park sight : PRAM
5
Erect : SETUP
6
New Delhi dresses : SARIS
7
College near Maidenhead : ETON
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Mark on a domino : PIP
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Incongruity : ANOMALY
10
Writer Alain and family : LESAGES
11
Trite : BANAL
12
Reese and Street : DELLAS
13
Utters : SPEAKS
14
"The Yellow Rose of ___" : TEXAS
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Celtic Neptune : LER
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Yarns : STORIES
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Acknowledged Old Glory : SALUTED
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Serbs, e.g. : SLAVS
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Architects' necessities : PLATS
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Shoe width : EEE
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Drs.' association : AMA
35
Dance of bygone days : ONESTEP
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Possible result of a crack : LEAKAGE
37
Coastlines : SHORES
38
Half notes : MINIMS
39
Deler's choice : ERASURE
40
Dirty hovel : RATTRAP
41
Denizen of a range : STEER
43
Lewis's "___ Vickers" : ANN
45
Zoo equipment : CAGES
47
Sand buildups : DUNES
48
Fencers' blades : EPEES
51
Cashbox : TILL
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Capital of Yemen Arab Republic : SANA
55
Pasture sound : MAA
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Impresario Hurok : SOL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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