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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Monday, February 6, 1984

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
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: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 43.0 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,508
Across
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Hungarian commercial center : EGER
5
Bellhop, at times : PAGER
10
Relative of a stork : IBIS
14
Peignoir : ROBE
15
Peon's ploughed land : ARADA
16
Fog : MURK
17
Clothes carrier : GARMENTBAG
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Mouse, to a skunk : PREY
20
Moe, Curly or Larry : STOOGE
21
Green gems : EMERALDS
23
Anklebones : TALI
25
Rue ___ Paix : DELA
26
Waited; sojourned : BIDED
29
Cutting device : DIE
32
Slip : LAPSE
35
Old French money : ECUS
36
Smell and taste : SENSES
38
Cote cry : BAA
39
Fissure : RIFT
40
Dull finish : MATTE
41
Agreement : PACT
42
Ump's relative : REF
43
Collect : GATHER
44
Fairy-tale heavy : OGRE
45
Palm of Asia : ARECA
47
Shoe width : EEE
48
Malicious burning : ARSON
49
Airplane stunt : LOOP
51
Shed : MOLT
53
Arange systematically : TABULATE
57
Bill Smith of the Islanders : GOALIE
61
Etc.'s relative : ETAL
62
Pony-express pouches : SADDLEBAGS
64
Theater area : LOGE
65
A Scandinavian : SWEDE
66
Diving bird : LOON
67
Recess at Notre Dame : APSE
68
Chariot for Claudius : ESSED
69
Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
Down
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Work units : ERGS
2
Butt of a joke : GOAT
3
Spain's longest river : EBRO
4
Most distant : REMOTEST
5
Switchboard section : PANEL
6
Cunning : ART
7
Actor-comic Kaplan : GABE
8
Dutch cheese : EDAM
9
Stormed : RAGED
10
Reddish African antelope : IMPALA
11
Spud sacks : BURLAPBAGS
12
Angered : IRED
13
"The ___ the limit" : SKYS
18
Victorian oath : EGAD
22
Units of reluctance : RELS
24
What to do in a think tank : IDEATE
26
Yogi or Dale of baseball : BERRA
27
More frigid : ICIER
28
Part of campers' gear : DUFFELBAGS
30
"___ Wet," Shute novel : INTHE
31
High regard : ESTEEM
33
Holy: Comb. form : SACRO
34
Consumed : EATEN
36
Wee, in Dundee : SMA
37
Always, to Milton : EER
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Easily conveyed : PORTABLE
43
Where Wilde spent time in Reading : GAOL
46
Deep gulch : COULEE
48
Bitter herb : ALOE
50
Out of style : PASSE
52
Eyed amorously : OGLED
53
Tissue : TELA
54
Upon : ATOP
55
Playing marbles : TAWS
56
Greek W.W. II resistence gp. : EDES
58
French city : LAON
59
"___ Rhythm" : IGOT
60
Slave of old : ESNE
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H.S.T.'s successor : DDE

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3 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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