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Christopher Sherwood
New York Times, Monday, March 14, 1988
Author:
Christopher Sherwood
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 27.5
Christopher Sherwood has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 U | 3 R | 4 P | 5 P | 6 R | 7 I | 8 G | 9 P | 10 A | 11 R | 12 I | 13 S |
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14 A | S | I | A | 15 A | I | D | A | 16 O | B | E | S | E |
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17 R | E | D | C | 18 A | R | P | E | T | 19 L | A | D | L | E |
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20 B | R | E | A | S | T | 21 S | E | 22 M | I | 23 H | E | M |
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24 P | E | 25 P | 26 S | E | C | 27 R | E | T | S |
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28 D | 29 R | 30 E | S | D | E | 31 N | 32 D | E | E | R | ||||
33 P | O | E | M | 34 D | A | 35 T | A | 36 A | R | 37 E | 38 S |
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39 A | L | D | O | 40 N | A | V | A | L | 41 S | I | L | K |
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42 P | E | S | T | 43 O | L | E | S | 44 O | N | L | Y |
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45 N | E | 46 W | T | 47 S | T | 48 R | 49 I | N | G | S | ||||
50 S | 51 L | A | S | H | E | 52 D | 53 E | A | R | |||||
54 T | A | P | 55 I | S | I | 56 S | 57 M | A | 58 R | 59 R | 60 O | 61 W |
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62 A | S | P | 63 E | N | 64 R | E | 65 D | S | Q | U | A | R | E |
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66 G | E | E | S | E | 67 T | R | E | E | 68 S | T | A | B |
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69 E | R | R | O | R | 70 Y | E | W | S | 71 E | E | L | S |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,006
Across
1
Diner's faux pas : BURP
5
Pompous one : PRIG
9
Helen's abductor : PARIS
14
___ Minor : ASIA
15
Verdi classic : AIDA
16
Much too heavy : OBESE
17
Dignitary's grand welcome : REDCARPET
19
Soup scoop : LADLE
20
Oppose boldly : BREAST
21
Truck of a sort : SEMI
23
Haw's companion : HEM
24
What a cheerleader has : PEP
26
Concealed matters : SECRETS
28
China of Germany : DRESDEN
32
Buck or hart : DEER
33
Idyl or sonnet : POEM
34
Computer's diet : DATA
36
Agamemnon's war god : ARES
39
Actor Ray : ALDO
40
Part of U.S.N.R. : NAVAL
41
Hangchow export : SILK
42
Bothersome individual : PEST
43
Kudos at the corrida : OLES
44
"___ You," Platters hit : ONLY
45
Salamander : NEWT
47
Orchestra section : STRINGS
50
Cut prices drastically : SLASHED
53
Matador's trophy : EAR
54
Thread-forming tool : TAP
55
Osiris's wife : ISIS
57
Bone filler : MARROW
62
Vail competitor : ASPEN
64
St. Basil's Cathedral site : REDSQUARE
66
Gaggle members : GEESE
67
Shoe or family follower : TREE
68
Thrust : STAB
69
Miscue : ERROR
70
Longbows-in-the-rough : YEWS
71
Snakelike fish : EELS
Down
1
Nasty remark : BARB
2
Unscrupulous person : USER
3
Astronaut Sally : RIDE
4
S.A. rodent : PACA
5
Broke up : PARTED
6
Actor Torn : RIP
7
Mid-month, to Virgil : IDES
8
Portcullises' kin : GATES
9
Shield carriers : POLICE
10
Bedouin garment : ABA
11
Whodunit ingredient : REDHERRING
12
Tiny land mass : ISLET
13
Appears : SEEMS
18
African snakes : ASPS
22
Hero's award : MEDAL
25
Part of a trike : PEDAL
27
Paine's "The Age of ___" : REASON
28
A rival of Bush : DOLE
29
Gulf Coast menu item : REDSNAPPER
30
Shows rage or sorrow : EMOTES
31
Church parts : NAVES
33
Mush relative : PAP
35
A sense : TASTE
37
Edifice extensions : ELLS
38
TV King of the 50's : SKY
40
Observes : NOTES
46
Puling person : WHINER
48
Big name in old Egypt : RAMSES
49
Mesopotamian nation : IRAQ
50
Repertory showplace : STAGE
51
Theodore Maiman's invention : LASER
52
Soiled : DIRTY
56
Withered : SERE
58
Clever trick : RUSE
59
The going ___ : RATE
60
Exam type : ORAL
61
Arachnids' traps : WEBS
63
Inner: Prefix : ESO
65
Dawn's droplets : DEW
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