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Martha J. DeWitt
New York Times, Monday, March 22, 1993
Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 20.1
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 F | 2 R | 3 A | 4 A | 5 B | 6 A | 7 S | 8 H | 9 A | 10 S | 11 T | 12 O |
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13 A | I | L | 14 S | 15 B | E | R | I | A | 16 S | T | O | W |
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17 T | O | M | C | 18 O | L | L | I | N | S | 19 S | I | N | E |
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20 S | T | A | R | V | E | 21 S | P | 22 E | A | R | E | D |
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23 E | E | R | 24 I | 25 E | 26 S | T | I | R | ||||||
27 C | 28 H | E | R | 29 D | A | 30 H | 31 E | L | U | 32 D | 33 E |
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34 F | L | O | 35 D | 36 A | C | R | O | 37 N | 38 S | P | R | Y |
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39 E | A | R | 40 O | R | A | N | G | E | 41 S | 42 C | O | R |
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43 E | S | S | 44 E | 45 C | R | E | N | E | L | 46 U | S | E |
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47 T | H | E | S | 48 E | 49 D | R | U | 50 A | 51 S | P | S | |||
52 S | T | O | 53 P | 54 S | T | 55 A | T | E | ||||||
56 M | 57 A | N | A | N | A | 58 S | 59 P | E | R | 60 U | 61 S | 62 E |
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63 A | B | E | T | 64 G | I | 65 N | 66 G | E | R | B | E | E | R |
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67 M | A | C | E | 68 A | R | O | A | R | 69 S | L | A | G |
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70 A | S | K | S | 71 N | E | W | T | S | 72 E | L | S |
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,840
Across
1
Angelico or Lippo Lippi : FRA
4
Embarrass : ABASH
9
Concerning : ASTO
13
Has la grippe : AILS
15
N.K.V.D. chief, once : BERIA
16
Tuck away : STOW
17
Gin drink : TOMCOLLINS
19
___ qua non (necessity) : SINE
20
Go hungry : STARVE
21
Lanced : SPEARED
23
Ghostly : EERIE
26
Ado : STIR
27
Entertainer Cherilyn LaPiere : CHER
29
Morse dash designator : DAH
31
Get away : ELUDE
34
Ziegfeld : FLO
35
Manmade fabric : DACRON
38
Nimble : SPRY
39
Part of E.E.N.T. : EAR
40
Screwdriver fruits : ORANGES
42
Bk. of the Bible : COR
43
Basic Latin infinitive : ESSE
45
Part of a battlement : CRENEL
46
Exploit : USE
47
" ... stays ___ couriers ... " : THESE
49
Actress Joanne : DRU
50
Vipers : ASPS
52
Come to a halt : STOP
54
U.S. unit : STATE
56
Mornings, in Madrid : MANANAS
59
Read : PERUSE
63
Foster a felon : ABET
64
Sweetened, carbonated drink : GINGERBEER
67
Mallet : MACE
68
Bellowing : AROAR
69
Refuse material : SLAG
70
Solicits : ASKS
71
Lizards' cousins : NEWTS
72
Some Chi trains : ELS
Down
1
Domino or Waller : FATS
2
Civil commotion : RIOT
3
Mater's beginner : ALMA
4
More qualified : ABLER
5
___ canto : BEL
6
Jackie's second : ARI
7
Transgressions : SINS
8
Door catches : HASPS
9
Attacks : ASSAILS
10
Farewell drink : STIRRUPCUP
11
Hue : TONE
12
Was obligated : OWED
14
Heap of stones : SCREE
18
Carry to excess : OVERDO
22
Hot season in St.-Lô : ETE
24
Driver's lic., often : IDCARD
25
Family supporters : EARNERS
27
Conflict with : CLASH
28
Bourbon drink : HORSESNECK
30
Truffle : HOGNUT
32
Scoria : DROSS
33
Salt lake in S Australia : EYRE
34
Iambs : FEET
36
Rainbow : ARC
37
Betty Ford, ___ Bloomer : NEE
41
Roofer specialist : SLATER
44
Demesnes : ESTATES
48
Very long time : EON
51
Belgrade denizens : SERBS
53
Heathen : PAGAN
55
Mimics : APERS
56
"I Remember ___" : MAMA
57
Down with, in Dijon : ABAS
58
"Your Majesty" : SIRE
60
River in Zaire : UELE
61
Secure tightly : SEAL
62
Work units : ERGS
65
Present time : NOW
66
Weapon for Capone : GAT
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 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.