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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Tuesday, March 31, 1987

28-Down : Skein

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,657
Across
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Checks : BALKS
6
Johnny from Ark. : CASH
10
Heavy, unmusical clang : TONK
14
One more time : AGAIN
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Ancient Greek city : ALEA
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Soon : ANON
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Grayish-white mineral : TRONA
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Family : CLAN
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Actor Holliday : KENE
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At close quarters : HANDTOHAND
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Noun suffix : ENCE
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Politician Long : HUEY
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Ignores : ELIDES
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Perfumed pad : SACHET
30
Actress Burstyn : ELLEN
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___ breve : ALLA
33
Extinct bird : DODO
35
Apportion equally : SHARE
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One with a powerful voice : STENTOR
41
Feral : UNTAMED
43
Cowboy's "Hello!" : HOWDY
44
"Cómo ___ usted?" : ESTA
46
Number of inches in a span : NINE
47
Type of potato : IRISH
49
Abrupt : SUDDEN
51
South American plains : LLANOS
54
Zest : ELAN
56
Cry of pain : OUCH
57
Everywhere : ONALLHANDS
63
Official records : ACTA
64
Theda of silents : BARA
65
Separately : APART
66
Noun suffix : TION
67
Wind: Comb. form : ANEM
68
Tibetan neighbor : NEPAL
69
Ranch employee : HAND
70
___ avis : RARA
71
Argentine statesman : DRAGO
Down
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Maine port : BATH
2
Taj Mahal's site : AGRA
3
Town NE of Paris : LAON
4
Category : KIND
5
Scythe part : SNATHE
6
Hide : CACHE
7
Calmed : ALLAYED
8
Connery or O'Casey : SEAN
9
"Alcina" composer : HANDEL
10
Assume responsibility for : TAKEINHAND
11
Upright : ONEND
12
___ word : NONCE
13
What believers fall on : KNEES
21
Excel : OUTDO
25
"___ we forget ... " : LEST
26
Cummerbund : SASH
27
Clef or horn preceder : ALTO
28
Skein : CLEW
29
Closely associated : HANDINHAND
31
Boor : LOUT
34
Some natural resources : ORES
36
During : AMID
37
Descartes or Coty : RENE
38
British statesman : EDEN
40
Novice : TYRO
42
Like the sound of French vowels : NASAL
45
Norma or Moira : SHEARER
48
Line on a weather map : ISOBAR
50
Let go : UNHAND
51
Reluctant : LOATH
52
Santa ___ (fir of Calif.) : LUCIA
53
Affect : ACTON
55
Andes animal : LLAMA
58
Zola novel : NANA
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Mimic : APER
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___ Valley, Calif. : NAPA
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Type of race : DRAG
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Embattled city in July 1944 : STLO

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1 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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