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Carduff
Carduff

New York Times, Friday, April 15, 1983

Author:
Carduff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 321 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 21.0
Carduff has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,211
Across
1
African republic : MALI
5
Use a strigil : SCRAPE
11
Charleston is its cap. : WVA
14
Soon : ANON
15
A hair, to Pierre : CHEVEU
16
"___ So Fine," 1963 song : HES
17
Start of a quotation from Tiberius on heavy taxes : ITISTHEPART
19
High-school subj. : ENG
20
Perceives, in a way : INTUITS
21
Nine: Comb. form : ENNEA
23
Wood chipper : ADZ
24
Athlete with a javelin : THROWER
26
Quotation: Part II : OFAGOODSHEPHERD
31
Cow catcher : ROPER
32
What moon, June and spoon do : RHYME
33
Former hubbies, e.g. : EXES
34
French fears : PEURS
35
Yemeni city : SANA
39
Rank : CLASS
40
Blank-verse feet : IAMBS
41
Quotation: Part III : TOSHEARHISFLOCK
46
Soho trifle : HAPENNY
47
Make lace : TAT
48
Apply strenuously : EXERT
49
Meara's husband : STILLER
53
Sun follower : TAN
54
End of quotation : NOTTOFLAYIT
58
Deed : ACT
59
Jazz pianist Garner : ERROLL
60
Game of chance : KENO
61
___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
62
Egg custard : ROYALE
63
Mini-maelstrom : EDDY
Down
1
___, juin, juillet : MAI
2
Prefix with freeze or hero : ANTI
3
Choice cut : LOIN
4
By degrees : INSTAGES
5
Split: Comb. form : SCHIZO
6
Atkins or Huntley : CHET
7
Hse. mates : REPS
8
Actress Gardner : AVA
9
___ diem : PER
10
Muse of music : EUTERPE
11
"___ Were Very Young": Milne : WHENWE
12
Surface elegance : VENEER
13
The Norse Olympus : ASGARD
18
English dynasty : TUDOR
22
Japanese drama : NOH
24
Satyrs' staffs : THYRSI
25
Lines of interest to milady : HEMS
26
Mispickel or pyrite : ORE
27
Reynard : FOX
28
Murderer in the Rue Morgue : APE
29
Dismal : DREARY
30
Librarian's reproof : SHUSH
34
Blueprint, e.g. : PLAN
35
The Dead Sea is one : SALTLAKE
36
"I love," to Mr. Chips : AMO
37
Network initials : NBC
38
Invite : ASK
39
Metric unit of weight : CENTNER
40
"___ to Pieces" (Patsy Cline hit) : IFALL
41
Greek letters : THETAS
42
Mexican state : OAXACA
43
Pound's "A Lume ___" : SPENTO
44
"Rings on ___ fingers ... " : HER
45
Suppress : STIFLE
49
Greek portico : STOA
50
Kind of road or call : TOLL
51
Hundred-___ Argus : EYED
52
Melon feature : RIND
55
Gold, to Guillermo : ORO
56
Test : TRY
57
Bauble : TOY

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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