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Shirley Soloway
New York Times, Monday, April 17, 1989
23-Across : "___ Was a Lady"
Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 26.4
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 L | 2 A | 3 H | 4 R | 5 T | 6 B | 7 A | 8 R | 9 S | 10 S | 11 T | 12 O | 13 P |
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14 O | B | O | E | 15 A | R | N | I | E | 16 P | O | L | O |
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17 F | O | R | M | 18 B | U | G | L | E | 19 B | E | A | D | S |
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20 T | U | N | I | 21 S | 22 I | L | E | 23 E | A | D | I | E |
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24 I | N | T | 25 O | N | E | 26 V | E | R | S | E | D |
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27 S | 28 A | N | D | E | R | 29 S | I | R | E | |||||
30 E | G | G | S | 31 G | 32 E | 33 T | T | O | 34 D | 35 D | 36 A | 37 Y |
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38 L | E | I | 39 A | V | A | I | L | 40 R | U | E |
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41 L | E | N | 42 S | 43 N | A | C | R | E | 44 T | U | R | N |
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45 T | 46 H | I | N | 47 N | 48 O | R | M | A | S |
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49 M | 50 A | 51 N | I | A | C | 52 B | 53 O | T | T | O | M | |||
54 A | T | O | L | L | 55 S | E | W | 56 T | W | E | 57 E | 58 D |
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59 C | E | L | L | O | 60 P | H | A | N | 61 E | 62 E | D | D | Y |
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63 H | A | T | E | 64 A | I | M | E | D | 65 L | U | G | E |
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66 O | M | E | R | 67 S | N | E | R | D | 68 S | P | E | D |
© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,405
Across
1
Comic Bert: 1895-1967 : LAHR
5
Ski lifts : TBARS
10
Cease : STOP
14
Orchestra reed : OBOE
15
Palmer, to pals : ARNIE
16
Game played on horseback : POLO
17
Shape : FORM
18
Garment adornments : BUGLEBEADS
20
African capital : TUNIS
22
___ de France : ILE
23
"___ Was a Lady" : EADIE
24
Chant : INTONE
26
Skilled, with "in" : VERSED
27
Carpenter's tool : SANDER
29
Beget : SIRE
30
Quiche ingredients : EGGS
31
Reach : GETTO
34
June 6, 1944 : DDAY
38
Souvenir of Oahu : LEI
39
Benefit : AVAIL
40
Actress McClanahan : RUE
41
Camera piece : LENS
43
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
44
Rotate : TURN
45
Watery : THIN
47
Shearer and Talmadge : NORMAS
49
Wild one : MANIAC
52
Low point : BOTTOM
54
Coral deposit : ATOLL
55
Embroider : SEW
56
Speckled weave : TWEED
59
Transparent wrap : CELLOPHANE
62
Nelson of musicals : EDDY
63
Abhor : HATE
64
Sought the target : AIMED
65
Olympic glider : LUGE
66
Hebrew unit of dry measure : OMER
67
A Bergen puppet : SNERD
68
Raced : SPED
Down
1
Warehouse's upper story : LOFT
2
___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
3
Kibitzer's activity : HORNINGIN
4
Causes to recall : REMINDS
5
Check : TAB
6
One of Terry O'Reilly's players : BRUIN
7
Corner : ANGLE
8
Exasperate : RILE
9
Understand : SEE
10
Pierced : SPEARED
11
Kermit's cousins : TOADS
12
Chestnut : OLDIE
13
Sat : POSED
19
Lager, e.g. : BEER
21
Fr. holy woman : STE
25
Type of farming : ORGANIC
26
Intense : VIOLENT
27
Vend : SELL
28
Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1958 : AGEE
29
Blend : STIR
32
Author Hunter, a k a Ed McBain : EVAN
33
Tic follower : TAC
35
Concocted : DRUMMEDUP
36
Emanation : AURA
37
Desires : YENS
42
Meara's mate : STILLER
44
Gardeners' tools : TROWELS
46
Angelic topper : HALO
48
Giants' manager: 1942-48 : OTT
49
Assertively virile : MACHO
50
Mr. T's group : ATEAM
51
Star of "Teachers" : NOLTE
52
Ex-mayor of N.Y.C. : BEAME
53
Proprietor : OWNER
55
Hoist oneself up, in a way : SHIN
57
Rim : EDGE
58
Tinted : DYED
60
Faux ___ : PAS
61
TV's Byrnes : EDD
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