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Elaine George
Elaine George

New York Times, Monday, April 25, 1988

16-Across : Actor Jannings

Author:
Elaine George
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 29.7
Elaine George has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,048
Across
1
Leather-workers' tools : AWLS
5
Knights' wives : DAMES
10
Arp's art : DADA
14
Cage for chicks : COOP
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Archie Bunker's wife : EDITH
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Actor Jannings : EMIL
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Problem solvers : TROUBLESHOOTERS
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Becomes better : IMPROVES
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At a rapid tempo : PRESTO
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"Let ___ eat cake" : THEM
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Health resorts : SPAS
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Diversifies : VARIES
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A basic human need : SHELTER
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Actress Stewart : ALANA
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Task : CHORE
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Decay : ROT
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Valuable vase : MING
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Serbs and Sorbs : SLAVS
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A fine cotton : PIMA
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Wooden pin : PEG
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Uncle Tom's creator : STOWE
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___ of the crop : CREAM
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Recency : NEWNESS
42
Calif. raisin center : FRESNO
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Product from sisal : ROPE
44
Gets the point : SEES
45
Makes irate : ANGERS
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Honeys : SWEETIES
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S.C. lawmaker : SENATORHOLLINGS
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Iran's foe: Var. : IRAK
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Bête ___ (bugbear) : NOIRE
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Source of mohair : GOAT
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Does some planting : SOWS
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Break off : SEVER
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Partner of odds : ENDS
Down
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Start of a Simon opus : ACTI
2
Robin's prey : WORM
3
Airplane maneuver : LOOP
4
Old Faithful activity : SPURTING
5
Digs for data : DELVES
6
Legally revoke, as a legacy : ADEEM
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___ America : MISS
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Numerical suffix : ETH
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Malls are their meccas : SHOPPERS
10
Abhor : DETEST
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College town in Iowa : AMES
12
___ cheap : DIRT
13
Moreover : ALSO
18
Black tea : BOHEA
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Papal cape : ORALE
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What push comes to : SHOVE
24
Seductive woman : VAMP
25
Being from outer space : ALIEN
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Grassland : RANGE
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Artie and Irwin : SHAWS
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Hurons' kin : ERIES
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Kind of candle : ROMAN
31
Neck and neck : CLOSE
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"___ Shanter," Burns poem : TAMO
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Relatives by marriage : STEPSONS
36
Renown : PRESTIGE
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A wee nip : SNORT
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Angler's basket : CREEL
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Inflicts : WREAKS
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Tentacle : FEELER
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Took an oath : SWORE
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Sale sign : ASIS
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Notorious fiddler : NERO
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Eat like a beaver : GNAW
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Hood's switchblade : SHIV
49
Being part of : INON
50
Major Hoople's expletive : EGAD
51
Giant jets : SSTS
53
Caviar : ROE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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