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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Monday, April 17, 1989

6-Down : One of Terry O'Reilly's players

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
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,405
Across
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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

Answer summary:
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