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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Wednesday, May 12, 1993

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 15.5
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,891
Across
1
Interpose : MEDIATE
8
Log-company employee : SWAMPER
15
Any qualified voter : ELECTOR
16
Abélard's pupil : HELOISE
17
Dweller in Lhasa : TIBETAN
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Factor : ELEMENT
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Was a model for Wyeth : SAT
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Summer drinks : ADES
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Unrefined oils : CRUDES
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Word on a towel : HIS
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They often thicken : PLOTS
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"Kiss Me ___": Herbert : AGAIN
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Finland, to the Finns : SUOMI
30
Pair : DUO
33
James or Michael of films : DUNN
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Director Spielberg : STEVEN
35
Breaks on TV : ADS
36
Order : MANDATE
38
Of a rye fungus : ERGOTIC
40
"___ Got a Secret" : IVE
41
Ryun et al. : MILERS
43
Actress Rowlands : GENA
44
I.R.S. payment : TAX
45
"The way to ___ heart ... " : AMANS
46
Church officer : ELDER
47
Table accessory : CRUET
48
Remove abruptly : AXE
49
Informal : CASUAL
52
Give forth : EMIT
54
Cerastes : ASP
57
Hellish : AVERNAL
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For the best results : IDEALLY
61
Robert Blake role : BARETTA
62
Mythical creature : CENTAUR
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Cut : SLASHED
64
Top-hatted star : ASTAIRE
Down
1
Shea nine : METS
2
Lamb : ELIA
3
Red item : DEBT
4
Surface for Hamill : ICE
5
Reach one's goal : ATTAIN
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Loathsome people : TOADS
7
Pelagic fish-eater : ERNE
8
Andress film : SHE
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Greeting party : WELCOMERS
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Siren's function : ALERTING
11
God of mockery : MOMUS
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___ Piper : PIED
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Medieval laborer : ESNE
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Macerates : RETS
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Gush forth : SPUE
23
Stag's mate : HIND
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Hero and Leander, e.g. : LOVERS
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Own up to : ADMIT
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Tropical fruit : GUAVA
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Eli, often : ANNEX
29
Stone pillars : STELAE
30
Took out : DATED
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Commune in Italy : UDINE
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Author Wilde : OSCAR
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Arouse : STIMULATE
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Imaginary undying flower : AMARANTH
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Golfer Brett ___ : OGLE
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Duck, in Dortmund : ENTE
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Magnitude : EXTENT
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Quacks' products : CURES
48
Assistants : AIDES
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Hacks : CABS
50
Of grandparents : AVAL
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Vital fluids : SERA
53
Muscovite : MICA
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Range in Asia : ALAI
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Aspersion : SLUR
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Combustible heap : PYRE
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Youngster : LAD
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___ loss for words : ATA

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