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Frances Hansen
Frances Hansen

New York Times, Monday, May 2, 1988

51-Down : "Tommyrot!"

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 38.0
Frances Hansen has 81 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 40 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,055
Across
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"___ Lisa" : MONA
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Decorous : STAID
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The nouveaux riches put it on : RITZ
14
Starbuck's captain : AHAB
15
Jay Silverheels role : TONTO
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Spooky-sounding lake : ERIE
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Blushing : ROSY
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"___ of Murder," 1948 film : ANACT
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The Swedish Nightingale : LIND
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With 51 Across, the pursuit of happiness? : CHASINGTHELAST
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British Teddy boys : MODS
24
Trim trees : LOP
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African jungle jaunt : SAFARI
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Overshoes for the pursuer : GALOSHES
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"The ___ lama/He's a priest": Nash : ONEL
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Merganser : SMEW
36
Fishing net : SEINE
37
Balsam, e.g. : FIR
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Kind of lantern : CHINESE
40
Faucet : TAP
41
Heart chambers : ATRIA
43
Castor's mother : LEDA
44
Marquand sleuth : MOTO
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Pursuer's protector : RAINCOAT
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Man of a Thousand Faces : CHANEY
49
Thun's river : AAR
50
___ Rabbit, Uncle Remus friend : BRER
51
See 20 Across : BUSONARAINYDAY
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Beethoven's birthplace : BONN
59
Pile up : AMASS
60
___-majesté : LESE
61
Piedmontese wine center : ASTI
62
Belief : TENET
63
Oil cartel acronym : OPEC
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Filmed : SHOT
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Vestibule : ENTRY
66
Home of the Jazz : UTAH
Down
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Antony or Connelly : MARC
2
Words of surprise : OHOH
3
Spaced-out agcy.? : NASA
4
Immeasurably deep : ABYSMAL
5
Alden spoke for him : STANDISH
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Hammer's partner : TONGS
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Medical-school subj. : ANAT
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Seven-year affliction : ITCH
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"You don't say!" : DOTELL
10
Backslide : RELAPSE
11
Pupil's place : IRIS
12
Touch with color : TINT
13
British omega : ZED
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Super suffix : IOR
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At large : LOOSE
25
Up to now : SOFAR
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Bryant or Louise : ANITA
27
Iron: Comb. form : FERRI
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Dramatist Jean : GENET
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Filled with wonder : AWED
30
Find in a serendipitous way : HITON
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Akin on Mom's side : ENATE
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Former Indian infantryman : SEPOY
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"___ 18," 1961 Uris book : MILA
38
Chocolate source : CACAO
39
Vestry : SACRISTY
42
Teed off : INASNIT
44
Gymnast Retton : MARYLOU
46
Rococo : ORNATE
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Layer : HEN
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More despicable : BASER
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"Tommyrot!" : BOSH
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Golden-rule word : UNTO
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Sobeit : AMEN
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Carry on about : RANT
55
Govt. branch : DEPT
56
On the briny : ASEA
57
"Ugh!" new style : YECH
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Kind of relief : BAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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