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Adelyn Lewis
New York Times, Tuesday, May 30, 1978
Author:
Adelyn Lewis
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 96, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 29.9
Adelyn Lewis has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 O | 2 R | 3 C | 4 H | 5 I | 6 D | 7 A | 8 N | 9 I | 10 M | 11 A | 12 T | 13 E | 14 S |
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15 P | E | R | U | S | E | 16 R | E | D | O | L | E | N | T |
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17 E | L | E | M | I | S | 18 C | E | L | I | B | A | T | E |
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19 R | E | D | 20 T | I | 21 R | A | D | E | S | 22 S | I | R |
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23 A | V | E | 24 S | 25 S | I | D | E | D | 26 F | E | R | N |
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27 T | A | N | O | 28 S | 29 L | E | D | 30 B | I | D | E | S |
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31 E | N | C | L | O | 32 S | E | S | 33 B | A | N | ||||
34 S | T | E | E | L | E | D | 35 B | E | N | A | 36 R | 37 E | 38 S |
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39 D | E | E | 40 C | A | T | A | L | I | N | A |
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41 P | 42 R | 43 O | A | S | 44 A | L | I | 45 L | E | V | E | R |
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46 H | E | R | D | 47 T | R | O | T | 48 H | 49 S | U | R | D |
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50 E | T | A | 51 P | R | E | S | S | E | 52 D | 53 L | V | I |
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54 L | I | T | 55 E | R | A | T | E | 56 A | E | 57 G | E | A | N |
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58 P | R | O | V | I | D | E | S | 59 P | L | A | T | T | E |
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60 S | E | R | E | N | E | S | T | 61 S | A | S | S | E | S |
© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,517
Across
1
Prom flower : ORCHID
7
Gives life to : ANIMATES
15
Read : PERUSE
16
Odorous : REDOLENT
17
Gum resins : ELEMIS
18
Bachelor or priest : CELIBATE
19
Cross or Crescent : RED
20
Harangues : TIRADES
22
Knight's title : SIR
23
Bird class : AVES
25
Showed partisanship : SIDED
26
House plant : FERN
27
New Mexico Indians : TANOS
29
Conducted : LED
30
Sojourns : BIDES
31
Surrounds : ENCLOSES
33
Forbid : BAN
34
Hardened : STEELED
35
City on the Ganges : BENARES
39
Cee follower : DEE
40
Santa ___, California resort : CATALINA
41
Malaysian sailing vessels : PROAS
44
Ring king before Spinks : ALI
45
Means to an end : LEVER
46
Cattle cluster : HERD
47
One's pledged word : TROTH
49
Irrational number : SURD
50
Greek letter : ETA
51
Did some ironing : PRESSED
53
Twice XXVIII : LVI
54
Educated : LITERATE
56
One of Greece's seas : AEGEAN
58
Supplies : PROVIDES
59
Nebraska river : PLATTE
60
Least disturbed : SERENEST
61
Talks impudently : SASSES
Down
1
Manages; runs : OPERATES
2
Applicable : RELEVANT
3
Belief : CREDENCE
4
Word with drum or bug : HUM
5
"___ true what they say ... ?" : ISIT
6
Two Arnazes : DESIS
7
Roofed streets : ARCADES
8
Essential : NEEDED
9
Loafed : IDLED
10
Mars ou avril : MOIS
11
Eucharistic vestment : ALB
12
Back-combed : TEASED
13
Whole : ENTIRE
14
Areas on liners : STERNS
21
Irritated : RILED
24
California town or pine : SOLEDAD
26
Last parts : FINALES
28
Boot bottoms : SOLES
30
Insipid : BANAL
32
Bishop's office : SEE
33
Stake : BET
35
Torments : BAITS
36
Brooks : RIVULETS
37
Weaken : ENERVATE
38
Pilchards : SARDINES
40
Like one's best friends : CLOSEST
41
Memorable Yale teacher-critic : PHELPS
42
Call it a day : RETIRE
43
H.H.H. was one : ORATOR
44
Mountain ridges : ARETES
47
Kind of wind or mark : TRADE
48
Very much : HEAPS
51
Sch. leader : PRIN
52
Baron ___ Warr : DELA
55
Second of billions : EVE
57
Highway sign : GAS
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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