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Mary S. Snyder
Mary S. Snyder

New York Times, Monday, May 17, 1993

18-Across : Helixes

Author:
Mary S. Snyder
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Mary S. Snyder has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,896
Across
1
Unflawed : PERFECT
8
M.D.'s : DRS
11
Bean for forage : SOY
14
He named Louisiana : LASALLE
15
Lamprey's kin : EEL
16
Bond : TIE
17
Hollywood hopeful : STARLET
18
Helixes : SPIRALS
20
Hebrew letter : MEM
21
Usher, at times : SEATER
22
Ecclesiastic title : ABBE
25
Recorded item : ENTRY
27
P.T.A. member : TCHR
30
A Mountain State senator : BYRD
31
Tidy : NEAT
32
No follower, sometimes : SIREE
33
Iron or ice : AGE
34
Sailor : TAR
35
Shot : SNORT
36
Metaphysical poet : DONNE
39
Std. time in Tacoma : PST
41
Morally lower : BASER
42
Phrase on a shop sign : ANDUP
43
Paine's nickname : TOM
45
Fed. funds to the disabled : SSI
46
Defeats : BEATS
47
Alliance acronym : NATO
48
Apportion : METE
49
Adjt., e.g. : ASST
50
Advance : GETON
51
Brouhahas : ADOS
52
Bridge holding : TENACE
54
___ Lanka : SRI
56
Gem of a certain shape : STARCUT
58
Actor's aspiration : STARDOM
62
"___ the land ... " : OER
63
Harem room : ODA
64
Bolides : METEORS
65
What Mars never bars : WAR
66
Neighbor of Isr. : SYR
67
Electra's brother : ORESTES
Down
1
Opposite of sings. : PLS
2
Consume : EAT
3
Madela's home: Abbr. : RSA
4
Emulated MacDonald : FARMED
5
She, at the Sorbonne : ELLE
6
Mild; merciful : CLEMENT
7
Asian New Year : TET
8
Nefud, e.g. : DESERT
9
Indemnify : REPAY
10
Narrow opening : SLIT
11
Ill-fated : STARCROSSED
12
Lubricate : OIL
13
Affirmation : YES
19
Eye part : RETINA
21
Lone ___ (Texas) : STARSTATE
22
"The ___ Honeymoon," 1914 song : ABADABA
23
Past days : BYGONES
24
Girl reporter of comics : BRENDASTARR
26
Lowest high tide : NEAP
28
Toasting words : HERESTO
29
Attempts anew : RETRIES
32
H.H.S. gp. : SSB
37
One who gathers pecans : NUTTER
38
St. Paul's writings : EPS
40
Dorothy's dog : TOTO
44
Hydra, e.g. : MONSTER
47
Bee attracter : NECTAR
48
Mayors, in Metz : MAIRES
50
Flashy : GAUDY
53
Sgts., e.g. : NCOS
55
Fixed fee : RATE
56
Plant seeds : SOW
57
Hyson is one : TEA
58
Triage chief: Abbr. : SMO
59
Period : DOT
60
Mine find : ORE
61
Writer's output: Abbr. : MSS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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