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Patricia A. Cevaal
Patricia A. Cevaal

New York Times, Wednesday, June 13, 1990

Author:
Patricia A. Cevaal
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 318 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 41.8
Patricia A. Cevaal has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,827
Across
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Ghost : SHADE
6
Porn : SMUT
10
Highway chatterbox : CBER
14
Rabbit fur : CONEY
15
Be an also-ran : LOSE
16
It's connected to the humerus : ULNA
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White poplar : ABELE
18
Finisher of sorts : ICER
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P.G.A.'s Jodie : MUDD
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Food for an optimists' get-together? : BOWLOFCHERRIES
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Kind of circus : FLEA
24
Charged particles : IONS
25
Second-largest country : CANADA
29
Soc. newcomer : DEB
30
Friend's word : THY
33
Food for a curmudgeons' gathering? : CRABAPPLES
36
Faithful : TRUE
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Target of Sen. Joe McCarthy : COMMY
38
Be sick : AIL
39
Claims on property : LIENS
40
Some pols. : LIBS
41
Food for a pinup girls' dinner? : CHEESECAKE
43
Mt. ___ (Charley Weaver's hometown) : IDY
44
Pay follower : OLA
45
Film pioneer Jesse L. and family : LASKYS
46
Ill. city : PERU
48
Watchdog's alarm? : WOOF
50
Food for a tough detectives' meeting? : HARDBOILEDEGGS
56
Car salesman's auto : DEMO
57
Bitterness : BILE
58
Cloth fiber : RAMIE
59
Spheres : ORBS
60
Scat lady : ELLA
61
Egg-shaped : OVATE
62
Memorable soul singer : GAYE
63
A Hollywood Cannon : DYAN
64
Type of institution : PENAL
Down
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Plant disease : SCAB
2
Weary Willie : HOBO
3
Freshly : ANEW
4
Secluded valley : DELL
5
" ... never to have looked into the ___": Yeats : EYEOFDAY
6
Piece of pie : SLICE
7
Coffee flavoring : MOCHA
8
Plaintiff : USEE
9
Loops on toweling : TERRIES
10
Chili seasoning : CUMIN
11
Endless chatter : BLUESTREAK
12
Remnants : ENDS
13
Wonderful: Sl. : RAD
21
Commotion : FLAP
22
Burglarize : ROB
25
Cato's 351 : CCCLI
26
Calla lily, e.g. : AROID
27
Weak-willed : NAMBYPAMBY
28
Some U.S. weapons : ABMS
29
Editor's mark : DELE
31
___-dory : HUNKY
32
Affirmatives : YESES
34
Glacial hill in Iowa : PAHA
35
Duffer's concern : LIE
36
Twitches : TICS
39
Sign of distress, in plants : LEAFDROP
41
Hit, in a way : CLUBBED
42
Wild plum : SLOE
44
Gov. regulation : ORD
47
Uneven : EROSE
48
Novelist Cather : WILLA
49
City on the Allegheny : OLEAN
50
Wife of Zeus : HERA
51
Unctuous : OILY
52
Icicle's spot : EAVE
53
J.E.H. agent : GMAN
54
Bhagavad-___, part of a Sanskrit epic : GITA
55
Sew a hawk's eyes shut : SEEL
56
Basenji, e.g. : DOG

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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