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Barbara J. Weakley
Barbara J. Weakley

New York Times, Saturday, June 28, 1986

Author:
Barbara J. Weakley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 37.4
Barbara J. Weakley has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,381
Across
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Kayo blow : ONER
5
Actress Toren : MARTA
10
Painter Holbein : HANS
14
Subject of a "Manon" aria : REVE
15
___ the hole (hidden asset) : ACEIN
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Australian bird : EMEU
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Corp. V.I.P. : EXEC
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Refuse a dare : CHICKENOUT
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Afflicted : STRICKEN
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Wolfish : LUPINE
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Rewarded : PAID
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Agglutinins : SERA
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Native of Huancayo, e.g. : ANDEAN
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Yielded : RETURNED
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Actress McClanahan : RUE
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Sprayed a mugger : MACED
35
Pool member : STENO
36
Heavy coach : DRAG
38
Finish lines : WIRES
40
Antisubmarine weapon : YGUN
41
Bar at the bar : ESTOP
43
Paint cleaners, for short : TURPS
45
Leandro's amorosa : ERO
46
In debt : BEHOLDEN
48
Roland's friend : OLIVER
50
Port ___ in Egypt : SAID
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Temper : MOOD
52
Glazes : SLEETS
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Nags constantly : HENPECKS
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Categorize : PIGEONHOLE
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Nautical term : ALEE
62
Berlin's "He's ___ Picker" : ARAG
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Duck down : EIDER
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Annealing oven : LEER
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Emulated Tammy Wynette : SANG
66
Sycophant's responses : YESES
67
One man performances : SOLI
Down
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Placer materials : ORES
2
Succeeding : NEXT
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Word with more or after : EVER
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Child's suggestion : RECIPE
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Coat or boat : MACKINAW
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Pined : ACHED
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Part of a martingale : REIN
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Fixation : TIC
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Short sock : ANKLET
10
Quilting bee, for one : HENPARTY
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Henri's "Help!" : AMOI
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Nine, in Nürnberg : NEUN
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Flock of mallards : SUTE
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The Southeast wind : EURUS
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Loom part : CAAM
24
Passover feast : SEDER
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Egyptian unit of capacity : ARDEB
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Maass, e.g. : NURSE
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One of the Four Horsemen : DEATH
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Summer TV program : RERUN
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Israeli desert : NEGEV
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Harden : ENURE
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Charitable one : DONOR
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Quoted : CITED
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Zero : GOOSEEGG
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Lovers, in the Gay Nineties : SPOONERS
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"Philebus" author : PLATO
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Sterne's Dr. ___ : SLOP
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Epcot name : DISNEY
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Paragons : IDEALS
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Brawl : MELEE
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Evian and Vichy : SPAS
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Turkish coin : LIRA
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Richard of films : EGAN
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Brick carriers : HODS
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Gantry's wife : CLEO
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Howard of musicals : KEEL
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Sonora Indian : SERI
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Tear : HIE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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