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Rhonda Kraus
Rhonda Kraus

New York Times, Thursday, June 8, 1989

Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 244 (avg 1.27)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 34.1
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,457
Across
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Hunting caravans : SAFARIS
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Suspended decorative piece : PENDANT
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Chapel : ORATORY
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One-celled animals : AMOEBAE
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Spanish monetary units : PESETAS
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Meat rolled and filled : ROULADE
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Stool pigeon : RAT
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Certifies : ATTESTS
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Ignited : LIT
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Windmill sail : AWE
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Weird : EERIE
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Knowledge : LORE
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Fabray and Walker, to friends : NANS
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Chess pieces : MEN
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Sub detector : SONAR
30
Pearl producers : OYSTERS
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Cringes : GROVELS
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Nigerian native : ARO
36
Bullfight cry : OLE
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Greed : AVARICE
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Hoarders : STORERS
45
Lemon-shaped citrus fruits : LIMES
46
Former ring king : ALI
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Astringent fruit : SLOE
49
Large wading bird : IBIS
50
Emulate Cicero : ORATE
52
Suffix with Annam : ESE
53
Altar constellation : ARA
54
Circuit breakers, e.g. : CUTOUTS
56
A neighbor of Fr. : GER
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Day of rest : SABBATH
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Enliven : ANIMATE
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Expand : ENLARGE
62
Natural abilities : TALENTS
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Male relative : STEPSON
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Plantations, e.g. : ESTATES
Down
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Highest singing voice : SOPRANO
2
Open space between buildings : AREAWAY
3
Ties securely : FASTENS
4
Mischievous Olympian : ATE
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Church court : ROTA
6
Wrathful : IRATE
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Complex methods : SYSTEMS
8
Task in a Latin class : PARSING
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Act with feeling : EMOTE
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Entre ___ : NOUS
11
___ Rio, Tex. city : DEL
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Gastropod mollusk : ABALONE
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Relating to zenith's opposite : NADIRAL
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Moves unsteadily : TEETERS
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Sonneteer's word : ERE
25
Frankie and Johnny : LOVERS
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What strange behavior evokes : STARES
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Cavatina : SOLO
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Mother of 4 Down : ERIS
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Fabulous bird of prey : ROC
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Trumpery : ROT
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Assumed names : ALIASES
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Quivering : VIBRANT
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Friendly : AMIABLE
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Made of baked clay : EARTHEN
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Locate : SITUATE
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Tastefully luxurious : ELEGANT
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Floral ribbon ornament : ROSETTE
44
Cassandra was one : SEERESS
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Thai language : LAO
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Opposite of income : OUTGO
51
Lab vessels : ETNAS
54
The ___, rock group : CARS
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Sediment : SILT
58
Purifying sac. : BAP
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___ culpa : MEA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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