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Nancy S. Ross
New York Times, Saturday, July 14, 1990
23-Across : Kitty sweller
Author:
Nancy Scandrett Ross
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { H J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 21.0
Nancy S. Ross has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 22 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Scandrett Ross is an alias for Nancy S. Ross.
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11 A | L | E | 12 S | 13 R | A | B | B | I | 14 C | E | L | T |
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15 D | E | P | O | 16 S | I | T | I | O | N | 17 E | S | M | E |
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18 A | V | O | C | A | D | O | 19 D | E | 20 P | R | E | S | S |
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23 A | N | T | E | 24 E | 25 Y | E | S | 26 L | A | V | 27 E | 28 D |
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29 R | 30 A | K | E | S | 31 B | O | L | E | R | O |
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32 E | 33 N | 34 D | 35 D | E | S | I | 36 R | E | S | 37 R | I | G |
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38 T | R | E | 39 N | D | S | 40 G | A | T | E | 41 S | ||||
42 C | A | M | E | L | 43 I | N | N | S | 44 A | 45 D | 46 A | 47 S |
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48 E | V | E | 49 N | T | S | 50 E | L | E | V | E |
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51 D | 52 E | R | I | D | E | S | 53 P | 54 A | N | A | C | E | A |
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55 A | D | I | N | 56 D | E | 57 B | A | S | E | M | E | N | T |
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58 N | E | T | S | 59 D | L | I | I | I | 60 I | N | G | E |
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61 E | N | S | 62 A | F | O | X | 63 T | E | D |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,858
Across
1
Kind of sch. : MED
4
Fossil fuel : COAL
8
Fam. member : DAU
11
Pub quaffs : ALES
13
Kemelman's detective : RABBI
14
Gael : CELT
15
Player's place? : DEPOSITION
17
Salinger girl : ESME
18
Alligator pear : AVOCADO
19
Fourth Estate? : DEPRESS
21
"The quality of ___ ... ": Shak. : MERCY
22
Measure of thread fineness : DENIER
23
Kitty sweller : ANTE
24
Hooks' partners : EYES
26
Washed : LAVED
29
Hogarth's "The ___ Progress" : RAKES
31
Ravel composition : BOLERO
32
Receiver, frequently : END
35
Fathers? : DESIRES
37
Manipulate fraudulently : RIG
38
Drifts : TRENDS
40
Slalom obstacles : GATES
42
Yellowish tan : CAMEL
43
England's ___ of Court : INNS
44
Architecture critic Huxtable et al. : ADAS
48
Occurrences : EVENTS
50
Parisian pupil : ELEVE
51
Coney Island attractions? : DERIDES
53
Nostrum : PANACEA
55
Tennis score : ADIN
56
Playroom locale? : DEBASEMENT
58
New Jersey five : NETS
59
Sixth-century date : DLIII
60
"Bus Stop" playwright : INGE
61
U.S.N.A. grad : ENS
62
"Wisdom is ___": Swift : AFOX
63
A Kennedy : TED
Down
1
Puccini's "___ Butterfly" : MADAMA
2
Cricket team : ELEVEN
3
Cause of gout? : DEPORT
4
Roman statesman : CATO
5
Ben (___-Wan) Kenobi in "Star Wars" : OBI
6
Dwelling places : ABODES
7
Irish export : LINEN
8
Waiter? : DESERVER
9
Charitable gift : ALMS
10
Salt Lake City team : UTES
12
Pelé's sport : SOCCER
13
Disencumber : RID
14
Food named for a goddess : CEREAL
16
Utter : SAY
20
Covered with fine hair : PILOSE
22
Omens? : DESIGNS
24
Stretches the budget : EKES
25
Affirmative : YES
27
"___ tu," Verdi aria : ERI
28
Briard or Basenji : DOG
30
Confused : ADDLED
31
Ventures at Vegas : BETS
32
Bel Kaufman's "Love, ___" : ETC
33
Org. opposing gun-control laws : NRA
34
Superior qualities? : DEMERITS
36
Japanese epic film : RAN
39
Pulitzer-winning biographer: 1933 and 1937 : NEVINS
41
Deli purchase : SALAMI
43
Reflexive pronoun : ITSELF
45
Penny? : DECENT
46
Exact satisfaction : AVENGE
47
Picasso's "Dora Maar ___" : SEATED
49
Canio's wife : NEDDA
50
Compass pt. : ENE
51
Andersen or Borge : DANE
52
Perfect place : EDEN
53
Paris's Rue de la ___ : PAIX
54
"___ was going to St. Ives" : ASI
57
Kind of bk. : BIO
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