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Kathryn Righter
New York Times, Tuesday, July 21, 1981
Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 5.26, Missing: { F Q }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 48, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 56.3
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 C | 3 O | 4 W | 5 W | 6 R | 7 A | 8 P | |||||||
9 S | T | O | R | E | 10 S | 11 C | H | A | I | R | 12 S | |||
13 S | C | A | N | D | A | L | 14 R | E | G | R | E | T | 15 S |
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16 T | A | R | N | 17 R | A | 18 T | E | L | S | 19 T | R | I |
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20 A | L | T | O | 21 S | T | E | A | K | 22 J | E | E | R |
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23 B | E | L | I | 24 E | 25 E | M | S | 26 S | E | N | S | E |
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27 R | E | S | T | 28 S | 29 P | E | 30 A | P | O | D | S | |||
31 S | H | O | 32 R | T | S | T | O | P | ||||||
33 S | 34 T | E | E | P | E | R | 35 T | R | A | 36 M | 37 S | |||
38 G | H | O | U | L | 39 S | E | 40 S | 41 T | R | O | O | 42 P |
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43 L | I | A | R | 44 V | I | S | T | 45 A | 46 D | O | N | A |
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47 I | N | S | 48 V | E | S | S | E | L | 49 I | R | A | N |
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50 B | E | T | 51 W | I | X | T | 52 A | M | 53 A | Z | I | N | G |
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54 R | E | A | L | E | S | 55 L | A | M | E | S | T | |||
56 D | Y | E | D | 57 H | A | S | H |
© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,578
Across
1
Lighter or barge : SCOW
5
Swathe : WRAP
9
Accumulates : STORES
11
Musical ___ : CHAIRS
13
Sheridan's "School" subject : SCANDAL
14
Feels remorse : REGRETS
16
Mountain lake : TARN
17
Badgerlike carnivores : RATELS
19
Threefold: Prefix : TRI
20
Choir member : ALTO
21
Cube, flank or Swiss : STEAK
22
Scoff : JEER
23
Contradict : BELIE
25
Printers' units : EMS
26
Sight, hearing or taste : SENSE
27
Relaxes : RESTS
29
Certain seed cases : PEAPODS
31
Reese was one; also Durocher : SHORTSTOP
33
More precipitous : STEEPER
35
London streetcars : TRAMS
38
He commits grave crimes : GHOUL
39
French possessive : SES
41
Body of soldiers : TROOP
43
Prevaricator : LIAR
44
Prospect : VISTA
46
Lady from Lisbon : DONA
47
Electees : INS
48
Craft : VESSEL
49
Modern name for Persia : IRAN
50
___ and between : BETWIXT
52
"___ Grace," well-known hymn : AMAZING
54
Former Spanish coins : REALES
55
Least valid, as an excuse : LAMEST
56
Colored, as cloth : DYED
57
Leftover dish : HASH
Down
1
Excite suddenly : STARTLE
2
Competent critic : CONNOISSEUR
3
Fort ___, Calif. : ORD
4
Endures : WEARS
5
Marine mollusk : WHELK
6
Shipment to a paper mill : RAGS
7
Ventilate : AIR
8
Feign : PRETEND
9
Tool for cleaning fish : SCALER
10
Shade of gray : SLATE
11
Wrinkles : CREASES
12
Emphasize : STRESS
13
Dagger thrust : STAB
15
Term of address to a sovereign : SIRE
18
Delilah, e.g. : TEMPTRESS
22
Imperils : JEOPARDIZES
24
Name meaning "noble" : ETHEL
26
Bowling or trolling : SPORT
28
Drench : SOP
30
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
32
Withstands : RESISTS
33
Menhaden : SHINER
34
Drank to the health of : TOASTED
36
Architectural style : MOORISH
37
Voiced : SONANT
38
More facile than sincere : GLIB
40
Purloin : STEAL
42
Sharp pain : PANG
44
Irked : VEXED
45
Egyptian dancing girl : ALMAH
48
Anagram for evil : VILE
51
Word with free or high : WAY
53
Doctor's org. : AMA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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