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Virginia L. Yates
Virginia L. Yates

New York Times, Tuesday, July 21, 1987

Author:
Virginia L. Yates
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { P Q U Z }, Scrabble score: 321 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 34.1
Virginia L. Yates has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,769
Across
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More plucky : GAMER
6
Dissonant : AJAR
10
Fare for Miss Muffet : WHEY
14
Oil or Oyl preceder : OLIVE
15
Widespread : RIFE
16
Lock inventor Linus ___ : YALE
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Vampire of folklore : LAMIA
18
Protection : EGIS
19
Austen novel : EMMA
20
Dentist? : DRILLMASTER
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Fulfilled : MET
24
City near Phoenix : MESA
25
Surgical light beams : LASERS
27
Command : BEHEST
31
Joiner? : WELDER
33
Genus of evergreen trees : OLAX
34
Simple : EASY
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"___ to Be You," 1924 song : ITHAD
39
Marsh heron : BITTERN
41
Tools for swindlers? : CHISELS
43
Pelvic bones : SACRA
44
Actress-writer Chase : ILKA
46
Baby powder : TALC
47
Squabble : HASSLE
49
Allen and Herman : WOODYS
51
Guadalajara gala : FIESTA
53
Deviate : VEER
55
___ Deco : ART
56
Carpenter's libation? : SCREWDRIVER
62
Punjabi prince : RAJA
64
One of the brassicas : KALE
65
Roman magistrate : EDILE
66
College founded in 1440 : ETON
67
Glades beginner : EVER
68
Della or Pee Wee : REESE
69
Fiscal concern : DEBT
70
Filmdom V.I.P.'s : DIRS
71
Zigged from a course : YAWED
Down
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"The ___ Bug": Poe : GOLD
2
Having wings : ALAR
3
Rodolfo's beloved : MIMI
4
Wicked : EVIL
5
Kingdoms : REALMS
6
Spheres : AREAS
7
Workbench bafflers? : JIGSAWS
8
Have ___ (be upset) : AFIT
9
Put on the market again : RESELL
10
Ex follower : WYE
11
Shark who is Mike's boss? : HAMMERHEAD
12
Gantry or Fudd : ELMER
13
Irish poet-playwright : YEATS
21
___ maid : METER
22
Diameter halves : RADII
26
Gets at it : SETSTO
27
Moves like a cork on water : BOBS
28
Famed pen name : ELIA
29
Backstabber's act? : HATCHETJOB
30
Added attractions : EXTRAS
32
Jan van ___, Flemish painter : EYCK
35
Indigo : ANIL
37
Friend in a fray : ALLY
38
Milit. medals : DSCS
40
Bridge positions : EASTS
42
Hemmed and ___ : HAWED
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Honest planer? : LEVELER
48
Gave the ax to : SACKED
50
Planetarium : ORRERY
51
Got along : FARED
52
Steaming : IRATE
54
Wide-mouthed pitchers : EWERS
57
Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
58
Concept : IDEA
59
"A ___ From the Bridge": A. Miller : VIEW
60
Otherwise : ELSE
61
Bulrush, e.g. : REED
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Carpenter ___ : ANT

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

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