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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Monday, July 23, 1990

33-Across : Measuring sticks

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Grid flow: 35.8
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,867
Across
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Fellow : CHAP
5
___ to (takes care of) : SEES
9
Title of respect for a Parisian cleric : ABBE
13
Protection : AEGIS
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Breathe rapidly : PANT
16
Strike hard : SLUG
17
Police vehicle : BLACKMARIA
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Sharp pain : PANG
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Atomizer : SPRAYER
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Shows the way : DIRECTS
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Overdue : LATE
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Clark or Tracy : DICK
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Undergarment, for short : BRA
28
Tiny colonizer : ANT
30
Facing the pitcher : ATBAT
33
Measuring sticks : RULERS
36
Faucet : TAP
38
___-track mind : ONE
39
Certain wild flowers : BLACKEYEDSUSANS
43
Business abbr. : INC
44
Triumphed : WON
45
Hardens : INURES
46
"Land ___ alive!" : SAKES
49
Western Indian : UTE
51
Guided : LED
52
W.W. I's Hari : MATA
54
Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
56
Thistlelike flowers : TEASELS
59
Rubbers : ERASERS
64
Move hesitantly : EDGE
65
Prodigal son, e.g. : BLACKSHEEP
67
Indigo plant : ANIL
68
Orient : EAST
69
Broom ___ of the comics : HILDA
70
London raincoats, for short : MACS
71
Tanguay and Perón : EVAS
72
Attention-getting sound : PSST
Down
1
Urban transportation : CABS
2
Succor : HELP
3
Food thickener : AGAR
4
Type size : PICA
5
Ancient Greek rival of Athens : SPARTA
6
Corn cob : EAR
7
Novelist Bagnold : ENID
8
Reserved in manner : STAID
9
Appearance : ASPECT
10
Classroom feature : BLACKBOARD
11
Baseball ploy : BUNT
12
___ on (goads) : EGGS
14
Songbird : SKYLARK
18
___ culpa : MEA
22
Narrow inlet : RIA
24
International accord : ENTENTE
26
Witchcraft : BLACKMAGIC
27
___ room : REC
29
Small boy : TAD
31
Actress Meara : ANNE
32
Hardy lass : TESS
33
Baseball stats : RBIS
34
Armbone : ULNA
35
Stitch : SEW
37
Greek letter : PSI
40
"___ Are Woman," 1964 song : YOU
41
Set Fido loose : UNLEASH
42
Go to court : SUE
47
Atelier gear : EASELS
48
Sault ___ Marie : STE
50
Opts : ELECTS
53
"Tiny Alice" playwright : ALBEE
55
Nettle : IRK
56
Red Sox or Celtics : TEAM
57
Actress Best : EDNA
58
Eastern European : SLAV
60
Oiler, for one : SHIP
61
Grown-up elvers : EELS
62
Cerise and vermillion : REDS
63
Squabble : SPAT
66
___ rule (generally) : ASA

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