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Kathryn Righter
New York Times, Friday, July 24, 1987
Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.40)
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 M | 2 I | 3 D | 4 A | 5 S | 6 P | 7 I | 8 T | 9 A | ||||||
10 S | A | L | I | N | A | 11 A | V | A | L | 12 O | 13 N | |||
14 C | O | R | S | A | I | R | 15 R | A | T | T | L | E | 16 D |
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17 L | I | T | 18 S | T | A | 19 M | I | N | A | 20 E | W | E |
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21 U | R | I | 22 S | 23 A | B | Y | S | S | 24 M | A | M | A |
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25 M | E | A | L | 26 S | 27 A | S | H | 28 V | I | T | A | L |
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29 P | E | N | I | T | 30 E | N | T | 31 R | E | S | E | N | T |
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32 M | E | N | D | I | 33 C | A | N | T | ||||||
34 C | 35 L | 36 A | M | P | S | 37 F | A | N | D | A | 38 N | 39 G | 40 O |
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41 L | A | R | E | S | 42 V | I | N | 43 S | K | E | I | N |
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44 O | M | A | R | 45 M | E | E | T | 46 S | 47 E | E | L | S |
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48 G | I | B | 49 B | A | N | D | A | N | 50 A | 51 D | D | E |
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52 S | A | L | 53 I | E | N | T | 54 T | A | R | 55 T | L | E | T |
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56 S | E | N | A | T | E | 57 A | R | G | U | E | D | |||
58 D | U | A | D | 59 S | L | O | T | S |
© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,772
Across
1
Man with the golden touch : MIDAS
6
Agave fiber : PITA
10
Salt marsh : SALINA
11
Celtic earthly paradise : AVALON
14
Pirate's vessel : CORSAIR
15
Disconcerted; confused : RATTLED
17
Illuminated : LIT
18
Endurance : STAMINA
20
Lamb's mother : EWE
21
Author of "Exodus" : URIS
23
Vast chasm : ABYSS
24
Van Druten's "I Remember ___" : MAMA
25
"Square" trio : MEALS
27
Ygdrasil, e.g. : ASH
28
Critical : VITAL
29
Contrite : PENITENT
31
Take umbrage : RESENT
32
Beggar : MENDICANT
34
Devices for holding : CLAMPS
37
Spanish dance : FANDANGO
41
Penates' counterparts : LARES
42
___ rosé : VIN
43
Flock of geese in flight : SKEIN
44
President Bongo of Gabon : OMAR
45
Track events : MEETS
47
These may be smoked : EELS
48
Male cat : GIB
49
Kind of handkerchief : BANDANA
51
Presidential monogram : DDE
52
Important : SALIENT
54
Very small bakery item : TARTLET
56
Upper house : SENATE
57
Debated : ARGUED
58
Pair : DUAD
59
Narrow openings : SLOTS
Down
1
Sci-fi character : MARTIAN
2
French pronoun : ILS
3
Discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope : DIAS
4
Author Loos : ANITA
5
Spanish dance : SARABAND
6
Celtics' center : PARISH
7
Russian soldiers : IVANS
8
British farewell : TATA
9
Hgt. : ALT
10
Evening party : SOIREE
12
Fatty-acid salt : OLEATE
13
English cardinal and author : NEWMAN
14
Cluster of plants : CLUMP
16
Gave out : DEALT
19
Puzzled : MYSTIFIED
22
More svelte : SLIMMER
24
"Man is Nature's sole ___!": Gilbert : MISTAKE
26
Paces : STEPS
28
Sells : VENDS
30
Nav. officer : ENS
31
Raced : RAN
33
Choral compositions : CANTATAS
34
Impedes : CLOGS
35
Female demons : LAMIAS
36
Suitable for farming : ARABLE
38
Derby winner: 1956 : NEEDLES
39
Superficially attractive : GILDED
40
Beginning : ONSET
42
Gave way to emotion : VENTED
45
Tropical ray : MANTA
46
Tangle : SNARL
49
Actor Bridges from Hollywood : BEAU
50
Former constellation : ARGO
53
Neither Rep. nor Dem. : IND
55
Exclamation of disdain : TUT
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