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Arthur S. Verdesca
New York Times, Wednesday, July 27, 1988
Author:
Arthur S. Verdesca
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 31.5
Arthur S. Verdesca has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 F | 2 A | 3 I | 4 R | 5 A | 6 R | 7 L | 8 I | 9 S | 10 S | 11 C | 12 A | 13 D |
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14 O | M | N | I | 15 P | E | E | D | E | E | 16 E | B | O |
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17 W | O | O | D | 18 W | I | N | D | I | A | N | 19 L | O | U |
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20 L | I | N | D | A | 21 A | G | O | R | A | 22 L | U | G |
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23 L | I | 24 S | L | E | 25 T | 26 O | O | T | H |
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27 D | 28 E | 29 T | E | S | T | 30 A | 31 C | E | R | B | ||||
32 A | I | R | 33 T | O | 34 P | 35 E | K | A | 36 B | E | 37 S | 38 T |
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39 D | R | U | 40 B | 41 L | I | M | I | T | 42 S | L | U | R |
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43 S | E | M | I | 44 O | P | E | N | E | 45 R | 46 I | R | E |
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47 P | L | 48 A | N | E | 49 R | E | 50 M | A | D | E |
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51 S | 52 L | E | E | P | 53 F | 54 U | S | S | Y | |||||
55 T | A | T | 56 A | 57 G | 58 H | A | S | 59 T | R | 60 A | 61 S | 62 H |
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63 E | R | A | 64 C | L | A | R | I | 65 N | E | T | T | L | E |
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66 A | G | R | 67 H | E | L | E | N | A | 68 L | O | A | D |
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69 L | E | D | 70 E | N | E | R | G | Y | 71 E | N | V | Y |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,141
Across
1
Equable : FAIR
5
Actor who portrayed Disraeli : ARLISS
11
Rotter : CAD
14
Atlanta arena : OMNI
15
Carolina river : PEEDEE
16
Nigerian trader : EBO
17
Otoe oboist? : WOODWINDIAN
19
Bud's pal : LOU
20
Singer Ronstadt : LINDA
21
Greek assembly : AGORA
22
Drag : LUG
23
Strong cotton thread : LISLE
25
Molar or bicuspid : TOOTH
27
Hate : DETEST
30
Sarcastic : ACERB
32
Tune : AIR
33
Kan. city : TOPEKA
36
Worst : BEST
39
Cudgel : DRUB
41
Curb : LIMIT
42
Cause of many a duel : SLUR
43
Freight truck, for short : SEMI
44
First game : OPENER
46
Choler : IRE
47
Carpentry tool : PLANE
49
Transformed : REMADE
51
Lie dormant : SLEEP
53
Hard to please : FUSSY
55
Make lace : TAT
56
Turkish chiefs : AGHAS
59
Rubbish : TRASH
63
Historic period : ERA
64
Reed weed? : CLARINETTLE
66
U.S. Cabinet post : AGR
67
A Northwest capital : HELENA
68
Fill : LOAD
69
Conducted : LED
70
Another Cabinet post : ENERGY
71
One of the deadly sins : ENVY
Down
1
Partridge, e.g. : FOWL
2
"Help!" in Hérault : AMOI
3
Appraised about : INON
4
Pierce with many holes : RIDDLE
5
Peak in Nepal : API
6
Nephric : RENAL
7
Rocky outcrop : LEDGE
8
Personal: Comb. form : IDIO
9
Dry up : SEAR
10
Council of elders : SENATE
11
String flower? : CELLOBELIA
12
Stirring : ABOUT
13
Moola : DOUGH
18
Oft-watched line : WAIST
24
Plant runner : STOLON
26
Globes : ORBS
27
Pops : DADS
28
Celts' land : EIRE
29
Brass firecracker? : TRUMPETARD
30
Related : AKIN
31
Provides food for a fee : CATERS
34
Boatswain's whistle : PIPE
35
Scot's friend : EME
37
Irrational, in math. : SURD
38
Ash, e.g. : TREE
40
Spleen : BILE
45
French trace : RESTE
48
French ruffian : APACHE
50
Periwinkle : MYRTLE
51
Purloin : STEAL
52
Immense : LARGE
53
Traveler : FARER
54
Exercising : USING
57
Secluded valley : GLEN
58
Hearty's partner : HALE
60
Like ___ of bricks : ATON
61
Serb or Croat : SLAV
62
Actress Lamarr : HEDY
65
Homophone for neigh : NAY
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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