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Martha J. DeWitt
New York Times, Tuesday, July 31, 1990
Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J P Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 26.8
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 A | 3 B | 4 A | 5 L | 6 O | 7 L | 8 A | 9 O | 10 G | 11 L | 12 E |
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13 A | S | I | D | 14 E | 15 A | R | A | B | 16 N | E | O | N |
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17 K | I | N | D | L | 18 I | N | E | S | S | 19 O | N | C | E |
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20 E | N | G | L | A | N | D | 21 H | U | 22 H | 23 T | A | M |
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24 E | T | C | 25 R | E | 26 A | L | L | Y |
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27 M | 28 A | 29 T | 30 H | I | 31 S | 32 A | D | A | G | E | ||||
33 A | R | E | 34 A | 35 S | T | 36 A | R | 37 R | A | N | 38 E | 39 E |
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40 K | I | N | D | 41 H | E | A | R | T | 42 E | D | N | E | S | S |
43 E | D | D | I | E | 44 R | E | E | L | 45 A | S | S | T |
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46 E | G | R | 47 E | T | 48 L | A | 49 M | 50 S | E | E |
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51 S | 52 C | R | E | E | D | 53 T | A | 54 N | ||||||
55 C | A | N | 56 S | I | 57 T | 58 M | E | L | A | 59 N | 60 G | 61 E |
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62 A | N | E | 63 W | 64 T | O | 65 L | E | R | A | T | I | O | N |
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66 R | O | S | E | 67 O | B | O | E | 68 R | A | C | E | D |
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69 F | E | S | T | 70 R | E | N | T | 71 L | E | S | S |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,875
Across
1
Spongelike cake : BABA
5
She gets what she wants : LOLA
9
Give the eye to : OGLE
13
Digression : ASIDE
15
Saudi, e.g. : ARAB
16
Light gas : NEON
17
Benevolence : KINDLINESS
19
Whilom : ONCE
20
Site of the Norman Conquest : ENGLAND
21
How's that again? : HUH
23
Scottish cap : TAM
24
Inclusive abbr. : ETC
25
Quite : REALLY
27
Cushion : MAT
30
Word on a towel : HIS
32
Saw : ADAGE
33
Neighborhood : AREA
35
Name on a marquee : STAR
37
Rajah's spouse : RANEE
40
Compassion : KINDHEARTEDNESS
43
Foy or Cantor : EDDIE
44
Show dizziness : REEL
45
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
46
Heron : EGRET
48
Hood's exit : LAM
50
Comprehend : SEE
51
Tirade : SCREED
53
Beige : TAN
55
Discharge : CAN
56
Make a lap : SIT
58
Olio : MELANGE
62
Again : ANEW
64
Open-mindedness : TOLERATION
66
Gertrude Stein's flower : ROSE
67
Hautboy : OBOE
68
Sped : RACED
69
Song or gab follower : FEST
70
Torn : RENT
71
Not so much : LESS
Down
1
Use a kiln : BAKE
2
"It's ___ to Tell a Lie" : ASIN
3
Singer Crosby : BING
4
Confuse : ADDLE
5
Light : LAND
6
Mispickel, e.g. : ORE
7
Scold severely : LASH
8
Ridiculous : ABSURD
9
Yoko ___ : ONO
10
Refinement; serenity : GENTLENESS
11
It makes whistle stops : LOCAL
12
Hector, to Achilles : ENEMY
14
Gulf of Aqaba city : ELATH
18
Cut : INCISE
22
Harkened : HEARD
26
Capital of Guam : AGANA
27
Create : MAKE
28
Describing Death Valley : ARID
29
Loving quality : TENDERNESS
31
Commence : START
32
Russian co-op : ARTEL
34
Verona's river : ADIGE
36
"Some ___ born great": Shak. : ARE
38
Start of the N.C. motto : ESSE
39
Tasso's patron : ESTE
41
"___ mud in your eye" : HERES
42
Click beetle : ELATER
47
Newspaper V.I.P. : EDITOR
49
Zygomatic bone : MALAR
51
Boa : SCARF
52
Indian craft : CANOE
54
Inborn : NATAL
57
What 38 Down means : TOBE
58
Face : MEET
59
Pleasant : NICE
60
Departs : GOES
61
Goals : ENDS
63
Kind of blanket : WET
65
Actor Chaney : LON
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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