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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Thursday, July 4, 1991

39-Down : Sigma preceder

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 30.8
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,213
Across
1
Raft material : BALSA
6
Mgr. Hodges's "Cinderella team" : METS
10
What must go on : SHOW
14
"So long, señor" : ADIOS
15
U.S.S.R. range : ALAI
16
Killian of TV's "Midnight Caller" : COLE
17
20
River in China : HAN
21
Sportscaster Cross et al. : IRVS
22
Diaskeuast : EDITOR
23
Playwright Akins : ZOE
24
King Hadad's land : EDOM
25
Makes certain stitches : CABLES
29
O'Neill's Lavinia Mannon, e.g. : SPINSTER
33
An Amerind : OTOE
34
Spot for a cinch belt : WAIST
35
Chopper : AXE
36
40
Kelep : ANT
41
Makes repairs : MENDS
42
Señor's greeting : HOLA
43
Savings for rainy days : NESTEGGS
45
Snowman of songdom : FROSTY
47
Bungles : ERRS
48
0-0 or 10-10 : TIE
49
Native of Andhra Pradesh, India : TELUGU
52
Hole-making tools : AWLS
53
Kind of chair : ARM
56
59
Gram preceder : KILO
60
Expression of elation : GRIN
61
Like Hals's cavalier : RIANT
62
One of the Penns : SEAN
63
Winds up : ENDS
64
Scroll kept in the ark : TORAH
Down
1
Composer of Mass in B Minor : BACH
2
Spanish seaport : ADRA
3
Celebrity : LION
4
Andrea Doria msg. : SOS
5
Ordinance : ASSIZE
6
Mallow purple : MAUVE
7
Greek military gp. of W.W. II : ELAS
8
Sailor : TAR
9
Applesauce, at times : SIDEDISH
10
Backdrops on stages : SCRIMS
11
Arsenio Hall is one : HOST
12
Spread for bread : OLEO
13
Partner of wash : WEAR
18
Durable fabric : GROS
19
Tooth: Comb. form : ODONTO
24
Heroic poems : EPICS
25
Cagney role : COHAN
26
Make amends : ATONE
27
Matches for Tyson : BOUTS
28
Bandleader Brown : LES
29
Carnelians : SARDS
30
Mexican dish : TACOS
31
Glorify : EXALT
32
Indemnify : REPAY
34
First Oscar-winning film : WINGS
37
Come into sight : EMERGE
38
Give reluctantly : BEGRUDGE
39
Sigma preceder : RHO
44
German : TEUTON
45
Pervade completely : FILL
46
Nice is one : RESORT
48
DeVito-Schwarzenegger movie : TWINS
49
Hwys. : TPKS
50
Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
51
Gershwin's "___, Lucille" : LALA
52
Grasping : AVID
53
Slightly open : AJAR
54
Indian prince : RANA
55
Bulfinch specialty : MYTH
57
Beautician Westmore : ERN
58
Pardo or Bonito : RIO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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