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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Tuesday, July 7, 1981

19-Down : "___ et orbi" (papal benediction)

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.53, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 14.0
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,564
Across
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___ of Gilead : BALM
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Suburban status symbol : POOL
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Hot spot for hops : OAST
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Sabra's coin : AGORA
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___ avis : RARA
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Rare bird of a sort : ONER
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Invention of Arthur Wynne : CROSSWORDPUZZLE
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Relations : KIN
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Switch : TAN
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French cathedral city : REIMS
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Ht. : ALT
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Pageboy, for one : BOB
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Western-alliance initials : OAS
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Reference book : ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Disturbed, with "up" : SHOOK
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___ Annie in "Oklahoma!" : ADO
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Slender shoot : TWIG
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Valuable hardwood : TEAK
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Spud : TATER
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Naturalness : EASE
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___, Baker, Charlie : ABLE
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Tiny earthmover : ANT
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Junior birdman : CADET
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Lexicons : DICTIONARIES
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Discs for the disco set : LPS
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Tot's "piggy" : TOE
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Ursuline, e.g. : NUN
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Spreads for breads : OLEOS
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Schedule abbr. : ETA
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"He-___," Herbert Gold novel : SHE
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Weighty weekly burden for many : SUNDAYNEWSPAPER
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Suffix for cigar or usher : ETTE
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Melody for the Met's Mitchell : ARIA
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Well-known cheeses : EDAMS
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Sound of the 20's? : ROAR
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Merry-andrew : ZANY
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Revise a 17 Across : EDIT
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O.J. was one : BACK
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Kind of culture : AGRI
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"Crazy" diver : LOON
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Grundy or Tanqueray : MRS
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In a minute : PRONTO
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Word with fish or lock : OAR
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Fort ___, Calif. : ORD
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Division for a miler : LAP
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Clammer's footing : OOZE
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W.W. II beachhead : ANZIO
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Alabama scene of a march : SELMA
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Lock : TRESS
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Swear on ___ of Bibles : ASTACK
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Place for a picture : WALL
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"___ et orbi" (papal benediction) : URBI
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Venerable English historian : BEDE
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Bouquet : ODOR
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This one: Sp. : ESTA
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Islands in the S. Pac. : NHEB
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It carbonizes : COAL
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Like some teams : YOKED
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One of the Reagans : PATTI
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Go on ___ (have a spree) : ATEAR
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North African arroyo : WADI
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Words of understanding : ISEE
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Contracts : GETS
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Tijuana treat : TACO
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Sometimes it's a penny : ANTE
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Cucumber sandwich, for one : CANAPE
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"___ deal!" : ITSA
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Kind of street : ONEWAY
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Phooey! : NUTS
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Word with sore : LOSER
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Mickey's pal : PLUTO
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Berger of filmdom : SENTA
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Central European river : ODER
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French biplane of W.W. I : SPAD
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Half: Prefix : HEMI
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Former, formerly : ERST
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Red Sox hero, affectionately : YAZ
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Govt. agency of the 30's : NRA
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One, in Bonn : EIN
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Ending for block or stock : ADE

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2 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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