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Irene Smullyan
Irene Smullyan

New York Times, Friday, July 22, 1988

56-Across : Recorded proceedings

Author:
Irene Smullyan
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Irene Smullyan has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,136
Across
1
Wagnerian earth goddess : ERDA
5
Fauna's partner : FLORA
10
Transaction : DEAL
14
Bit; trifle : DOIT
15
Yellow-fever mosquito : AEDES
16
Wavy, in heraldry : ONDE
17
With "The," a mystery novel : EUSTACEDIAMONDS
20
Feted : REGALED
21
Obliterate : ERASE
22
Disturbances : RIOTS
23
Kitchen utensils : PANS
25
Cape Cod sights : DUNES
26
Jawbone : MANDIBLE
30
Top rating : TEN
31
Semiprecious stone : CARNELIAN
32
Author of 17 and 50 Across : ANTHONYTROLLOPE
36
Raleigh and John Smith : COLONISTS
37
Fam. member : SIS
38
Egg dish : OMELETTE
39
"Cheaters" : SPECS
42
Prevarications : LIES
43
Embellished, as nourriture : GARNI
44
Young haddock : SCROD
47
Obvious : EVIDENT
50
Morality novel : THEWAYWELIVENOW
54
World rotator : LOVE
55
A dye : EOSIN
56
Recorded proceedings : ACTA
57
Was beholden : OWED
58
Prerequisites : NEEDS
59
Actor Roger ___ : REES
Down
1
Huge German dam : EDER
2
Debauchee : ROUE
3
Put in bad humor : DISGRUNTLE
4
Reach : ATTAIN
5
Diamond features : FACETS
6
Yorkshire city : LEEDS
7
Bizarre : ODD
8
Friend of David : REI
9
Botanist Gray : ASA
10
Threshold : DOORSILL
11
Sicilian city : ENNA
12
Augments : ADDS
13
___-majesté : LESE
18
Suntan lotion ingredient : ALOE
19
Father of genetics : MENDEL
23
Young salmon : PARRS
24
Part of A.D. : ANNO
25
Relig. sect : DENOM
26
Mass of timber : MATTE
27
Discipline dealing with living organisms : BIOSCIENCE
28
___ lazuli : LAPIS
29
Chemical suffixes : ENES
30
Tijuana tidbit : TACO
31
Sacs : CYSTS
33
Scooped out : HOLLOWED
34
N.Y. city or lake : ONEIDA
35
"Rock On" author : NITE
39
Junipers : SAVINS
40
Part of Pfc. : PRIV
41
Make beloved : ENDEAR
43
Icy : GELID
44
Norman town : STLO
45
Army food : CHOW
46
Frenchman's dream : REVE
48
Memo : NOTE
49
Clement C. Moore's opener : TWAS
51
Hankering : YEN
52
Lot of Wednesday's child : WOE
53
Killarney-to-Blarney dir. : ESE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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