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Irene Smullyan
Irene Smullyan

New York Times, Friday, August 22, 1986

Author:
Irene Smullyan
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J K Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 42.8
Irene Smullyan has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,436
Across
1
The Moslems : ISLAM
6
Silvers of stage fame : SID
9
Promote : BOOST
14
Like some lambs : SHORN
15
___ de gato (Southwestern shrub) : UNA
16
Follow : ENSUE
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The ___, Peace Palace site : HAGUE
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Sprite : ELF
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Listens : HEARS
20
Agent, French style : HOMMEDAFFAIRES
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Wendell Willkie book : ONEWORLD
24
Altarpiece : ANCONA
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Mars : DEFACES
32
Caravansary : SERAI
33
Reputed to be : SAID
35
Item stored in a buttery : ALE
36
A precept of Inspector Clouseau : CHERCHEZLAFEMME
40
"___ pro nobis" : ORA
41
Statue near Oxford St. : EROS
42
Arab potentate : EMEER
43
Of a mound or barrow : TUMULAR
46
Depressed condition : VAPORS
47
River and lake-system in N.Y. : SARANACS
50
Dennis the Menace, e.g. : ENFANTTERRIBLE
56
Capital of Lithuania, to a Russian : VILNA
57
Dander : IRE
58
Impulsive : BRASH
60
Play : ENACT
61
Gametes : OVA
62
Musical direction : LENTO
63
A female ruler : RANEE
64
Saul's uncle : NER
65
Over : ENDED
Down
1
Suffix with fool or ghoul : ISH
2
Riza Pahlevi, e.g. : SHAH
3
Trademark : LOGO
4
Wake-robin : ARUM
5
Aiding in recall : MNEMONIC
6
Sweden, to a Parisian : SUEDE
7
Shriver, to E.M.K. : INLAW
8
Wordsworth flowers : DAFFODILS
9
Support : BEHALF
10
N.Y. city : ONEIDA
11
Glacial ridges : OSAR
12
Certain : SURE
13
D'Erlanger operatic heroine : TESS
21
Queen before Sophia : ENA
22
Author Utley : FREDA
24
English track : ASCOT
25
Indira Gandhi's father : NEHRU
26
Elite : CREAM
27
Wherry implement : OAR
29
Two-layered gem : CAMEO
30
Gantry or Fudd : ELMER
31
Prophets : SEERS
33
Sawlike structure : SERRATION
34
Kind of dye : AZO
37
Courage : HEART
38
Worth a try : FEASIBLE
39
Part of H.R.E. : EMP
44
Income from wealth : USANCE
45
Woolly : LANATE
46
TV accessory : VCR
48
Chutzpah : NERVE
49
In the back : AREAR
50
Eternally : EVER
51
Singer Simone : NINA
52
Blank : FLAN
53
A machine gun : BREN
54
Inventor of the Polaroid camera : LAND
55
Ancient Italian family : ESTE
59
Scuttle : HOD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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