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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Tuesday, August 24, 1982

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 21.9
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,977
Across
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Central figure : HERO
5
Delete : ERASE
10
Heroic narrative : SAGA
14
Bakery worker : ICER
15
Recess : NICHE
16
Enough, to FitzGerald : ENOW
17
"And I polished up the handle of ___" : THEBIGFRONTDOOR
20
Turf : SOD
21
Man's man : VALET
22
"St. Louis Blues" composer : HANDY
23
Book unit : PAGE
24
Japanese coin : SEN
25
In closest proximity : ATONESDOORSTEP
32
Spread : OLEO
33
Winged, in heraldry : AILE
34
Friend, in France : AMI
35
Gambol : ROMP
36
Homophone for wood : WOULD
38
French secular cleric : ABBE
39
Blue knight : COP
40
Stitched : SEWN
41
One that attends : GOER
42
Assurance of a chance of success : AFOOTINTHEDOOR
47
Because of : FOR
48
Dash : ELAN
49
Man of Manchuria : ASIAN
52
Cord of intertwined strands : BRAID
54
President after Harry : IKE
57
Chorine's suitor : STAGEDOORJOHNNY
60
Identical : SAME
61
Dough for Domenico : PASTA
62
A Great Lake : ERIE
63
Gradually declines : EBBS
64
Junk : TRASH
65
Seaver and Koosman, once : METS
Down
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Successes : HITS
2
Resound : ECHO
3
Tall grass : REED
4
Sphere : ORB
5
Provide occupation for : ENGAGE
6
Ransacks : RIFLES
7
43,560 square feet : ACRE
8
Telling remark : SHOT
9
Imitation: Suffix : EEN
10
Palanquins : SEDANS
11
Soon : ANON
12
Choice : GOOD
13
Askew : AWRY
18
___ the Terrible : IVAN
19
Soothing word : THERE
23
___ deck : POOP
24
Gained acceptance for : SOLD
25
Remote : ALOOF
26
Allegro, e.g. : TEMPO
27
Discourage : DAUNT
28
Petroleum : OIL
29
Prohibit : TABOO
30
Live coal : EMBER
31
Pillared structure : PIER
32
Killer whale : ORCA
36
Fish trap : WEIR
37
Possess : OWN
38
Contest; struggle : AGON
40
Gem : STONE
43
"Rock ___": Toplady : OFAGES
44
Card game : HEARTS
45
Hebrew prophet : ELIJAH
46
Part of a column pedestal : DADO
49
Fox of southern Africa : ASSE
50
Try : STAB
51
Metrical foot : IAMB
52
Wild hog : BOAR
53
Soprano Ponselle : ROSA
54
As to : INRE
55
Unite : KNIT
56
Bette Davis features in a pop song : EYES
58
Div. of a business : DPT
59
Finished edge : HEM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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