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Cathy Allis
Cathy Allis

New York Times, Tuesday, August 24, 1993

42-Across : "___ of the essence"

Author:
Cathy Millhauser
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { G Q W Y }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 25.9
Cathy Allis has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 84 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Cathy Millhauser is an alias for Cathy Allis.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,995
Across
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Vapid : STALE
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Skywalker of "Star Wars" : LUKE
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Level a structure : RAZE
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Jots : IOTAS
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___ Minor : ASIA
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Former spouses : EXES
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Problem seen in medical circles? : FRACTUREDRADIUS
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Baum's terrier : TOTO
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Pot top : LID
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Pinza was one : BASSO
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Classic canine nursemaid : NANA
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Island off Ireland : ARAN
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Secret circle parts? : PRIVATESECTORS
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Locales : PLACES
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Carter or Charles : NICK
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Lawyer's retainer : FEE
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Reddy's "___ Woman" : IAM
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"___ voyage!" : BON
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The Sunshine St. : FLA
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Greek vowel : ETA
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Matinee ___ : IDOL
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"___ of the essence" : TIMEIS
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Did she travel in religious circles? : SAINTJOANOFARC
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Hops kiln : OAST
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___ years (aged) : ONIN
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Benefit : AVAIL
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Jackie's second : ARI
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Maui town : HANA
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What are struck in some family circles? : DISSONANTCHORDS
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Poker payment : ANTE
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Director Preminger : OTTO
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Gangster's moniker : ALIAS
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Lea lows : MOOS
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Campus V.I.P. : DEAN
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"Travels in Northern Greece" author : LEAKE
Down
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Cake-recipe verb : SIFT
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Corrida charger : TORO
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Rat chaser : ATAT
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Terse : LACONIC
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Superlative ending : EST
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Oater prop : LARIAT
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"___ People," MacLaine film : USED
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Josh : KID
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Ring bearer? : EAR
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Sanguinary hill dweller : REDANT
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W.W.II losers : AXIS
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Jupiter's counterpart : ZEUS
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He, in Napoli : ESSO
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Armbones : ULNAS
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Taken ___ (surprised) : ABACK
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"Hail!" : AVE
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"It's ___ to Tell a Lie" : ASIN
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Kind of room, for short : REC
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Silver, in Sevilla : PLATA
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King who founded Bangkok : RAMAI
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___ Gay, W.W.II plane : ENOLA
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Bid : OFFER
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Thing of the past : RELIC
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Red and Black : SEAS
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Some charts : PIES
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Give the heave-ho : BOOT
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Writer Calvino : ITALO
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Murray the K et al. : DJS
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Pick-me-up : TONIC
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"___ Had a Hammer" : IFI
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Entrance for 47 Down : MANHOLE
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Some pollutants : NOISES
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Carey role : NORTON
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A Cartwright : ADAM
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Spanish port? : VINO
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Concerning : ASTO
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Architectural pier : ANTA
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Met melody : ARIA
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Minn. neighbor : NDAK
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S. African fox : ASSE
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Silent approval : NOD
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Dined : ATE
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March or Roach : HAL

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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