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Frances Hansen
Frances Hansen

Riddles

New York Times, Sunday, August 3, 1969

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 166, Blocks: 87, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 729 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 148, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 14, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 35, Grid flow: 38.1
Frances Hansen has 81 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 40 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original clues for 130- and 134-Across, and for 41-, 62-, 90-, and 107-Down, did not have question marks at the ends of them; added question marks.

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C
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R
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E
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P
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T
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D
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E
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C
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A
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P
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D
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A
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M
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P
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S
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W
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H
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A
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T
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A
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R
O
B
E
R
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O
R
I
B
I
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A
S
N
A
P
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H
A
D
U
P
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A
G
O
R
A
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W
I
D
E
N
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M
A
O
R
I
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O
P
I
N
E
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S
U
N
K
M
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O
N
K
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C
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H
O
P
P
E
R
33
H
O
P
P
E
R
34
H
E
Y
S
35
S
T
S
36
T
U
A
N
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Q
U
E
A
S
Y
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U
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P
T
O
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E
A
R
L
E
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T
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A
D
I
P
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O
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S
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E
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S
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I
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M
P
L
E
W
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I
M
P
L
E
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A
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R
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A
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A
S
A
N
O
X
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I
N
E
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M
O
N
T
I
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S
T
A
B
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A
T
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P
E
R
I
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D
E
S
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I
G
N
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E
L
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F
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I
C
E
S
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N
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A
P
O
D
S
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I
Z
A
R
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E
V
E
R
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F
A
R
C
R
Y
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B
Y
B
I
T
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A
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G
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I
L
E
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Y
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B
A
R
R
A
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T
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I
A
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O
N
E
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P
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E
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R
K
Y
T
U
R
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K
E
Y
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P
A
L
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L
I
D
S
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A
L
A
D
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O
L
E
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R
E
S
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O
R
G
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E
A
T
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O
M
A
H
A
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T
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S
E
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I
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M
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B
U
M
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E
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R
L
E
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A
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M
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A
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H
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S
T
O
P
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V
O
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U
M
E
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R
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I
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C
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E
S
A
R
E
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H
I
L
L
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B
E
L
A
Y
S
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S
T
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O
O
D
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L
I
L
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O
N
E
I
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D
A
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E
S
E
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V
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E
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N
I
A
L
M
E
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N
I
A
L
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T
E
S
T
E
R
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S
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R
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O
O
M
I
E
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D
E
L
A
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S
T
E
E
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P
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S
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S
T
E
P
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A
M
U
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P
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R
128
O
129
B
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K
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I
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P
P
E
R
S
H
I
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P
P
E
R
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M
O
P
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Y
H
O
P
I
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A
D
A
R
S
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T
O
T
E
R
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G
139
A
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R
O
U
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A
T
T
A
R
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R
E
C
I
T
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E
T
U
D
E
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E
W
E
L
L
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W
H
O
R
L
146
L
E
T
T
S
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T
O
P
S
Y
148
S
K
Y
E
D
149
P
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T
S
© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,295
Across
1
Moved like a snail : CREPT
6
Remove a cartridge primer : DECAP
11
Wets down : DAMPS
16
"My Lord, ___ Morning!" : WHATA
21
Actress's helper : ROBER
22
African antelope : ORIBI
23
___ of the finger : ASNAP
24
Took to court : HADUP
25
Greek market : AGORA
26
Enlarge : WIDEN
27
N. Z. native : MAORI
28
Allow as how : OPINE
29
Down-in-the-dumps lama? : SUNKMONK
31
Whirlybird hitchhiker? : CHOPPERHOPPER
34
Informal greetings : HEYS
35
Thos. and others : STS
36
Malaysian sir : TUAN
37
Uneasy : QUEASY
38
___ date : UPTO
40
Small plant leaf : EARLET
42
Fatty : ADIPOSE
46
Unadorned convent headgear? : SIMPLEWIMPLE
50
Constellation : ARA
53
Strong ___ : ASANOX
54
Chemical suffix : INE
55
Italian poet: 1754–1828 : MONTI
56
___ Mater : STABAT
58
Persian fairy : PERI
59
Aim : DESIGN
61
Wee one : ELF
63
Becomes winterbound : ICESIN
64
Footless animals : APODS
65
Cousin of a sari : IZAR
66
Constant : EVER
67
Long distance, figuratively : FARCRY
68
Bit ___ : BYBIT
69
Nimble : AGILE
72
"Young Man of Caracas" author : YBARRA
74
José's aunt : TIA
76
Individual : ONE
77
Jaunty bird? : PERKYTURKEY
81
Tasteless side dish? : PALLIDSALAD
84
Corrida cry : OLE
85
Musical notes : RES
86
Almond drink : ORGEAT
88
City near Boys Town : OMAHA
89
Cup: Fr. : TASSE
91
Hobo song words : IMABUM
93
First name in whodunits : ERLE
95
Asian nurse : AMAH
99
Organ parts : STOPS
100
Bulk : VOLUME
101
Hugh Capet, for one : ROI
102
A Borgia : CESARE
104
Type of billy : HILL
105
Makes fast a rope : BELAYS
106
Endured : STOOD
108
Like Abner : LIL
109
New York Indian : ONEIDA
111
Compass point : ESE
112
Excusable servant? : VENIALMENIAL
116
Certain beds : TESTERS
118
Dorm buddy : ROOMIE
120
___ Mare : DELA
121
Makes tea : STEEPS
124
Chassé : STEP
125
___ Darya : AMU
126
Likely: Abbr. : PROB
130
Breakfast fish exporter? : KIPPERSHIPPER
134
Brooding Indian? : MOPYHOPI
136
Jewish months : ADARS
137
Lugger : TOTER
138
Loup ___ : GAROU
141
Fragrant oil : ATTAR
142
Vocal style: Abbr. : RECIT
143
Musical work : ETUDE
144
Confederate general : EWELL
145
Fingerprint feature : WHORL
146
Baltic people : LETTS
147
She just growed : TOPSY
148
Hit a high fly ball : SKYED
149
Roles : PARTS
Down
1
Coarse fabric : CRASH
2
Scoundrel : ROGUE
3
Hard wood : EBONY
4
Brightens : PERKSUP
5
Mine car : TRAM
6
Petula Clark hit : DOWNTOWN
7
Norse boys' names : ERIKS
8
El ___ : CID
9
Honest one : ABE
10
Hairnet's companion : PINCURL
11
Vic : DAMONE
12
Don't be ___! : ASAP
13
Between l and r : MNOPQ
14
Polynesian skirt : PAREU
15
Flowering shrub : SPIREA
16
Unidentified one : WHOOSIS
17
Cheerful dad? : HAPPYPAPPY
18
Take ___ : ADIP
19
Adjust : TUNE
20
Mime : APER
30
Bone: Greek : OSTEON
32
In the pink : HALE
33
Attacked : HADAT
36
Kind of dance : TAP
39
Faucets and pipes: Abbr. : PLMG
40
Zola : EMILE
41
Spud grader? : TATERRATER
43
Small change in 25 Across : ONEOBOL
44
Piano mute: Sp. : SORDINA
45
Lived : EXISTED
46
Muslim title of respect : SIDI
47
Don Juan's mother : INEZ
48
Plateau : MESA
49
"Be ___ so humble ... " : ITEVER
51
See 2 Down : RASCAL
52
Red powder of India : ABIR
56
Shoe, in Italy : SCARPA
57
Whensoever : ANYTIME
60
Oil country: Var. : IRAK
62
Chicken purchaser? : FRYERBUYER
63
___ man answers : IFA
64
Embarrass : ABASH
66
Hard to pin down : ELUSIVE
70
Revolves : GYRES
71
Native: Suffix : ITE
73
Mild rural expletives : BYGUMS
75
Lupino : IDA
77
Saucepan ammunition? : POTSHOT
78
Herb genus : ELATINE
79
Does a cobbler's job : RESOLES
80
Live teddy bears : KOALAS
82
Nymphette of fiction : LOLITA
83
Shoe widths : AAAS
87
Scotch uncle : EME
90
Cracked spar? : SPLITSPRIT
92
Beauty spot : MOLE
94
O'Grady : ROSIE
96
Bamako's country : MALI
97
"Questa o quella," for one : ARIA
98
State of misery : HELL
102
Arise : COMEUP
103
Noble: Ger. : EDEL
105
More plain : BARER
107
Ancient cast? : OLDMOULD
110
Loathes : DETESTS
112
Yea or nay : VOTE
113
Comes forth : EMERGES
114
Tuck's partner : NIP
115
Dry-cleaner : NAPHTHA
117
Sonnet part : SESTET
119
Fish hawk : OSPREY
122
Snap : PHOTO
123
Watch the late show : SITUP
125
Soap plant : AMOLE
127
Machine part : ROTOR
128
Modern paintings : OPART
129
Rolls a log : BIRLS
130
Poet Shapiro : KARL
131
French notion : IDEE
132
Agreement : PACT
133
Jaywalkers: Abbr. : PEDS
135
Bawl : YAWP
139
Bird of prey, Cockney style : AWK
140
Ferdinand V : REY

Answer summary:
23 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 12 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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