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Daniels
Daniels

New York Times, Monday, August 8, 1983

29-Down : Formation of two lines at 90 degrees

Author:
Daniels
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 34.7
Daniels has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,326
Across
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Victim of pillage : PREY
5
Slaves of yore : SERFS
10
Nigerian people : IBOS
14
Roof overhang : EAVE
15
Solzhenitsyn, e.g. : EXILE
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Nothing more than : MERE
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Shultz's bailiwick : STATEDEPARTMENT
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Initiate a flow : TAP
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Shoe accessory : LACE
22
Trims : PRUNES
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U.S. playwright: 1906–63 : ODETS
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Trotsky : LEON
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Search for provisions : FORAGE
28
Exchange thoughts : CONVERSE
32
Eared seal : OTARY
33
Laminated rock : SLATE
34
Suffix with labor or favor : ITE
35
Evaluate : RATE
36
Dull sounds : THUDS
37
City in Hungary : EGER
38
Indian of Colo. : UTE
39
Tarkenton and Allison : FRANS
40
Member of an Iranian sect : BAHAI
41
Kibitzer's activity : MEDDLING
43
Make a certain chess move : CASTLE
44
Motored : RODE
45
Mediterranean state : MALTA
46
Famous silversmith : REVERE
49
Supervisor : BOSS
50
Scottish negative : NAE
53
Former head of 17 Across : ALEXANDERHAIGJR
56
Fen footing : MIRE
57
Josh : TEASE
58
Expression of woe : ALAS
59
Chime : PEAL
60
Muscular link : SINEW
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The one that follows : NEXT
Down
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Nuisance : PEST
2
Pro ___ (proportionally) : RATA
3
Vanished : EVAPORATED
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Nevertheless : YET
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Calm : SEDATE
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V.P.'s, e.g. : EXECS
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Ready for harvesting : RIPE
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Sen. Hawkins' state : FLA
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Medusa's tresses : SERPENTS
10
Resistant to disease : IMMUNE
11
Homophone for bin : BEEN
12
English Channel feeder : ORNE
13
Hardens : SETS
18
Sorrowful poem : ELEGY
19
Valuable discovery : TROVE
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Have courage : DARE
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A lot : LOADS
26
Roman marketplace : FORUM
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Giant grass : OTATE
28
Adhered : CLUNG
29
Formation of two lines at 90 degrees : RIGHTANGLE
30
Terrific buy : STEAL
31
Strange : EERIE
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Movie classic: 1953 : SHANE
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Scepters for Poseidon and Neptune : TRIDENTS
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Orient : EAST
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Fauna's partner : FLORA
40
Light wood : BALSA
42
Philadelphia institution : DREXEL
43
Type of nut : CASHEW
45
Code name : MORSE
46
Boston Garden pathway : RAMP
47
Author Wiesel : ELIE
48
Miles from Okla. : VERA
49
Soy or Roy : BEAN
51
Trojan War hero : AJAX
52
Formerly, once : ERST
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Jupiter and Mars : DEI
55
John, in Glasgow : IAN

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

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