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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Tuesday, August 8, 1989

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 324 (avg 1.73)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 15.7
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,518
Across
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Walk in the woods : HIKE
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Ululate : HOWL
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Insults : SLAPS
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Roberts of Tulsa : ORAL
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"The ___ Love Belongs ... " : ONEI
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"Cheers" barmaid : CARLA
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Weather forecast : HAZYHOTANDHUMID
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Official decree : UKASE
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Lapland "cattle" : REINDEER
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Mrs. Gump : MIN
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Soft, as a sound : LOW
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G.I.'s oasis : USO
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Words of applause : HIPHIPHOORAY
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Moved, nautically : HOVE
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Auction ending : EER
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___ Kringle : KRISS
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Condo residence : UNIT
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Rustling sound : SWISH
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Promontory : CAPE
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Diving duck : SCAUP
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Sault, to a Michigander : SOO
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U.N. member : USSR
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They give a leg up : HELPINGHANDS
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Regret : RUE
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Mario or I. M. : PEI
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D.D.E. predecessor : HST
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Trading ship of yore : INDIAMAN
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Group in a loft : CHOIR
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Vehicle starring Orson Welles: 1938 : HEARTBREAKHOUSE
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Broadway lass : ANNIE
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Soprano Mills : ERIE
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Algerian seaport : ORAN
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"Mr. ___ Goes to Town" : DEEDS
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Small fishing boat : DORY
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A national symbol of Scotland : KILT
Down
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Expression of ennui : HOHUM
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Baghdad native: Var. : IRAKI
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Elia or Lainie : KAZAN
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Cities in Minn. and Nev. : ELYS
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Half a greeting call : HOO
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Can. province : ONT
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Stand up under use : WEAR
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Form a queue : LINEUP
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Dope : SCHNOOK
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Praise : LAUD
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Poilu's weapon : ARME
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Ballerina's bend : PLIE
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Irani Bani-___ : SADR
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Sun: Comb. form : HELI
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Eloper with a spoon : DISH
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Unfolds, in poetry : OPES
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Voiced sigh of relief : WHEW
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Riled : HETUP
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Dander personified? : IRISH
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Hades : ORCUS
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Narrow inlets : RIAS
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Vipers : ASPS
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River of Flanders : YSER
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"Be quiet!" : HUSH
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Fairy-tale starter : ONCE
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Small bottle : VIAL
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Item provided in bars : SOAP
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Sharpen : HONE
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Penzance group : PIRATES
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Deadened : NUMB
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Adapted : GEARED
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"Ich Liebe ___": Grieg : DICH
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Nymph of Muslim paradise : HOURI
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Agave fiber : SISAL
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River in central England : TRENT
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"___ the Craziest Dream," 1942 song : IHAD
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Hawaiian goose : NENE
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Isak Dinesen, for one : DANE
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Crocus, e.g. : IRID
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Famed fiddler : NERO
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Snare : HOOK
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"___ for the G String": Bach : AIR
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Typewriter lever : KEY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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