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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Thursday, September 20, 1984

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { F J Q U X }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 41.8
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,735
Across
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What some cons are taking : RAPS
5
Fernando or Lorenzo : LAMAS
10
Outdoor greenery : LAWN
14
Enthusiasm : ELAN
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Likeness : IMAGE
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Girlfriend, to Françoise : AMIE
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Rate of exchange : AGIO
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Its capital is Niamey : NIGER
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Broadway musical : NINE
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Daughter of Jackie or Grace : CAROLINE
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More sunburned : REDDER
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Letters of recommendation : TESTIMONIALS
26
Those who change their religion : VERTS
27
Something to remember : ALAMO
31
Occur : HAPPEN
35
Morning hrs. : AMS
37
Cousin of the heron : IBIS
38
Takes into custody : ARRESTS
40
Causes unhappiness : SADDENS
42
Jerusalem : ZION
43
Between Aug. and Oct. : SEP
45
Mexican's snooze : SIESTA
46
Bushbuck's kin : ELAND
48
Relative of a rail : CRAKE
50
Orderly : SYSTEMATICAL
56
Small sofa : SETTEE
59
Did nothing about : SATSTILL
60
Brainstorm : IDEA
61
Gland: Comb. form : ADENO
63
"___ boy!" : ATTA
64
Force : DINT
65
"Cielito ___," Spanish song : LINDO
66
Ponce de ___ : LEON
67
Suffix with kitchen : ETTE
68
He's up to no good : SATAN
69
Approximately : ORSO
Down
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Respond to a stimulus : REACT
2
Seaweeds : ALGAE
3
Braces : PAIRS
4
Nose : SNOOT
5
Balms for pains and sprains : LINIMENTS
6
Key for a Grieg concerto : AMINOR
7
Purplish-red : MAGENTA
8
Stone or Iron : AGE
9
___ do Mar, Brazilian range : SERRA
10
Election Day rout : LANDSLIDE
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In the center of : AMID
12
Scuppernong, e.g. : WINE
13
___-do-well : NEER
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G. Stein's "Three ___" : LIVES
23
Guido's high note : ELA
25
Doctrines : ISMS
28
Lincoln and Burrows : ABES
29
Large amount : MINT
30
Greek peak : OSSA
31
Slight confusion : HAZE
32
Seed covering : ARIL
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Indonesian boat : PROA
34
Sugar Bowl winner: 1983 : PENNSTATE
36
University city in Canada : SASKATOON
39
Schismatic group : SECT
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Restricts calories : DIETS
44
Introduce : PRESENT
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Tint : DYE
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Kate Jackson role on TV : AMANDA
51
Closes securely : SEALS
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___-Greeks, Uniat group : ITALO
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Policeman, at times : CITER
54
Chorus section : ALTOS
55
S.A. Plain : LLANO
56
Hip's locale : SIDE
57
Prepare for publication : EDIT
58
Saharan shelter : TENT
62
Day, in Madrid : DIA

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

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