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Patricia A. Cevaal
New York Times, Wednesday, September 20, 1989
Author:
Patricia A. Cevaal
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.7
Patricia A. Cevaal has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 D | 2 R | 3 A | 4 G | 5 M | 6 E | 7 A | 8 N | 9 S | 10 W | 11 E | 12 B |
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13 I | A | G | O | 14 O | L | D | I | E | 15 C | E | D | E |
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16 S | T | E | A | 17 K | D | I | A | N | E | 18 R | A | I | D |
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19 C | E | N | T | R | E | 20 T | O | P | 21 M | A | S | T | S |
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22 O | R | T | 23 A | L | 24 L | E | N | 25 A | B | E | ||||
26 V | A | S | E | 27 B | A | L | L | 28 O | 29 U |
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30 I | 31 M | 32 P | E | L | 33 T | 34 O | 35 F | U | 36 O | I | L | S |
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37 R | A | R | A | 38 D | U | L | L | Y | 39 U | N | I | S |
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40 I | D | O | L | 41 I | S | E | E | 42 V | I | G | O | R |
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43 D | E | F | O | 44 R | M | 45 E | 46 G | I | S | |||||
47 U | S | E | 48 S | 49 A | T | Y | R | 50 I | 51 M | 52 A |
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53 M | 54 I | S | C | O | 55 U | N | T | 56 R | A | 57 I | S | E | S |
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58 A | R | I | A | 59 S | O | L | 60 E | A | L | B | E | R | T |
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61 M | O | O | R | 62 C | R | A | F | T | 63 E | R | G | O |
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64 A | N | N | 65 G | E | S | T | E | 66 G | E | E | R |
© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,561
Across
1
Tow : DRAG
5
Wherewithal : MEANS
10
Charlotte's home : WEB
13
Othello's antagonist : IAGO
14
Song from yesteryear : OLDIE
15
Relinquish : CEDE
16
Entree for newscaster Sawyer? : STEAKDIANE
18
Vice-squad activity : RAID
19
Middlesex middle : CENTRE
20
Sail supports : TOPMASTS
22
Scrap for Spot : ORT
23
Steve or Woody : ALLEN
25
Jurist Fortas : ABE
26
Bloom holder : VASE
27
"Cat ___," 1965 oater : BALLOU
30
Urge on : IMPEL
33
Yuppie's health food : TOFU
36
Quiets a squeak : OILS
37
___ avis : RARA
38
In a listless manner : DULLY
39
Etats-___ : UNIS
40
Golden calf, e.g. : IDOL
41
Words of understanding : ISEE
42
Get-up-and-go : VIGOR
43
Bend out of shape : DEFORM
45
Protection : EGIS
47
Exploit : USE
48
Bacchus attendant : SATYR
50
"___ Believer," Monkees hit : IMA
53
Teller's goof : MISCOUNT
56
Ups the ante : RAISES
58
Diva's rendition : ARIA
59
Entree for actor Finney? : SOLEALBERT
61
Muslim invader of Spain : MOOR
62
Skill : CRAFT
63
Hence : ERGO
64
Abby's twin : ANN
65
Wren's "Beau ___" : GESTE
66
Walton family's grandpa : GEER
Down
1
Specialized nightclub : DISCO
2
"X" assigner : RATER
3
Actor's go-between : AGENT
4
Fall guy : GOAT
5
A and T : MODELS
6
Gin inventor's first name : ELI
7
" ... ___ which will live in infamy ... ": Roosevelt : ADATE
8
Curtain fabric : NINON
9
Ooze : SEEP
10
Avoiding responsibility, with "out of" : WEASELING
11
Emulate Greeley : EDIT
12
Murphy and twin : BEDS
15
Entree for actor Jourdan? : CRABLOUIS
17
South African pen : KRAAL
21
Meadow cry : MAA
24
"___ pray" : LETUS
26
Entree for author Wilde? : VEALOSCAR
27
Real bargain : BUY
28
Mishmash : OLIO
29
Korbut's homeland: Abbr. : USSR
30
Gladiolus, e.g. : IRID
31
Created : MADE
32
Abundance : PROFUSION
34
Córdoba cheer : OLE
35
Group of ships : FLEET
38
Lower the beam : DIM
42
Like flu : VIRAL
44
Classic American car : REO
46
Spin : GYRATE
48
Saw wood at night : SNORE
49
He's got the world on his shoulders : ATLAS
50
River to the Rhone : ISERE
51
Highway sign : MERGE
52
Pioneer fur trader : ASTOR
53
Singer ___ Cass : MAMA
54
Dietary supplement : IRON
55
Mil. branch : USCG
57
" ... ___ mortality": Shak. : IBEG
60
Newt : EFT
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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