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Tanaquil Le Clercq author page
4 pre-Shortz crosswords by Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929-2000)
with David Steinberg comments
From Wikipedia: Tanaquil Le Clercq (/lɛkˈlɛər/ lek-LAIR; October 2, 1929 — December 31, 2000) was an American ballet dancer, born in Paris, France, who became a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet at the age of nineteen.
Her dancing career ended abruptly when she was stricken with polio in Copenhagen during the company's European tour in 1956. Eventually regaining most of the use of her arms and torso, she remained paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of her life.
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Original 7-Down clue had no accent over the first e in "Adorée"; added one.
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The published byline is a misprint. The correct constructor name is Tanaquil Le Clercq as shown here.