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Arthur Schulman
NY Times, Sun, Jul 26, 1998 Vowelless Crossword
Author:
Arthur Schulman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 29
Notepad: The vowels A, E, I, O, U and Y are to be omitted before the answers are entered in the grid. Lengths of the answer words, before the vowels are dropped, are provided in parentheses.
1 B | 2 L | 3 L | 4 T | 5 B | 6 X | 7 S | 8 S | 9 P | 10 T | 11 R | 12 M | 13 V | 14 R |
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15 L | X | N | D | R | P | P | 16 P | L | T | G | L | S | S |
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17 S | M | C | R | C | L | R | 18 N | D | R | S | T | D | S |
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19 T | B | L | 20 T | N | N | 21 G | F | R | K | 22 M | R | N |
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23 F | R | T | 24 F | 25 D | G | R | D | S | 26 S | L | P | |||
27 F | G | H | R | 28 N | 29 P | N | S | 30 P | C | L | P | 31 S |
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32 N | T | 33 R | P | D | 34 P | R | P | N | N | T |
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35 S | 36 H | 37 R | T | R | D | R | 38 G | S | T | H | R | G | H |
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39 T | B | L | S | L | T | 40 C | R | N | T | N | ||||
41 N | T | L | P | S | 42 P | R | N | 43 M | T | 44 H | 45 L | 46 G |
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47 F | N | C | 48 B | H | L | D | 49 N | 50 C | N | N | L |
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51 P | R | G | 52 M | T | R | P | L | T | 53 N | 54 R | R | T |
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55 J | M | S | 56 S | S | N | S | 57 Q | R | T | 58 R | F | N | L |
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59 M | N | T | N | L | R | L | 60 N | V | L | R | N | G | S |
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61 S | G | N | L | N | G | G | 62 T | L | L | R | D | R | S |
© 1998, The New York Times
Across
1
They shouldn't be stuffed (6,5) : BLLTBXS
8
Lady Macbeth's quest? (4,7) : SPTRMVR
15
"An Essay on Man" writer (9,4) : LXNDRPP
16
Window material (5,5) : PLTGLSS
17
Like some arcs (12) : SMCRCLR
18
They wait to act (12) : NDRSTDS
19
Dramatic scene (7) : TBL
20
Pitch producer (6,4) : TNNGFRK
22
Strand (6) : MRN
23
Arm (7) : FRTF
25
Lowers in quality (8) : DGRDS
26
Ready for bed (6) : SLP
27
Warning signal at sea (7) : FGHRN
29
Thinks aloud (6) : PNS
30
Grand finale (10) : PCLPS
32
Brave (8) : NTRPD
34
Advocate (9) : PRPNNT
35
BLT down with mayo, e.g. (5,5) : SHRTRDR
38
Suffers (4,7) : GSTHRGH
39
Shaker content (5,4) : TBLSLT
40
Pink shade (9) : CRNTN
41
Deer playmates? (9) : NTLPS
42
Wild suspicion (8) : PRN
43
Olden stories (9) : MTHLG
47
Intended (6 or 7) : FNC
48
Indebted (8) : BHLDN
50
Ricotta-filled dessert (7) : CNNL
51
Landlocked country (8) : PRG
52
Lincoln Center tenant, with "The" (12) : MTRPLTN
54
Mistakes (6) : RRT
55
Improvisation times (3,8) : JMSSSNS
57
Wimbledon event (12) : QRTRFNL
59
Calico bush (8,6) : MNTNLRL
60
Seedless fruit (5,7) : NVLRNGS
61
Handy speech? (4,8) : SGNLNGG
62
Herculean tasks (4,6) : TLLRDRS
Down
1
Showy departure (8) : BLSTFF
2
It borders Belgium (10) : LXMBRG
3
Gandhi garment (9) : LNCLTH
4
Alfresco (7) : TDR
5
University of Cincinnati mascot (7) : BRCT
6
Unmysterious (9) : XPLND
7
Tree frog (6,6) : SPRNGPPR
8
Provides in the easiest way possible (5-5) : SPNFDS
9
Advocates at court (8) : PLDRS
10
First president of Turkey (7) : TTRK
11
Recommends (5) : RGS
12
One very well-to-do (16) : MLTMLLNR
13
Nosy activity (13) : VSDRPPNG
14
Bel canto composer (7) : RSSN
21
Alhambra site (7) : GRND
24
Book illustration (12) : FRNTSPC
26
Fawning (11) : SCPHNTC
28
Parts of the body involved in divination (8) : NTRLS
30
Like some jobs (4-4) : PRTTM
31
Mollify (6) : STH
33
Calculator display (7) : RDT
34
Italian friend (7) : PSN
35
Emma's creator (6) : STN
36
Addictive (5-7) : HBTFRMNG
37
British Invasion band member (7,5) : RLLNGSTN
38
Bombastic (13) : GRNDLQNT
40
Get comfy with a book, maybe (4,2) : CRLP
42
Way of putting things (11) : PHRSLG
44
Father of Jane and Peter (5,5) : HNRFND
45
Kemo Sabe, with "the" (4,6) : LNRNGR
46
Having done no wrong (9) : GLTLSS
48
L.S.U. site (5,5) : BTNRG
49
Gap in time (8) : NTRVL
51
Evening dress? (7) : PJMS
52
Cotton fabric (6) : MSLN
53
At first (9) : NTLL
56
Slow mover (5) : SNL
58
Not so well-done (5) : RRR
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