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Elaine George
Elaine George

New York Times, Tuesday, January 10, 1984

36-Across : Winter jacket

Author:
Elaine George
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Elaine George has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,481
Across
1
Commanded : BADE
5
Haleakala's output : LAVA
9
___ decision, bout outcome : SPLIT
14
Came to rest : ALIT
15
"___ the Mood for Love" : IMIN
16
Dryad, Muse or Nereid : ERATO
17
Cleanse : LAVE
18
Willfully destroyed : VANDALIZED
20
Activate : ENERGIZE
22
Prying device : LEVER
23
Central point : NODE
24
Swift current of water : RACE
25
Kipling, to a Hindu : SAHIB
28
Thrilling moment at Belmont : POSTTIME
32
Rare violin : AMATI
33
Tackles Theismann : SACKS
34
Cribbage card : NOB
35
Like swamps : MIRY
36
Winter jacket : PARKA
37
Hair style : AFRO
38
Ace : ONE
39
Heckles : BAITS
40
"The Corn Is ___" : GREEN
41
In a sad way : SOMBERLY
43
"___ to bed ... " : EARLY
44
Order having teeth : ELKS
45
A Yugoslav : SERB
47
Pang : THROE
49
Of a floral organ : STAMINAL
53
Railroad dispatcher's record-keeping paper : TRAINSHEET
55
Air: Comb. form : AERI
56
Repenter's activity : RUING
57
Buck or stag : MALE
58
Zola novel : NANA
59
Second-story men : YEGGS
60
Arm for Tommy Atkins : STEN
61
Movie or North follower : STAR
Down
1
Large bundle of hay : BALE
2
Arkin or King : ALAN
3
Greg Louganis feat : DIVE
4
Infinite time : ETERNITY
5
Grayish-blue : LIVID
6
Astound : AMAZE
7
Climber at Harvard : VINE
8
Tea ___ crumpets : AND
9
Chooses : SELECTS
10
Type of hedge : PRIVET
11
Be idle : LAZE
12
Journal for Justinian : ITER
13
Bushy clump : TOD
19
Neighbor of Siberia : ALASKA
21
Much of Mongolia : GOBI
24
Barkeep's ice : ROCKS
25
Greek isle : SAMOS
26
Kind of acid : AMINO
27
Certain Moslem household : HAREM
28
Hootenanny : PARTY
29
Construe : INFER
30
Edible mushroom : MOREL
31
"___ and Ivory," 1982 hit song : EBONY
33
Jibs, mizzens, etc. : SAILS
36
Noted Australian statesman: 1815-96 : PARKES
37
Yemenis or Saudis : ARABIANS
39
"My Heart ___ to Daddy" : BELONGS
40
Microbe : GERM
42
Sea or strait near 19 Down : BERING
45
Commemorative slab : STELE
46
Devoured : EATEN
47
Factual : TRUE
48
Ex-Secretary of State : HAIG
49
Do some ushering : SEAT
50
Orderly : NEAT
51
Writer Bontemps : ARNA
52
Taradiddler : LIAR
53
Strive : TRY
54
"___ Pinafore" : HMS

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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