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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Tuesday, October 11, 1988

71-Across : Garden beauty

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,217
Across
1
Transport of a sort : CART
5
One for the plus column : ASSET
10
Coin catcher : SLOT
14
Yesterday, to René : HIER
15
Get to : REACH
16
Singer Seeger : PETE
17
Creme Fraiche's jockey: Belmont, 1985 : EDDIEMAPLE
19
Pro ___ : RATA
20
Used-car deal : RESALE
21
___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
22
Consumer : USER
23
Calabria currency : LIRA
25
Gothic-window lacework : TRACERY
27
Astronaut's approval : AOK
30
Vipers : ASPS
32
Prior, to Prior : ERE
33
Shows appreciation : CLAPS
35
Fortunetelling medium : PALMISTRY
40
Angelic topper : HALO
41
Graceland name : ELVIS
42
"QB VII" penner : URIS
43
Streisand hit : EVERGREEN
45
Swiftly : APACE
46
A.F.L.-___ : CIO
47
Bruce of films : DERN
49
By means of : PER
50
Spontaneous action : IMPULSE
54
Neural network : RETE
56
Chicago business area : LOOP
57
___ de France : ILE
59
Deceived : MISLED
63
Caron role : LILI
64
Jackson nickname : OLDHICKORY
66
___ Islands, off Ireland : ARAN
67
Dressed to the ___ : NINES
68
Mystery writer Lesley ___ : EGAN
69
Weight deduction : TARE
70
Browns : SEARS
71
Garden beauty : ROSE
Down
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"Moonstruck" star : CHER
2
Gal Friday : AIDE
3
Warm shades : REDS
4
Court event : TRIAL
5
Weapon suppliers : ARMERS
6
Baltic, e.g. : SEA
7
Enervates : SAPS
8
Notoriety : ECLAT
9
Formulas : THEOREMS
10
Grooms oneself : SPRUCESUP
11
Rent : LEASE
12
Aquatic mammal : OTTER
13
Sad-eyed : TEARY
18
Inventor Howe : ELIAS
24
Rome, for one : APPLE
26
"Exodus" hero : ARI
27
Flu symptom : ACHE
28
Norwegian monarch : OLAV
29
Leafy green : KALE
31
Rescued : SAVED
34
Bristly rodent : PORCUPINE
36
Ocean greyhound : LINER
37
Ensnare : TRAP
38
Shanghai staple : RICE
39
North Sea feeder : YSER
41
Deteriorations : EROSIONS
44
Hodges or McDougald : GIL
45
Caper : ANTIC
48
Negligent : REMISS
50
___ ease (nervous) : ILLAT
51
Dancer Shearer : MOIRA
52
Arctic : POLAR
53
Miss ___ of "Dallas" : ELLIE
55
Sandy ridge : ESKER
58
Best or Ferber : EDNA
60
Trademark : LOGO
61
Memorable periods : ERAS
62
Force unit : DYNE
65
"Leave ___ to Heaven" : HER

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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