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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

New York Times, Wednesday, October 12, 1988

47-Across : Dealt with problems

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Richard Silvestri has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 84 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,218
Across
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Writer Kingsley : AMIS
5
Oates book : THEM
9
Arledge of TV : ROONE
14
Like Pat Ewing : TALL
15
Had on : WORE
16
Misstep : ERROR
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Vegetable-oil derivative : OLEO
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Horned goddess : ISIS
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Chaney's "thousand" : FACES
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COLUMBUS : MIDWESTCAPITAL
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Top of the head : PATE
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Aficionado's shout : OLE
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Display by a noted Surrealist : DALIS
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Speak like a Southerner : DRAWL
31
Prefix for light : TWI
34
Click beetle : ELATER
36
Adding word : AND
37
Danube tributary : HRON
38
COLUMBUS : CIRCLEINNEWYORK
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Egyptian cross : ANKH
42
Home of the Keydets : VMI
43
Rest : REPOSE
44
Bandleader Brown : LES
45
College V.I.P.'s : DEANS
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Dealt with problems : COPED
48
Camelot title : SIR
49
Converse idly : CHAT
51
COLUMBUS : OCTOBERHONOREE
58
Audibly : ALOUD
59
Antelope's playmate : DEER
60
Variable star : NOVA
61
Finish second : PLACE
62
Underpinnings : GAMS
63
Partner of Currier : IVES
64
Discussions : TALKS
65
Fencing piece : EPEE
66
Penny : CENT
Down
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Bit : ATOM
2
The former French Sudan : MALI
3
"___ Three Lives" : ILED
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Variety of softball : SLOWPITCH
5
Checker's dance : TWIST
6
Threw a party : HOSTED
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Clapton or Idle : ERIC
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Table mountain : MESA
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Second drink : REFILL
10
Speechify : ORATE
11
Killer whale : ORCA
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Coward : NOEL
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Sounds of hesitation : ERS
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Canvas holder : EASEL
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Loose snow : POWDER
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Transfer picture : DECAL
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Make parallel : ALINE
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Frolics : LARKS
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Arrested : RANIN
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Raggedy doll : ANN
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Boy Scout group : TROOP
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From bad to ___ : WORSE
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Readied the presses : INKED
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Electronically produced echo : REVERB
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Low in tension, as muscles : HYPOTONIC
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Miss Hogg : IMA
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Beatles' "___ Work It Out" : WECAN
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Rectifiers : DIODES
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Secret plan : SCHEME
48
In a rut : STUCK
50
Silver or Champion : HORSE
51
Pot for paella : OLLA
52
Mine find : COAL
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Periphery : EDGE
54
Bring in the harvest : REAP
55
Move aimlessly : ROVE
56
Uniform : EVEN
57
Bridge position : EAST
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Well phrased : APT

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

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