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Olga Kowals
Olga Kowals

New York Times, Thursday, October 30, 1975

55-Across : Convincing

Author:
Olga Kowals
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 4.62, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0
Olga Kowals has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,574
Across
1
Divine food : MANNA
6
Fabled baby : TAR
9
Incline : RAMP
13
On ___ (carousing) : ATOOT
14
Ecological period : SERE
15
Pitcher : EWER
16
French painter : COROT
17
Bye-bye : TATA
18
Colorless : PALE
19
Tropical hat : PANAMA
21
___ on (misuses) : IMPOSES
23
Soft drinks : COLAS
25
Timber trees : ASHES
26
Breadwinner's concern : BANKBALANCE
30
River of France : ORNE
31
Magical helper : GENIE
32
Indiana humorist : ADE
35
Most pleasing : NICEST
38
Toast : PROSIT
40
Process in a way : AGE
41
Kind of tag : PRICE
45
Sap or taster : WINE
46
Callas and Pons, e.g. : PRIMADONNAS
49
Bird wing : ALULA
52
Kind of face or pudding : PRUNE
53
Knapsack : MUSETTE
55
Convincing : COGENT
59
Like the Gobi : ARID
60
Furniture queen : ANNE
62
Tipsy : AREEL
64
Liveliness : ZING
65
Roman calendar period : IDES
66
Headdress : TIARA
67
Tidy the lawn : EDGE
68
Invasion craft : LST
69
Vestibule : ENTRY
Down
1
Cab-driver's sir : MAC
2
Upon : ATOP
3
Ibsen role : NORA
4
Top of the clock : NOON
5
Wade into, as a task : ATTACK
6
Brew : TEA
7
Skilled person : ARTISAN
8
Paper quantity : REAM
9
Rest : REPOSE
10
Flooded : AWASH
11
Set-to : MELEE
12
Kind of conference : PRESS
14
Prison camp of W. W. II : STALAG
20
Gang : MOB
22
Racehorse : PACER
24
Bar order : ALE
26
Ship's jug : BRIG
27
Noun suffix : ANCE
28
Maiden-name word : NEE
29
Fall-air quality : NIP
30
"___ Clear Day" : ONA
32
Continent : ASIA
33
Rackets : DINS
34
Riviera time : ETE
36
Anchovy : SPRAT
37
Prefix for cycle or angle : TRI
39
___ up (confess) : OWN
42
Lies waiting : IMPENDS
43
Vehicle : CAR
44
Brings out : EDUCES
46
Fraternity prospect : PLEDGE
47
Yoko ___ : ONO
48
Make invalid : NEGATE
49
Take aback : AMAZE
50
Sensational : LURID
51
Exercising : USING
54
Bob or cat : TAIL
56
Mavourneen's land : ERIN
57
Without soda : NEAT
58
District: Abbr. : TERR
61
Clear : NET
63
"___ of the Last Minstrel" : LAY

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