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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Tuesday, October 4, 1988

37-Across : To the left, at sea

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,210
Across
1
Betrayed : SOLD
5
Luminary : STAR
9
In re : ASTO
13
Tub plant : ALOE
14
Dill and sage : HERBS
16
Folk singer Ives : BURL
17
Meek one : LAMB
18
Of the eye : OPTIC
19
Mild oath : EGAD
20
Spot for SAC : AFB
21
Playing card : TREY
22
Blazing : AFLAME
24
Sharp ridge : ARETE
26
Thorn : BRIER
27
Saunter : STROLL
29
Zone : BELT
30
Singer Davis : MAC
33
Of hearing : AUDILE
34
An Amerind : REE
35
Gala : BALL
36
Brief amour : IDYL
37
To the left, at sea : APORT
39
Until : UPTO
40
Truncates : LOPS
41
Small number : FEW
42
Jesse James, e.g. : OUTLAW
44
Theater sign : SRO
45
Bridge : SPAN
46
Behind a ship : ASTERN
47
Kind of jury : PETIT
49
Trapshooting : SKEET
50
Like some autumn leaves : GOLDEN
52
Biblical book : ACTS
53
Hwy. : RTE
56
Jai ___ : ALAI
57
Go in : ENTER
59
Close : NEAR
60
Villein : SERF
61
Paris's river : SEINE
62
Autumn colors : REDS
63
Nosegay : POSY
64
Fencing sword : EPEE
65
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
Down
1
Casa room : SALA
2
Patron saint of Norway : OLAF
3
Colorful fall beauties : LOMBARDYPOPLARS
4
Soc.-page girl : DEB
5
Certain evergreens : SHORTLEAFPINES
6
Crow's home : TEPEE
7
Tinhorn : ARTY
8
Baseball stat. : RBI
9
A source of soft wood : ABELE
10
Fall beauties : SUGARMAPLETREES
11
London trolley : TRAM
12
Ye ___ Tea Shoppe : OLDE
15
Bright-hued fall beauty : SCARLETOAKTREE
21
Narrate : TELL
23
Healthy : FIT
25
Agitates : ROILS
26
Bar order : BEER
27
Embarks : SAILS
28
An English royal house : TUDOR
29
Autumnal color : BROWN
31
Place of worship : ALTAR
32
Jester : CLOWN
35
Mesa's kin : BUTTE
38
Fuel from bogs : PEAT
43
Employs : USES
45
Sault ___ Marie : STE
48
Enlighten : EDIFY
49
Episode : SCENE
50
Catch one's breath : GASP
51
Spread : OLEO
52
Alert : ATIP
54
Boys : TADS
55
Formerly, formerly : ERST
58
Bess Truman, ___ Wallace : NEE
59
Blue Eagle org. : NRA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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