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Barbara J. Weakley
Barbara J. Weakley

New York Times, Wednesday, October 7, 1987

52-Across : Artfulness

Author:
Barbara J. Weakley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0
Barbara J. Weakley has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,847
Across
1
Some August babies : LEOS
5
One kind of rain : ACID
9
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
13
Affirmation : OATH
14
Singer Patti : PAGE
15
G.I. therapy : REHAB
17
Eight: Prefix : OCTO
18
Last Stuart ruler : ANNE
19
Betel palm : ARECA
20
Ozzie Smith, for one : SHORTSTOP
22
Like a mad dog : RABID
23
Coach : TUTOR
24
Abandon a building : VACATE
25
Nautical direction : ABAFT
28
Send payment : REMIT
30
Broadway Joe : NAMATH
32
Rather or McGrew : DAN
33
Wearing brogans : SHOD
37
Artist's milieu : ATELIER
39
Give new form : RESHAPE
41
European blackbird : MERL
42
Actor Vigoda : ABE
44
Miner's tool : SHOVEL
45
Friable : CRISP
47
Good-night girl : IRENE
48
Hearsay : REPORT
52
Artfulness : CRAFT
54
Grass genus : AVENA
55
Cattle breed : SHORTHORN
59
Like some skirts : GORED
60
Strauss, the trousers maker : LEVI
61
Jai ___ : ALAI
62
Toast word : SKOAL
63
Is indebted : OWES
64
Singer Diamond : NEIL
65
German duck : ENTE
66
Anglo-Saxon laborer : ESNE
67
Finished : DONE
Down
1
She wrote "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" : LOOS
2
"To ___ His Own," 1946 song : EACH
3
Preminger of filmdom : OTTO
4
Deficiency : SHORTFALL
5
"I like ... women who have ___": Wilde : APAST
6
He knew Susie : CANTOR
7
Disregarded : IGNORED
8
Fathomless : DEEP
9
Noah's "port of call" : ARARAT
10
Glacial ice form : SERAC
11
Inge pooch : SHEBA
12
Implied : TACIT
16
Invited : BADE
21
___-frutti : TUTTI
24
Wall climbers : VINES
25
Vietnam region: Var. : ANAM
26
Moderate : BATE
27
U.S. cit. : AMER
29
Deface : MAR
31
Courage : HEART
33
Steno's need, sometimes : SHORTHAND
34
Possess : HAVE
35
Door or road preceder : OPEN
36
Editor's notation : DELE
38
Brett stat. : RBI
40
Dress style : SHIFT
43
Shuns : ESCHEWS
45
Support : CRADLE
46
Documented : PROVEN
48
Riches' predecessor : RAGS
49
Bring to mind : EVOKE
50
Evita or Juan : PERON
51
___ a time (singly) : ONEAT
53
Originate : ARISE
55
Gin flavoring : SLOE
56
Kitchen staple : OLEO
57
Downpour : RAIN
58
Cleo's river : NILE

Answer summary:
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