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Daughdrille
Daughdrille

New York Times, Friday, November 16, 1979

36-Across : Elope

Author:
Daughdrille
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Daughdrille has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,965
Across
1
Above : ATOP
5
Bouquet : AROMA
10
Small piece of ground : PLAT
14
Cape Cod sight : DUNE
15
What rookies must learn : ROPES
16
Anger : RAGE
17
Synonym and anagram for tuna : ATUN
18
Christie's "The Seven ___ Mystery" : DIALS
19
Curved molding : OGEE
20
Former Alabama rapids : MUSCLESHOALS
23
Groom-to-bride word : HON
24
Textile-plant process : DYEING
27
Not enough : SCANT
29
One way to smile : PRETTILY
31
Do penance : ATONE
32
Pilot's need : CHART
33
Flight authority: Abbr. : CAA
34
Trial : TEST
35
Metric weights : GRAMS
36
Elope : SKIP
37
Tiny ___ : TIM
38
Alabama river : COOSA
39
Boxing brothers : BAERS
40
"___ stand ... " : UNITEDWE
42
Caesar's foes : GAULS
43
Mufflers : SCARFS
44
Baseball's Mel : OTT
45
Treat at a clambake : CORNONTHECOB
51
Encourage : ABET
54
Uncanny : EERIE
55
Thai ruler : RAMA
56
Romantic isle : BALI
57
Netherlands river : YSSEL
58
Tidy : NEAT
59
Stylish : CHIC
60
Die, as an engine : STALL
61
Nine: Prefix : ENNE
Down
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Furniture style : ADAM
2
Skirt for Gelsey Kirkland : TUTU
3
Disagreeable duty : ONUS
4
Inclination : PENCHANT
5
Enthusiastic : ARDENT
6
Louis, Charles et al. : ROIS
7
Moonfish : OPAH
8
Vehicle for a ham : MELODRAMA
9
Mine-company group : ASSAYERS
10
Teuton's toast : PROSIT
11
Bring up the rear : LAG
12
Vital statistic : AGE
13
Nicklaus's need : TEE
21
Like an anchoret : LONE
22
Baltic person : LETT
25
Where to see Monticello : NICKEL
26
Egg whites : GLAIRS
27
Beer mugs : STEINS
28
Of the universe : COSMIC
29
Facet : PHASE
30
Barks : YAPS
31
Aleutian island : ATTU
32
Platform for a lookout : CROWSNEST
35
Radio-TV personality and family : GODFREYS
36
White table wine : SAUTERNE
38
Food fish : CERO
39
English resort : BATH
41
Stratagem : TACTIC
42
Baldwin's "___ It on the Mountain" : GOTELL
46
She-bear, in Italy : ORSA
47
Maréchal ___ (climbing rose) : NIEL
48
Neighbor of St.-Ló : CAEN
49
Muscat is its capital : OMAN
50
Reduce : BATE
51
Start of a tot's refrain : ABC
52
Cry of disgust : BAH
53
Yalie : ELI

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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