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Peter Swift
Peter Swift

New York Times, Monday, November 5, 1990

43-Across : Vex

Author:
Peter Swift
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Spans: 1
Peter Swift has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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M
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F
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,972
Across
1
Sanitaria : SPAS
5
The ___ and the Papas (rock group) : MAMAS
10
Two ___ kind : OFA
13
"___ Lisa" : MONA
14
Excuse : ALIBI
15
Possessive pronoun : OURS
16
Mays or Ott, once : OUTFIELDER
18
Arizona neighbor : UTAH
19
Gretna ___ : GREEN
20
Without noise : SILENTLY
22
Haggard novel : SHE
24
___ fountain : SODA
25
Rialto sign : SRO
28
Hippodrome : ARENA
32
English actor Robert ___ : DONAT
35
Comic Costello : LOU
36
Fragrant flower : LILAC
37
Advantage : EDGE
38
42
Bolivia neighbor : PERU
43
Vex : PEEVE
44
Some coll. students : SRS
45
Growing out : ENATE
47
City near the Ruhr : ESSEN
48
Own, in Perth : HAE
49
Teeny-bopper : GIRL
51
Compass dir. : SSE
53
Expurgated : CENSORED
57
Cheer up : ELATE
61
Rum drink : GROG
62
Invisible : OUTOFSIGHT
64
Entre ___ : NOUS
65
A musical Ringo : STARR
66
City WSW of Algiers : ORAN
67
Downs' partner : UPS
68
Try out : ESSAY
69
Cheerio's cousin : TATA
Down
1
"Pea soup" in L.A. : SMOG
2
Rain hard : POUR
3
"Cough up," in poker : ANTE
4
Strongboxes : SAFES
5
Actress Murray : MAE
6
"___ Well ... " : ALLS
7
French Riviera area : MIDI
8
A brother of Seth : ABEL
9
Begets : SIRES
10
Bizarre : OUTLANDISH
11
Scuffle : FRAY
12
___ Wednesday : ASH
15
Surpasses : OUTDOES
17
Cut ___ (bisect) : INHALF
21
Signal approval : NOD
23
Writer Ambler : ERIC
25
Lie on a slant : SLOPE
26
City on the Seine : ROUEN
27
Disgraceful : OUTRAGEOUS
29
Hurry to 19 Across, once : ELOPE
30
Monikers : NAMES
31
Peaks : ACMES
33
Greek marketplace : AGORA
34
High-strung : TENSE
39
Picnics, e.g. : OUTINGS
40
Currier's partner : IVES
41
Perceives : SENSES
46
Hesitant sounds : ERS
50
At large : LOOSE
52
Prufrock's creator : ELIOT
53
Horseman's whip : CROP
54
Furrows : RUTS
55
Greek letters : ETAS
56
Copperfield's first wife : DORA
58
City on the Yamuna : AGRA
59
Part of id est : THAT
60
Active volcano in Italy : ETNA
61
African antelope : GNU
63
Fish-eating banquet : FRY

Answer summary:
3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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