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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Thursday, November 8, 1984

22-Across : Rice, oats, etc.

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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R
2
A
3
M
4
P
5
H
6
A
7
R
8
P
9
R
10
P
11
M
12
S
13
A
G
E
R
14
E
N
O
L
15
A
16
E
L
I
E
17
D
A
D
A
18
R
I
Y
A
L
19
D
E
L
E
20
A
V
E
N
21
U
E
S
22
C
E
23
R
E
A
L
S
24
R
E
A
C
T
I
O
25
N
A
R
I
E
S
26
E
E
N
27
O
T
T
O
M
A
28
N
29
S
30
T
31
I
32
E
R
S
33
S
H
E
E
T
34
N
E
O
35
E
N
V
S
36
S
W
O
R
D
37
S
C
O
W
38
A
C
E
39
H
E
E
L
S
40
S
T
E
N
S
41
M
A
R
42
O
O
N
E
D
43
B
A
A
44
G
R
E
A
T
S
45
A
L
T
L
46
A
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K
48
E
49
C
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E
L
E
S
T
E
51
R
E
E
L
E
R
S
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O
V
A
L
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O
N
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I
C
E
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I
R
I
S
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R
E
D
S
57
R
E
W
E
D
58
O
I
S
E
59
K
N
E
E
60
R
O
D
S
61
N
E
S
S
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,784
Across
1
Incline : RAMP
5
Ethereal instrument : HARP
9
Disk speeds : RPMS
13
Maturer : AGER
14
___ Gay : ENOLA
16
Painter Cristo-Lovenu : ELIE
17
Baby's word : DADA
18
Saudi coin : RIYAL
19
Take out : DELE
20
Approaches : AVENUES
22
Rice, oats, etc. : CEREALS
24
Ultra-conservatives : REACTIONARIES
26
Poetic period : EEN
27
Footstools : OTTOMANS
30
Stadium sights : TIERS
33
Linen item : SHEET
34
Prefix with natal or plastic : NEO
35
Letter reqmts. : ENVS
36
Toledo product : SWORD
37
Transport vessel : SCOW
38
One pip on a die : ACE
39
"Time wounds all ___" : HEELS
40
British weapons : STENS
41
Stranded : MAROONED
43
Sound in Mary's ear : BAA
44
Utah attraction : GREATSALTLAKE
49
Actress Holm : CELESTE
51
Leather workers : REELERS
52
Cameo shape : OVAL
53
Laid away : ONICE
55
Herbaceous plant : IRIS
56
Beatty film : REDS
57
Tried a "second time around" : REWED
58
River into the Seine : OISE
59
Toddler's perch : KNEE
60
Drapery anchors : RODS
61
Stack TV role : NESS
Down
1
Detecting device : RADAR
2
Its spikes resemble candelabras : AGAVE
3
Judith Anderson role : MEDEA
4
Horses, at times : PRANCERS
5
Enclosed : HEREIN
6
Unequal: Comb. form : ANISO
7
Spouse of Dale : ROY
8
Mediators : PLACATERS
9
Cash in : REDEEM
10
Garden in an estate : PLEASANCE
11
Factory : MILL
12
Gets the point : SEES
15
Made aware of : ALERTED
21
Shoshoneans : UTES
23
Violent act : RIOT
25
___ barred : NOHOLDS
28
Theater light : NEON
29
Barnyard denizens : SOWS
30
Mets, Nets or Jets : TEAM
31
Atahualpa, e.g. : INCA
32
Swampland : EVERGLADE
33
Chip added to a poker pot : SWEETENER
36
Capitol figure : SENATOR
37
Rocky, the Italian ___ : STALLION
39
Hannah Van Buren, née ___ : HOES
40
Glut : SATE
42
Threatening words : ORELSE
43
Extorts : BLEEDS
45
Curved : ARCED
46
Tree house : AERIE
47
Malay dagger : KRISS
48
Snaky forms : ESSES
49
Wine popper : CORK
50
Tied : EVEN
54
___ Jima : IWO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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