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Virginia L. Yates
Virginia L. Yates

New York Times, Monday, December 28, 1987

21-Across : Mayor and council

Author:
Virginia L. Yates
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Virginia L. Yates has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,929
Across
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Infield fly : POPUP
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Qualified : ABLE
10
Pops' partners : MOMS
14
Tickle pink : ELATE
15
Make headway : GAIN
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"___ Ben Adhem": Leigh Hunt : ABOU
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Mature : RIPEN
18
Assist an arsonist : ABET
19
Silk, in Soissons : SOIE
20
___ turn (perfectly) : TOA
21
Mayor and council : CITYFATHERS
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"Phantom Lady" star Ella ___ : RAINES
26
Spreads by rumor : NOISES
27
Wisdom bits : PEARLS
29
Relative of a taw or steelie : AGGIE
31
Wood-trimming tool : ADZE
32
Drag one's feet : STALL
33
Couple : TWO
36
Quite large : SIZABLE
39
Cut a cuspid : TEETHED
41
Sètte preceder : SEI
42
Oodles : LOADS
44
Ubangi feeder : UELE
45
___ Alighieri : DANTE
46
Pattens' cousins : SABOTS
48
In the neighborhood of : AROUND
51
Helix : SPIRAL
53
Renowned Boston event : POPSCONCERT
55
June honoree : DAD
58
"___ a Kick Out of You" : IGET
59
Never, poetically : NEER
60
Metrical feet : IAMBI
62
Convinced : SURE
63
White-tailed eagles : ERNS
64
Somewhat orderly pile : STACK
65
Hold court : HEAR
66
Surf sound : ROTE
67
Tied up in knots : TENSE
Down
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Saucy : PERT
2
Medley : OLIO
3
They like shooting stars : PAPARAZZI
4
Shoshonean : UTE
5
Blue-___ (edit) : PENCIL
6
Kind of cat's-eye : AGATE
7
Tended a tot : BABYSAT
8
Would as ___ (gladly) : LIEF
9
Complicate : ENTANGLE
10
Number 5 iron : MASHIE
11
Some woodwinds : OBOES
12
Having a water-marked pattern : MOIRE
13
"You're Only Old Once!" author : SUESS
22
Electees : INS
23
Fabric for a summer frock : TOILE
25
Vicinity : AREA
27
Card player's decision : PASS
28
An Adams : EDIE
30
Rods for hoods : GATS
32
Senator's spot : SEAT
33
Papa or boss : THEOLDMAN
34
Shoe feature : WELT
35
Keats favorites : ODES
37
Mel of many voices : BLANC
38
Chelsea resident, e.g. : LONDONER
40
Big horn : TUBA
43
Downward slope : DESCENT
45
Housecoat : DUSTER
46
Walter Raleigh, for one : SIR
47
Manet or Monet : ARTIST
48
Stupidly imitative : APISH
49
Mischief-maker : ROGUE
50
"Louise" or "Norma" : OPERA
52
Intrinsically : PERSE
54
Claudius's successor : NERO
56
Basics : ABCS
57
Embankment : DIKE
61
Passion ender : ATE

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

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