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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Wednesday, February 1, 1989

42-Across : Skill

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,330
Across
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Nominative or dative : CASE
5
Silver, in Peru : PLATA
10
Compartments : BINS
14
Chief Norse god : ODIN
15
Swiss mathematician: 18th century : EULER
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Jacob's twin : ESAU
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Hepplewhite piece : LADDERBACKCHAIR
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Common article : THE
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Bulrushes : TULES
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Whist expert: 1672-1769 : HOYLE
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H. H. Munro : SAKI
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___ canto (18th-century singing style) : BEL
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Furniture piece: 18th century : CHIPPENDALEDESK
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W.W. II "riveter" : ROSIE
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Din : ROAR
35
Compass pt. : NNE
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Coup d'___ : ETAT
37
Valuable woods : TEAKS
39
Hint : CLUE
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Stitch : SEW
41
Attention getter : AHEM
42
Skill : CRAFT
43
Sheraton-style preferences : CLASSICALMOTIFS
47
McMahon and Sullivan : EDS
48
Hopper products : OILS
49
Violin designer : AMATI
52
Kin of a harpsichord : PIANO
54
Owns : HAS
57
"I find you ___ you with argument ... ": Goldsmith : WANTMETOFURNISH
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Lake or canal : ERIE
61
Indian princess : RANEE
62
Hodgepodge : OLIO
63
Strike out : DELE
64
"So vast ___, so narrow human wit": Pope : ISART
65
Catch one's breath : GASP
Down
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Young horse : COLT
2
A wife of Esau : ADAH
3
Lateral surface : SIDE
4
Terminus : END
5
Wig worn in the 18th century : PERUKE
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City SE of Warsaw : LUBLIN
7
Wings, to Ovid : ALAE
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Gumshoes : TECS
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Noah's vessel : ARK
10
Gaze upon : BEHOLD
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"Do as ___ ... " : ISAY
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Brad or spad : NAIL
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Certain : SURE
18
Day's march : ETAPE
19
Gladden : CHEER
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Polish's partner : SPIT
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"Ruy ___," Hugo play: 1838 : BLAS
25
Increase in loudness: Mus. dir. : CRESC
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Grand or Astor : HOTEL
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"When all at once ___ crowd": Wordsworth : ISAWA
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Beaumont and Fletcher's forte : DRAMA
29
Astronaut's approval : AOK
30
Chou ___ : ENLAI
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Powdered tobacco : SNUFF
32
Guinea fowls : KEETS
37
The nearer one : THIS
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Common Market initials : EEC
39
Packing boxes: Abbr. : CRTS
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"___ and meagre as an ague's fit": Shak. : ASDIM
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Hue : COLOR
44
Small sofa : SETTEE
45
Certain shoe : LOAFER
46
Graceful 18th-century dance : MINUET
49
Inspired reverence : AWED
50
Adult filly : MARE
51
Blue dye : ANIL
52
School orgs. : PTAS
53
Isle near Scotland : IONA
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Seed scars : HILA
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Sale sign : ASIS
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Buy selectively : SHOP
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Silkworm : ERI
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Eggy drink : NOG

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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