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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Thursday, February 13, 1986

1-Across : Annoy

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,246
Across
1
Annoy : MOLEST
7
One of the trades : WELDING
14
Michener book : IBERIA
15
Of small spaces : AREOLAR
16
Place for a stalagmite : CAVERN
17
River, Falls and Fort : NIAGARAS
19
One or more : ANY
20
London commercial area : EASTEND
22
Australian bird : EMU
23
Move gradually : EDGE
24
Formosa today : TAIWAN
26
They didn't stay at Shea : JETS
29
Takes on : EMPLOYS
32
Lean for support : ABUT
33
Ruffle one's feathers : RILE
34
Excellent, to a jazzman : SOLID
38
Sport started in Persia : POLO
39
Find fault : NAG
40
Spirit : LIFE
41
Lake in Finland, to Swedes : ENARE
43
Nagpur nanny : AYAH
45
Actor Andrews : DANA
46
Battologize : ITERATE
48
Industrialist von Skoda : EMIL
49
Rotten : ADDLED
52
Dr. Ménière's specialty : EARS
54
Capek classic : RUR
55
Lighten : RELIEVE
58
Hunter of films : KIM
61
Household necessity : CLEANSER
63
Money in Portugal : ESCUDO
65
Card game : CANASTA
66
First word of a popular hymn : NEARER
67
Copy : EMULATE
68
Run of luck : STREAK
Down
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Transparent mineral : MICA
2
Port on the Firth of Lorne : OBAN
3
Carry on, as war : LEVY
4
Before, to the Bard : ERE
5
Begot : SIRED
6
Woodland bird : TANAGER
7
Desire : WANT
8
Canal at Albany : ERIE
9
Rough shelter : LEANTO
10
Sultry weather : DOGDAYS
11
Labor group: Abbr. : ILA
12
River of Poland : NAREW
13
Pasture grass : GRAMA
18
Tanning agent : SUN
21
Conference : SEMINAR
23
Resort town in Portugal : ESTORIL
25
Wagnerian heroine et al. : ISOLDES
26
Make fun of : JAPE
27
Extremely dark : EBON
28
___ Finklea (Cyd Charisse) : TULA
30
Beach, in Barcelona : PLAYA
31
Heir : LEGATEE
35
Author O'Flaherty : LIAM
36
District of Morocco : IFNI
37
Something to make : DEAL
42
Like Rome : ETERNAL
44
Firmament : HEAVENS
47
Capital of the Macedonian kings : EDESSA
49
Part of a circle : ARC
50
Sweet Spanish wine : DULCE
51
Build airy castles : DREAM
53
Adjust a clock : RESET
56
European native : LETT
57
Dies ___ : IRAE
58
City near Hiroshima : KURE
59
Noumenon : IDEA
60
Robin Williams role : MORK
62
Babylonian sky god : ANU
64
Bentley, e.g. : CAR

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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