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Margaret W. Huskey
Margaret W. Huskey

New York Times, Thursday, February 20, 1992

62-Across : Valentine symbol

Author:
Margaret W. Huskey
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Margaret W. Huskey has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,444
Across
1
Mary's follower : LAMB
5
Eternity, in Hebrew : OLAM
9
Brain wave : IDEA
13
Conversation filler : ISEE
14
Soapstone : TALC
15
Radiates : EMITS
16
Channel off Sumatra : STRAITOFMALACCA
19
Fencing position : TIERCE
20
Declares sans proof : ALLEGES
21
Of flight : AERO
23
Baxter role : EVE
24
Pigeons or horses : BARBS
27
Weapon at sea: Abbr. : UAM
30
One of David's song leaders : ASAPH
34
Sea east of the Caspian : ARAL
35
Sale sign : ATCOST
37
Venus, e.g. : DEA
38
Underwater-torpedo inventor : ROBERTWHITEHEAD
41
Conductor ___-Pekka Salonen : ESA
42
Peregrines : ALIENS
43
Life of Riley : EASE
44
Restrain : DETER
46
Monogram of Prufrock's creator : TSE
47
City in Provence : ARLES
48
Sea, to Sartre : MER
50
Pundit : SAGE
52
Thieves' foiler : ALIBABA
56
Calm : SEDATE
60
Poem recited by Frost at J.F.K.'s inauguration : THEGIFTOUTRIGHT
62
Valentine symbol : HEART
63
Ruin : UNDO
64
Sir, in Malaysia : TUAN
65
"Jane ___" : EYRE
66
Prophet : SEER
67
Calif. Indian tribe : YANA
Down
1
Tilt : LIST
2
___ spumante : ASTI
3
Pure and simple : MERE
4
Like minor woes : BEARABLE
5
Aquatic mammal : OTTER
6
Vientiane citizen : LAO
7
N African grass : ALFA
8
Caesar's 1950 : MCML
9
Effigies : IMAGES
10
Casino cubes : DICE
11
Catchall abbrs. : ETCS
12
Botanist Gray : ASA
15
Hoist : ELEVATE
17
Sherbet's cousins : ICES
18
Ginger ___ : ALE
22
Defeat a schemer : OUTWIT
24
Uncovered : BARED
25
Went up : AROSE
26
Capital of Morocco : RABAT
28
Flu symptoms : ACHES
29
Des ___, Iowa : MOINES
31
"Let's Make ___" : ADEAL
32
"___ porridge hot ... " : PEASE
33
Pluto : HADES
35
It's east of N.A. : ATL
36
Nov. 1 group : STS
39
Cheese dish : RAREBIT
40
Mendel subject : HEREDITY
45
Refugee : EMIGRE
47
Ripening agent : AGER
49
U.K. air arm : RAF
51
Philanthropist Brooke ___ : ASTOR
52
Attention-getting cry : AHEY
53
Limerick writer : LEAR
54
Heat quantities: Abbr. : BTUS
55
Top-notch : AONE
57
Water, in Spain : AGUA
58
Holier ___ thou : THAN
59
Lab heating device : ETNA
60
Common article : THE
61
Ulan ___, Russian city : UDE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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