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Barbara J. Weakley
Barbara J. Weakley

New York Times, Monday, February 25, 1985

48-Across : News-item heading

Author:
Barbara J. Weakley
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: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0
Barbara J. Weakley has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Regarding the 53-Across clue, the draft was abolished more than a decade before this puzzle was published.

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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,893
Across
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Large, thick pieces : SLABS
6
Cicatrix : SCAR
10
Expense : COST
14
Chaos : HAVOC
15
Hawaiian island : OAHU
16
Butter's rival : OLEO
17
Witch doctor's fetish : OBEAH
18
Secluded spot : GLEN
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Plant : MILL
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Panic : TERROR
22
Varied : MANIFOLD
24
Entranceway : DOOR
26
Caper : DIDO
27
Kneecaps : PATELLAS
31
Typical : NORMAL
35
Cargo : LOAD
36
Chinese weight : LIANG
38
Yarn : TALE
39
Rainbow : ARC
40
Spouse's relative : INLAW
41
Antique : OLD
42
"How sweet ___!": Gleason : ITIS
44
African lake : NYASA
45
Punctilious one : PRIG
46
Frat brother's activity : DATING
48
News-item heading : DATELINE
50
Not so plentiful : LESS
52
Siberian river : LENA
53
Draftees : PRIVATES
57
Liturgy : RITUAL
61
Rant's partner : RAVE
62
October stone : OPAL
64
"Beau ___" : GESTE
65
Gen. Bradley : OMAR
66
Exploding star : NOVA
67
Spars : MASTS
68
Multitudinous : MANY
69
Watched : EYED
70
Subtle airs : AURAE
Down
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Injection : SHOT
2
French poet: 16th century : LABE
3
Declare : AVER
4
Got on : BOARDED
5
Academy : SCHOOL
6
Soak, in Yorkshire : SOG
7
Serene : CALM
8
In the van : AHEAD
9
Modern convenience : RUNNINGWATER
10
Solace : COMFORT
11
Mixture : OLIO
12
Hawk : SELL
13
Related : TOLD
21
Vagabond : ROLLINGSTONE
23
Altar words : IDO
25
Wet : RAINY
27
Glen ___ : PLAID
28
Main corporeal vessel : AORTA
29
Implied but unspoken : TACIT
30
Caesar or Waldorf : SALAD
32
New Zealand native : MAORI
33
Spent : ALLIN
34
Shelf : LEDGE
37
Twangy : NASAL
43
Argentine : SILVERY
45
Ky.'s Pennyroyal, e.g. : PLATEAU
47
Teachers' org. : NEA
49
Riddle : ENIGMA
51
Indian soldier, formerly : SEPOY
53
High-school dance : PROM
54
Vishnu incarnation : RAMA
55
A tsar : IVAN
56
Redeem : SAVE
58
Member of the U.N. : USSR
59
"___ boy!" : ATTA
60
___-majesté : LESE
63
Stripling : LAD

Answer summary:
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