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Virginia L. Yates
Virginia L. Yates

New York Times, Monday, February 27, 1989

46-Across : Not likely

Author:
Virginia L. Yates
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Virginia L. Yates has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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A
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S
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S
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W
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O
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R
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T
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A
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S
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A
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P
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O
L
I
O
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A
M
I
S
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S
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R
O
L
L
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R
S
T
U
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G
E
C
K
O
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M
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E
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S
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P
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B
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N
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U
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T
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P
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F
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N
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S
P
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R
T
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P
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O
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P
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N
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S
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P
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C
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O
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V
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A
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E
V
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N
T
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P
A
R
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S
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N
I
T
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R
I
A
S
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S
I
T
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N
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G
U
R
U
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I
N
S
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G
O
R
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N
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B
I
T
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R
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L
E
O
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R
U
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N
G
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O
R
S
O
N
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U
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N
A
P
T
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B
O
L
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A
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S
P
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N
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S
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O
U
P
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E
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S
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T
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C
H
E
W
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U
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P
E
N
D
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N
C
A
A
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H
E
R
S
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P
A
G
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D
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M
U
N
G
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E
A
S
Y
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R
O
S
Y
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Y
A
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,356
Across
1
Fish or singer : BASS
5
Fermenting agent : WORT
9
Rush letters : ASAP
13
Jumble : OLIO
14
Wrong : AMISS
16
Toss the dice : ROLL
17
Alphabet quartet : RSTU
18
Tropical lizard : GECKO
19
Intractable one : MULE
20
Pitcher's throwing arm : SOUPBONE
22
Dream land? : UTOPIA
24
Games' partner : FUN
25
Wear with an air : SPORT
26
Drop by : POPIN
29
Room : SPACE
31
Eggs for Cato : OVA
34
Track-meet unit : EVENT
35
Cyclades island : PAROS
36
Pick lead-in : NIT
37
Estuary streams : RIAS
38
Squelch : SITON
39
Mentor, Hindu style : GURU
40
Electees : INS
41
Big name in bridge : GOREN
42
Bad dog : BITER
43
Delibes or Durocher : LEO
44
Repenter's activity : RUING
45
Entertainer Bean : ORSON
46
Not likely : UNAPT
48
Manute of the N.B.A. : BOL
49
Arboreal quakers : ASPENS
51
Most mawkish : SOUPIEST
56
Munch : CHEW
57
Turn topsy-turvy : UPEND
59
Pac-10's parent org. : NCAA
60
Towel word : HERS
61
Traced via loud speaker : PAGED
62
Kind of bean : MUNG
63
"___ Rider," 1969 film : EASY
64
Optimistic : ROSY
65
Jabbers : YAKS
Down
1
Round Table knight : BORS
2
Plus : ALSO
3
In ___ (unmoved) : SITU
4
Pacific sharks : SOUPFINS
5
Black Maria, for one : WAGON
6
Handwriting on the wall : OMEN
7
Paddy growth : RICE
8
Disapproving sound : TSK
9
Mail : ARMOR
10
All inclusive : SOUPTONUTS
11
"___ Need," 1965 song : ALLI
12
Fervent request : PLEA
15
Hint or slight trace : SOUPCON
21
Batter's ploy : BUNT
23
On one's ___ (alert) : TOES
25
Wraparound garment : SARONG
26
Jeopardy : PERIL
27
Sheepish : OVINE
28
Foggy days in London town : PEASOUPERS
29
Fervor : SPIRIT
30
Eucharistic plate : PATEN
32
Small, red-eyed songbird : VIREO
33
To ___ (just right) : ATURN
38
Gives pep to : SOUPSUP
39
"There's a ___ Soup," Sellers-Hawn film : GIRLINMY
41
Great, in Granada : GRAN
42
Betty, the 30's cartoon vamp : BOOP
47
Full of gossip : NEWSY
48
Sidekick : BUDDY
49
Have a sore spot : ACHE
50
Strawberry's field : SHEA
51
Desert lily : SEGO
52
Individuals : ONES
53
S. A. country : ECUA
54
Went under : SANK
55
License plates : TAGS
58
Average : PAR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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