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Ernie Furtado
Ernie Furtado

New York Times, Monday, February 8, 1988

50-Across : Braided; plaited

Author:
Ernie Furtado
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 244 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Ernie Furtado has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 12 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,971
Across
1
Zhivago's love : LARA
5
Pfc.'s superior : CPL
8
Capital of Ore. : SALEM
13
Yalies : ELIS
14
Meadow : LEA
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"Tosca" et al. : OPERAS
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"Through the ___ of Ruth ... ": Keats : SADHEART
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Bind a certain way : LIGATE
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Monogram of Prufrock's creator : TSE
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"The Sun Also ___" : RISES
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Daisy's relative : ASTER
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Movie equipment : CAMERAS
26
Ply with a potion : DOSE
27
Exchange premium : AGIO
30
Whodunit feature : ALIBI
32
Invalidates : ANNULS
35
Music man Michel : LEGRAND
38
Big wheel : MAGNATE
40
Persian Gulf wind : SHEMAAL
42
Small ropes on ships : RATLINS
44
___ of Capricorn : TROPIC
45
Amassed : RANUP
46
Aerie : NEST
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Prying : NOSY
50
Braided; plaited : TRESSED
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Spinach cousin : ORACH
56
Stage direction : ENTER
57
Martini ingredient : GIN
60
Beatrice of comedy : LILLIE
62
A Bogart role : SAMSPADE
64
Injury addition : INSULT
65
Anagram for ire : ERI
66
Cupid : AMOR
67
Valuable fur : SABLE
68
Second notes : RES
69
N.Y.C.'s Tuesday : WELD
Down
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"___ we forget" : LEST
2
Woeful word : ALAS
3
Astronaut Sally : RIDE
4
Residue : ASH
5
Stake : CLAIM
6
Dark blue or purple : PERSE
7
Football pass : LATERAL
8
Sun god : SOL
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Capital of W. Samoa : APIA
10
Capone contemporary : LEGSDIAMOND
11
Muse of poetry : ERATO
12
Spouses : MATES
16
Withered : SERE
18
Epoch : ERA
22
Soupy of radio and TV : SALES
24
Where the elite meet : COUNTRYCLUB
25
Spectacle : SIGHT
27
Weapon letters : AAM
28
Growl : GNAR
29
Actress Swenson : INGA
31
Word with Rabbit or Fox : BRER
33
Tra chasers : LALA
34
Task : STINT
36
Scruff : NAPE
37
Podium : DAIS
39
Accustom : ENURE
41
W.W. II craft : LCT
43
TV sleuth : SPENSER
47
___ me tangere : NOLI
48
O'Neill character et al. : ORINS
49
Sauce for pasta : SALSA
51
Rubberneck : STARE
52
Behemoths of the road : SEMIS
53
Forage plant : ERS
55
Cleland's Fanny : HILL
57
Plucky : GAME
58
Fan-club hero : IDOL
59
Wimp's cousin : NERD
61
When Paris sizzles : ETE
63
Pussy foot : PAW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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