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Emory H. Cain
Emory H. Cain

New York Times, Tuesday, February 9, 1988

48-Across : Harried

Author:
Emory H. Cain
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Emory H. Cain has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,972
Across
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Longfellow's "The Bell of ___" : ATRI
5
___ Ma Kettle : PAAND
10
Secondhand : USED
14
Install : SEAT
15
One of the media : RADIO
16
Drummer's goal : SALE
17
Diving bird : WATEROUZEL
19
Indigo shrub : ANIL
20
Resins : ELEMIS
21
Business school subj. : ECON
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E.T.O. boss : DDE
24
Point of a fountain pen : NIB
26
Edited : EMENDED
28
Idol's perch : PEDESTAL
33
Lead-in for graph or gram : IDEO
34
"Drop me ___" : ALINE
35
Borscht base : BEET
37
___ Canyon Dam : GLEN
40
Lampshade wearer : CARD
41
Dull finish : MATTE
42
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
43
Poker-pot part : ANTE
44
In ___ (bogged down) : ARUT
45
___ down (intimidate) : STARE
46
Twisted hemp : YARN
48
Harried : PESTERED
50
Foxboro player : PATRIOT
53
___ Miguel, Azores : SAO
54
Airline abbr. : ARR
55
Arabic letter : ALIF
57
Fold : CREASE
62
Astronaut Armstrong : NEIL
64
Bulldozer : EARTHMOVER
66
Freshwater fish : DACE
67
Threefold : TRINE
68
"Show Boat" composer : KERN
69
Inquires : ASKS
70
"___ Home," McCartney song : EATAT
71
Partner of crafts : ARTS
Down
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" ... ___ forgvie those ... " : ASWE
2
Duck or color : TEAL
3
Charge : RATE
4
Entry : ITEM
5
Toast : PROSIT
6
Sports org. : AAU
7
Roofer's tool : ADZE
8
Caroline, to Ted Kennedy : NIECE
9
Mineral or word with Alps : DOLOMITE
10
U.N. member : USA
11
Sea urchin : SANDDOLLAR
12
Pass over : ELIDE
13
Struck out : DELED
18
Wash, in a way : RINSE
22
Actor Sparks : NED
25
Mogul dynasty founder : BABAR
27
Make ineffective : NEGATE
28
Spotted cavy : PACA
29
Ardor : ELAN
30
This isn't cricket! : DIRTYTRICK
31
Make beloved : ENDEAR
32
Pause : LETUP
36
Diminutive suffixes : ETTES
38
Ireland : EIRE
39
Require : NEED
41
Famed matador: 1917-47 : MANOLETE
45
Signal or trooper preceder : STORM
47
Estuary : RIA
49
Kind of powder : SACHET
50
Asian carnivore : PANDA
51
Sectors : AREAS
52
Three-tiered coronet : TIARA
56
Glassmaker's ingredient : FRIT
58
Greek Cypriot org. : EOKA
59
Affirm : AVER
60
Painter José Maria ___ : SERT
61
Coastal fliers : ERNS
63
"___ Misérables" : LES
65
An explosive: Abbr. : TNA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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