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Virginia L. Yates
Virginia L. Yates

New York Times, Monday, March 28, 1983

28-Across : ___-cake (tots' game)

Author:
Virginia L. Yates
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Virginia L. Yates has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,193
Across
1
Rose and Fountain : PETES
6
Quarrel : SPAT
10
Mil. addresses : APOS
14
"___ at last!" : ALONE
15
Eureka red : PUCE
16
The Venerable ___ : BEDE
17
Pumpkin eater : PETERPETER
19
Sioux : OTOE
20
Early seducee : EVE
21
___ Laurier, Quebec resort : MONT
22
Antique's antithesis : MODERN
24
Follow up on an R.S.V.P. : RESPOND
26
Actor sans words : MIMER
27
"Nor ___ drop to drink" : ANY
28
___-cake (tots' game) : PATA
29
Brother of a sort : FRA
32
Neighbor of Canis Major : LEPUS
35
___ and Mary of songdom : PETERPAUL
37
Is indebted : OWES
38
Mosquito : AEDES
39
Rootless plant : ALGA
40
Pianist from N.Y.C. : PETERNERO
42
Flightless birds : WEKAS
43
Prior to, to Poe : ERE
44
Of soil: Comb. form : AGRO
45
"Eureka!" : AHA
46
Stirs up : ROILS
48
Musical group : QUINTET
52
Mountainous : ALPINE
54
Takes action against : SUES
55
Words with mode or carte : ALA
56
Duck or color : TEAL
57
Pepper picker : PETERPIPER
60
Antler point : TINE
61
Molding : OGEE
62
Oust : EVICT
63
U.N. nation : USSR
64
Parka padding : DOWN
65
Naps : RESTS
Down
1
Origami material : PAPER
2
"Etre" conjugator : ELEVE
3
Carries : TOTES
4
Compass pt. : ENE
5
Homilies : SERMONS
6
Use up : SPEND
7
Tap on the green : PUTT
8
Top card : ACE
9
They can bring the house down : TERMITES
10
Place to hang one's hat : ABODE
11
Actor in "The Cheap Detective" : PETERFALK
12
Redolence : ODOR
13
Noticed : SEEN
18
Express or tail predecessor : PONY
23
"The Tentmaker" : OMAR
25
Interregnum : PAUSE
26
San ___, Calif. : MATEO
28
Peter, in Palos : PEDRO
30
Botanical wrinkle : RUGA
31
Alack's partner : ALAS
32
Canter's cousin : LOPE
33
Vase-shaped jug : EWER
34
Closefitting collars : PETERPANS
35
Jury members : PEERS
36
Song of praise : PAEAN
38
Milkweed : ANGLEPOD
41
Play inspired by a Maugham story : RAIN
42
Susurrus : WHISPER
45
Mischa Elman's teacher : AUER
47
Maritime vessel : OILER
48
Fischer's best man : QUEEN
49
Wall hanging : TAPIS
50
Choose : ELECT
51
Wanton women : TARTS
52
Aleutian island : ATTU
53
Oahu offerings : LEIS
54
Fret : STEW
58
Self : EGO
59
"___ Been Working ... " : IVE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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