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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Monday, March 28, 1988

25-Across : Gets cracking

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,020
Across
1
Napkins for babies : BIBS
5
Huckster, sometimes : ADMAN
10
Formless mass : BLOB
14
Soviet sea : ARAL
15
Twit : TEASE
16
French fantasy : REVE
17
Off one's rocker : LOCO
18
Discussed : TALKEDOVER
20
Desk accessory, once : INKWELL
22
Holmes activity : EDUCING
23
Shoe size : TENE
24
Actress Merrill : DINA
25
Gets cracking : HASTENS
28
Provides gratuitously : ENDOWS
32
Stops : HALTS
33
Cry of surprised dismay : OOPS
35
Satanic : EVIL
36
Flood refuge : ARK
37
Spartan serf : HELOT
38
Notable time : ERA
39
Chariot way : ITER
41
Spirit : ELAN
42
Basque's topper : BERET
44
Mazurkalike dance : REDOWA
46
Snacks and feasts : REPASTS
48
Art movement : DADA
50
Aleutian island : ATTU
51
Trooper's quarry : SPEEDER
54
River in Hades : ACHERON
57
Retreated : TURNEDBACK
59
Within: Prefix : ENTO
60
"Thanks ___" : ALOT
61
Rich cake : TORTE
62
Grouper : MERO
63
Porgy's woman : BESS
64
Ear shell : ORMER
65
Pierre is its cap. : SDAK
Down
1
Island off Java : BALI
2
Golf-bag item : IRON
3
Sassed : BACKTALKED
4
Least speedy : SLOWEST
5
Clement ___, British statesman : ATTLEE
6
Traffic (in) : DEAL
7
Bad: Prefix : MAL
8
Invited : ASKED
9
Most indigent : NEEDIEST
10
Rich fabric : BROCADE
11
Jacob and Leah's third son : LEVI
12
Chamber for Child : OVEN
13
Titanic's undoing : BERG
19
James or Michael of films : DUNN
21
Tolkien creatures : ENTS
25
Roaring Camp's creator : HARTE
26
Musical Coward : NOEL
27
Word with plexus or system : SOLAR
29
Upset : OVERTURNED
30
Cables : WIRES
31
Spring support : SLAT
32
Long-running musical : HAIR
34
Dixie-style bread : PONE
37
Set a course for : HEADEDTO
40
Squirrels and chipmunks : RODENTS
42
British spa : BATH
43
Regards highly : ESTEEMS
45
Walk through water : WADE
47
Green Bay gridder : PACKER
49
Vined latticework shelter : ARBOR
51
Puncture : STAB
52
Whimper : PULE
53
God of love : EROS
54
Part of a Molière work : ACTE
55
Norwegian river : OTRA
56
Recess : NOOK
58
Humerus's locale : ARM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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