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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Tuesday, April 14, 1992

34-Across : Tavern

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,498
Across
1
Topgallant : MAST
5
Friend, in Lima : AMIGO
10
Food fish : SHAD
14
Wings: Lat. : ALAE
15
More sagacious : WISER
16
Part of TV : TELE
17
Gulf Coast fish : PAINTEDMACKEREL
20
Part of R.S.V.P. : SIL
21
Circus performer : RIDER
22
Notched, as a leaf : EROSE
23
Mr. Berra : YOGI
24
Before, to Keats : ERE
25
Large-sized rainbow : STEELHEADTROUT
32
___ reef : CORAL
33
Cab. head : SECY
34
Tavern : PUB
36
Les États-___ : UNIS
37
Pull in a pike : CATCH
39
First-rate : AONE
40
Half boot : PAC
41
Controversial apple spray : ALAR
42
Armbones : ULNAE
43
Sport fish : LARGEMOUTHBASS
47
In what way : HOW
48
River of Egypt : NILE
49
Happen : OCCUR
52
Monetary unit of Nigeria : NAIRA
54
Sheep sound : BAA
57
"Teach me to hear ___": Donne : MERMAIDSSINGING
60
Swift horse : ARAB
61
"___ a Hot Tin Roof" : CATON
62
Road for Romulus : ITER
63
Capital of Italia : ROMA
64
Adding, with "out" : EKING
65
Japanese clogs : GETA
Down
1
Charts : MAPS
2
Jai ___ : ALAI
3
Voyage : SAIL
4
X : TEN
5
"Anchors ___" : AWEIGH
6
U.S.N.A. student : MIDDIE
7
"Woe ___!" : ISME
8
Tackle; rigging : GEAR
9
Grampus : ORC
10
Sound system : STEREO
11
Valorous one : HERO
12
Pub drinks : ALES
13
Erase : DELE
18
Fish on the move : TROLL
19
A county of Ireland : KERRY
23
Negators of nays : YEAS
24
Limn with acids : ETCH
25
Porgy : SCUP
26
Of keys and chords : TONAL
27
Writer Jong : ERICA
28
Houston ballplayer : ASTRO
29
Last mo. : DEC
30
"Once ___ time ... " : UPONA
31
Albacore and bluefin : TUNAS
35
Buzzers : BEES
37
Ball of thread : CLEW
38
Old Dutch wine measure : AAM
39
Dawns, in Italia : ALBE
41
Marketplace : AGORA
42
Lancer in a European army : UHLAN
44
Latin dance : RHUMBA
45
A sounding together : UNISON
46
Adjective for a trek : TIRING
49
General Bradley : OMAR
50
Marine food fish : CERO
51
Pack tightly : CRAM
52
Its cap. is Bismarck : NDAK
53
___ spumante : ASTI
54
Nibble or strike : BITE
55
"They have prepared ___ ... ": Psalm 57 : ANET
56
Pearl Mosque city : AGRA
58
Chill : ICE
59
Captain's boat : GIG

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

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