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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Monday, April 23, 1990

21-Across : Trite

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 3, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,776
Across
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Explosive sound : BANG
5
Stringed instruments : HARPS
10
Wrapping for food : FOIL
14
Playwright's award : OBIE
15
Keen : SHARP
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Famous lioness : ELSA
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Special days in the spring : SECRETARIESWEEK
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Pilfer : STEAL
21
Trite : BANAL
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Command to Dobbin : GEE
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Mauna ___ : LOA
25
Grouchy one : CRAB
27
Aid for a 17 Across honoree, perhaps : WORDPROCESSOR
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Garden evictee : EVE
34
Engrave with acid : ETCH
35
Misers do it : HOARD
38
Morays : EELS
40
Back of the QE2 : STERN
43
Place for a banjo : KNEE
44
Helps with the dishes : DRIES
46
Space : ROOM
48
Hereditary factor : DNA
49
Many 17 Across honorees do this : TAKEDICTATION
53
Etna output : LAVA
54
The self : EGO
55
"___ a Camera" : IAM
58
These vary at La Scala : TEMPI
61
"___ It," 1943 Skelton film : IDOOD
65
Gifts for 17 Across honorees : FLOWERSANDCANDY
68
Office cabinet : FILE
69
___ firma : TERRA
70
Harold of the comics : TEEN
71
New Haven campus : YALE
72
Freezing rain : SLEET
73
Alleviate : EASE
Down
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Employer : BOSS
2
Help a hood : ABET
3
Pleasant : NICE
4
One of the Fords : GERALD
5
F.D.R.'s successor : HST
6
Gregory Peck role : AHAB
7
___ avis : RARA
8
Charming or Charles preceder : PRINCE
9
Asparagus units : SPEARS
10
Not many : FEW
11
Designer Cassini : OLEG
12
"Peek-a-boo, ___ you" : ISEE
13
Huron or Erie : LAKE
18
Marry on the run : ELOPE
19
Cut, as prices : SLASH
24
Some are martial : ARTS
26
Library purchase : BOOK
27
Word with chick or rag : WEED
28
Completed : OVER
29
Kindled again : RELIT
30
Fall mo. : OCT
31
Danielle's dear one : CHERI
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The Amazing ___, illusionist : RANDI
36
Gambling town : RENO
37
College V.I.P. : DEAN
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Performing pinniped : SEAL
41
Huge bird of legend : ROC
42
Memo : NOTE
45
Emulate Eric Heiden : SKATE
47
Henning's forte : MAGIC
50
Chrissie's parents : EVERTS
51
Maiden : DAMSEL
52
Until now : TODATE
55
Uncertain : IFFY
56
Inter ___ (among other things) : ALIA
57
Gangster's girl : MOLL
59
Trim : PARE
60
Concerning : INRE
62
"___ penny, two ... " : ONEA
63
Lyric poems : ODES
64
Unit of force : DYNE
66
Tiny : WEE
67
"Can't Help Lovin' ___ Man," 1927 song : DAT

Answer summary:
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