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Mary S. Snyder
Mary S. Snyder

New York Times, Monday, May 10, 1993

16-Across : Kind of lettuce

Author:
Mary S. Snyder
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.67, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 10, XRef: 0
Mary S. Snyder has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,889
Across
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"___ Blue?": 1929 song : AMI
4
Western Indian : UTE
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___ buco, Italian dish : OSSO
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Gorgon, e.g. : MONSTER
13
Ibsen's "___ House" : ADOLLS
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The Bard's "sweet sorrow" : PARTING
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Kind of lettuce : ROMAINE
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Bargains : STEALS
19
Departing words at Orly : AUREVOIR
20
Unfold anew : REOPEN
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Borgia in-law : ESTE
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Opposer : ANTI
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Sigma preceder : RHO
27
Norm for Norman : PAR
29
Kin of sorrels : ROANS
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A deadly sin : ANGER
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___ out (plan) : LAY
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University in N.J. : RUTGERS
38
___ fever (exterminator's hazard) : RATBITE
40
Actress Merkel : UNA
41
Michelangelo masterpiece : PIETA
43
Red Sea land : YEMEN
44
Ike's command : ETO
45
Diplomatic off. : AMB
47
Puts on : DONS
48
Alphabet starters : ABCD
51
Boatswains, in a way : PIPERS
53
Type of address : FAREWELL
56
Dawdle : LOITER
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Vibrating effect : TREMOLO
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Simon's "The ___ Girl" : GOODBYE
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Anderson of baseball : SPARKY
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Weeping : INTEARS
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Start of Idaho's motto : ESTO
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Cols.' superiors : BGS
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Soak flax : RET
Down
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Elec. units : AMPS
2
Castle protection : MOAT
3
Dictator's phrase : INRE
4
Useful : UTILE
5
Stretching muscle : TENSOR
6
Unit of work : ERG
7
Aroma : ODOR
8
Homophone for sum : SOME
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Drool; fawn : SLAVER
10
Farragoes : OLIOS
12
Tourist's activity : STARING
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___ for one's money : ARUN
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Agitated state : SNIT
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Palindromic word : ERE
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Ages upon ages : AEON
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Facet : PHASE
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Indonesia's ___ Islands : ARRU
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Part of speech : NOUN
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So long, in London : TATA
27
Pod denizen : PEA
28
Bohemian : ARTY
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Ninth mo. : SEPT
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Pop's pop : GRAMP
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Exec's car : LIMO
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Solar deity : ATEN
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Urges : YENS
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Cruise port : RIO
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___ manner : BEDSIDE
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Follow closely : TAIL
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Swellings : EDEMAS
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Be properly placed : BELONG
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Fore's opposite : AFT
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Prohibits : BARS
50
___ de chine : CREPE
51
Stratagem : PLOY
52
Haley book : ROOTS
54
Herbaceous plant : WORT
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City in NE Nev. : ELKO
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Ski lift : TBAR
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Part of a Brontë title : EYRE
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Take a nap : REST
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Male cat : GIB

Answer summary:
3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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