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Barbara J. Weakley
Barbara J. Weakley

New York Times, Wednesday, May 11, 1983

48-Across : Nut

Author:
Barbara J. Weakley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F G H J Q X }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Barbara J. Weakley has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,237
Across
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Paper measure : REAM
5
"Nobody ___ It Better," Carly Simon hit : DOES
9
Receives top billing : STARS
14
Singing voice : ALTO
15
Feminine suffix : ETTE
16
Young boobook : OWLET
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"Fair play" : TURNABOUT
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Tropical vine : LIANA
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Revises : EDITS
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Part of Ed. D. : EDUCATION
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Meal : REPAST
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Excess of solar over lunar year : EPACT
26
Close : NEAR
28
Squinted : PEERED
32
Ancient Mariner's companion : ALBATROSS
37
Thrust : DRIVE
38
A Stooge : MOE
39
Delight : ELATE
41
Bourg's department : AIN
42
Nymph on Mt. Ida : OREAD
45
Forever : ETERNALLY
48
Nut : KERNEL
50
Uprising : RIOT
51
"Carmen" or "Norma" : OPERA
54
Bury : ENTOMB
58
Spellbind : MESMERIZE
62
Polite : CIVIL
63
The bounding main : OCEAN
64
Grind into dust : PULVERIZE
66
"All's right with the ___": Browning : WORLD
67
Gaelic : ERSE
68
Chemical suffixes : ENES
69
Executes : SLAYS
70
Trim : NEAT
71
Depression : DENT
Down
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One who seeds athletes : RATER
2
Escape : ELUDE
3
Barely aweigh : ATRIP
4
Treasure State : MONTANA
5
Soc. girl : DEB
6
Plains Indian : OTOE
7
Musical exercise : ETUDE
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Arrangement : SETUP
9
Soothed : SOLACED
10
Chirp : TWITTER
11
Jai ___ : ALAI
12
Fort ___, Okla. : RENO
13
Ollie's sidekick : STAN
18
Property, e.g. : ASSET
22
Excel : CAP
24
Weight allowance : TARE
27
Function : ROLE
29
Irani coin : RIAL
30
Base : EVIL
31
Contradict : DENY
32
Frenzied : AMOK
33
Byproduct of bibliophilism : LORE
34
This contains barley malt : BEER
35
Convened : SAT
36
Old or road follower : STER
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Where ships for Perry were built : ERIE
43
Deviation from a general rule : ANOMALY
44
Relies (on) : DEPENDS
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The time being : NONCE
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Togged out : ATTIRED
49
Neptune, to a Celt : LER
52
Age or cure : RIPEN
53
Sky blue : AZURE
55
Sheeplike : OVINE
56
Fore-and-aft sail : MIZEN
57
Consecrated : BLEST
58
Haylofts : MOWS
59
Environment: Abbr. : ECOL
60
Evening, in Napoli : SERA
61
She was born free : ELSA
65
Animal doc : VET

Answer summary:
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