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Rhonda Kraus
New York Times, Friday, May 20, 1988
59-Across : Name for a goddess: Var.
Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J K Q U V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 C | 3 A | 4 R | 5 E | 6 S | 7 A | 8 D | 9 O | 10 N | 11 I | 12 S | |||
13 A | C | A | D | E | M | Y | 14 M | E | N | O | R | A | 15 H |
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16 P | A | R | A | D | E | S | 17 E | M | A | N | A | T | E |
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18 I | N | N | 19 O | R | T | 20 O | L | A | N | 21 N | A | R |
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22 E | D | A | 23 R | 24 Y | E | T | I | S | 25 W | I | N | O |
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26 C | A | G | E | 27 S | 28 M | I | A | 29 B | R | A | I | N |
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30 E | L | E | C | T | 31 R | I | C | 32 F | R | A | N | C | S |
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33 E | R | I | C | 34 P | L | A | N | |||||||
35 G | 36 R | 37 A | D | E | D | 38 B | R | A | G | G | 39 A | 40 R | 41 T |
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42 R | E | N | E | W | 43 O | R | O | 44 A | L | L | O | W |
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45 O | N | E | S | 46 A | D | A | G | 47 E | 48 E | L | S | E |
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49 P | A | M | 50 M | C | E | N | R | O | 51 E | 52 A | T | E |
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53 E | M | O | 54 T | I | O | N | 55 E | S | S | 56 A | Y | E | D |
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57 D | E | N | I | E | R | S | 58 S | I | N | N | E | R | S |
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59 D | E | A | N | N | E | 60 S | N | E | A | D | S |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,073
Across
1
Frightens : SCARES
7
Dreamboat : ADONIS
13
School : ACADEMY
14
Candelabrum for Hanukkah : MENORAH
16
Military displays : PARADES
17
Issue (from) : EMANATE
18
Hostelry : INN
19
Bobolink : ORTOLAN
21
V.P. under G.R.F. : NAR
22
Tower in Genesis : EDAR
24
Himalayan mythical figures : YETIS
25
Skid-row type : WINO
26
Zoo structures : CAGES
28
Actress Farrow : MIA
29
Book by Robin Cook : BRAIN
30
Exciting : ELECTRIC
32
Currency in le marché : FRANCS
33
Father of Leif : ERIC
34
Design : PLAN
35
Marked : GRADED
38
Thraso was one : BRAGGART
42
Refurbish : RENEW
43
Spanish Main booty : ORO
44
Let : ALLOW
45
Singles : ONES
46
Saying : ADAGE
48
Other : ELSE
49
"Dallas" character : PAM
50
Controversial tennis star : MCENROE
52
Mischievous Olympian : ATE
53
What the heart rules : EMOTION
55
Attempted : ESSAYED
57
Units of fineness for yarns : DENIERS
58
They fall from grace : SINNERS
59
Name for a goddess: Var. : DEANNE
60
Golfers Sam and J.C. : SNEADS
Down
1
Item for gossip : SCANDAL
2
Slaughter : CARNAGE
3
Okla. city : ADA
4
Make over : REDO
5
Corundum : EMERY
6
Like certain insecticides : SYSTEMIC
7
Novel by Fielding : AMELIA
8
Moreover, in Mexico : DEMAS
9
Old Testament figure : ONAN
10
___ sequitur : NON
11
Persian, today : IRANIAN
12
Evil : SATANIC
13
Each : APIECE
15
Wading birds : HERONS
20
Auditory : OTIC
23
Ebbs : RECEDES
25
Bicker : WRANGLE
27
Scatter : STREW
29
Brazilian actress Sonia : BRAGA
31
Disencumber : RID
32
Ala. neighbor : FLA
34
Advance : PROGRESS
35
Searched blindly : GROPED
36
Changed appellations : RENAMED
37
Garden flower : ANEMONE
38
Source of dietary fiber : BRAN
39
Calmed : ALLAYED
40
Lists : ROSTERS
41
Squire's attire : TWEEDS
43
Danish city : ODENSE
46
Type of squash : ACORN
47
Red dye : EOSIN
50
Appearance : MIEN
51
Serf : ESNE
54
Arturo's aunt : TIA
56
Divers information : ANA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.