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Bernard Meren
Bernard Meren

New York Times, Thursday, June 25, 1987

21-Across : Roman romances

Author:
Bernard Meren
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F G J Q X }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0
Bernard Meren has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,743
Across
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Abbrs. on a plat : STS
4
One of the Cyclades : PAROS
9
Capp's ___ Slobovia : UPPER
14
Cortés's quest : ORO
15
Toward a ship's left side : APORT
16
County in Mont. : TOOLE
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Its only direction is S : NORTHPOLE
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Aunt in "Oklahoma!" : ELLER
20
Naldi of the silents : NITA
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Roman romances : AMORES
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Walk in space, for short : EVA
24
Descendant of Judah : EKER
25
An Arthurian damsel : LINET
26
Latin I word : AMAT
27
Frog-to-be : TADPOLE
29
Pilwiz : SPRITE
31
An Afg. neighbor : USSR
33
Transuded : OOZED
34
Pongo and lar : APES
37
Shooting match, in Sedan : TIR
39
Homophone for use : EWES
40
Shot : SNORT
41
Porgy's woman : BESS
43
Finally : ATLAST
45
Dance center of a sort : MAYPOLE
50
Bakery implement : PEEL
51
Jiggly salad : ASPIC
54
He helped raise folks to higher levels : OTIS
55
Initials on a letterhead : INC
56
Dusky : SWARTH
57
Maid of the ___, at Niagara Falls : MIST
58
Related on the mother's side : ENATE
60
Indian structure : TOTEMPOLE
62
N.B.A. pros Archibald and Thurmond : NATES
63
Name for a Hobby : OVETA
64
Sun. talk : SER
65
Assays : TESTS
66
Vikings : NORSE
67
Sharp road curve : ESS
Down
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Wordsworth product : SONNET
2
Russian transportation : TROIKA
3
Classified : SORTED
4
Cry of disgust : PAH
5
Horrifies : APPALLS
6
Most spacious : ROOMIEST
7
Synthetic fiber : ORLON
8
Cubic meter : STERE
9
Shoshoneans : UTES
10
Ward heeler : POL
11
Dispute aggressively : POLEMIZE
12
Ennobles : ELEVATES
13
Evaluated again : RERATED
18
Diamond rain gear, for short : TARP
22
Diminutive endings : ETS
26
Lined up : AROW
28
Gets rid of : OUSTS
30
Suckling's forte : POESY
32
Eve, once : RIB
34
Insects' feelers : ANTENNAE
35
They use "gas warfare" : POLECATS
36
Of an age : ERAL
38
One who pays : REMITTER
40
Wise : SAPIENT
42
Scented bags : SACHETS
44
Playing marble : TAW
46
Coronation ostentation : POMP
47
Indolent : OTIOSE
48
Certain threads : LISLES
49
Chemical compounds : ESTERS
52
Quashed : SATON
53
Site of B.Y.U. : PROVO
56
Mtg. : SESS
59
Holiday in Hanoi : TET
61
"Maggie ___," Beatles number : MAE

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