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Lois Hillis
Lois Hillis

New York Times, Thursday, June 28, 1984

20-Across : Branch of grammar

Author:
Lois Hillis
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 1
Lois Hillis has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,651
Across
1
Bridge honor cards : KINGS
6
Early Irish alphabet : OGUM
10
Nichols hero : ABIE
14
180-mile French river : ISERE
15
___ avis : RARA
16
Shoot dice : ROLL
17
Overindulge : SPOIL
18
Party conversation : SMALLTALK
20
Branch of grammar : SYNTAX
22
Secures the aid of : ENLISTS
23
Coarse cloth for bags : HESSIAN
25
Dross : SCUM
29
Lacking face value : NOPAR
30
Actor Kaplan : GABE
34
Captain Corcoran's ship : PINAFORE
36
Comedienne from Lima, Ohio : DILLER
38
Heath : ERICA
39
Kind of dance : TOE
41
Mikado's court : DAIRI
42
Game of cards for two : ECARTE
44
Geological epoch : PLIOCENE
46
Moro chief : DATO
47
Cheerleader's repertory : YELLS
49
Vane readings : ENES
50
Distributes the cards again : REDEALS
52
Foulard fastener : TIECLIP
55
"I have found (it)!" : EUREKA
60
Arrival-departure sheet : TIMETABLE
62
Joined with another : SIDED
63
Russian sea : ARAL
64
12 or 13 bridge tricks : SLAM
65
Confuse : ADDLE
66
Reject as false : DENY
67
Homophone for haze : HEYS
68
Poles on Yankees' wagons : NEAPS
Down
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A carom in billiards : KISS
2
Culp-Cosby TV series : ISPY
3
Sign on the Strip : NEON
4
Stamina : GRIT
5
Psalms word : SELAH
6
Certain conjunctions : ORS
7
Best seller in 1964 : GAMESPEOPLEPLAY
8
Muse of astronomy : URANIA
9
Game bird : MALLARD
10
Liberal ___ : ARTS
11
Gravy vessel : BOAT
12
Misfortunes : ILLS
13
Mooselike deer : ELK
19
Author Yutang : LIN
21
Foreign: Comb. form : XENO
24
Put things in order : SORT
25
Sprinter's forte : SPEED
26
About : CIRCA
27
Eastern Church Catholic : UNIAT
28
Large: Comb. form : MACRO
30
Frozen dessert : GLACE
31
Peregrine : ALIEN
32
He wrote 7 Down : BERNE
33
The "Long Tails" : ERIES
35
Bane of dieters : FAT
37
Wedding words : IDO
40
Songstress Fitzgerald : ELLA
43
Mascara recipient : EYELASH
45
Bit of land : ISLE
48
Fit for consumption : EDIBLE
50
New G.I. : RCT
51
Anthony on a quarter : SUSAN
52
Become weary : TIRE
53
"___ Old Cowhand" : IMAN
54
Like a conger : EELY
56
Carnival fun : RIDE
57
Sturluson's Younger or Prose : EDDA
58
Iodine source : KELP
59
Drinks that sound helpful : ADES
60
Wee one : TAD
61
Foursome in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" : EMS

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