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Mary S. Snyder
Mary S. Snyder

New York Times, Tuesday, June 30, 1987

43-Across : Soon, to Spenser

Author:
Mary S. Snyder
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X Y }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Mary S. Snyder has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,748
Across
1
Part of an M.O. : MODUS
6
Sear : CHAR
10
Coin of Colombia : PESO
14
Mistreat : ABUSE
15
Gigantic : HUGE
16
Bakery worker : ICER
17
Casino game : POKER
18
Like some vaccines : ORAL
19
City in Rumania : ARAD
20
"___ here!" : SEE
21
The Scooter : PHILRIZZUTO
24
Cut wool : SHEAR
26
Utters in Br'er Fox jargon : SEZ
27
Canopy : AWNING
29
Tried again : REHEARD
33
Place for a watch : WRIST
34
Salad ingredients, for short : CUKES
35
N.A.A.C.P., e.g. : ORG
37
Eye parts : LIDS
38
What fielders shag : FLIES
39
A Met star in 1969 : AGEE
40
___ Anne de Beaupré : STE
41
Pituitary, e.g. : GLAND
42
Baseballer's shoe part : CLEAT
43
Soon, to Spenser : ERELONG
45
What Bernhardt trod : BOARDS
46
Morning lawn sight : DEW
47
Feast of Lots : PURIM
48
An artful Dodger: 1940-58 : PEEWEEREESE
53
Athos, to Porthos : AMI
56
He played Pierce : ALDA
57
Author Jaffe : RONA
58
Flagged : TIRED
60
Lecher's look : LEER
61
Jannings of filmdom : EMIL
62
Banal : TRITE
63
Give temporarily : LEND
64
Some June heroes : DADS
65
Dolts : ASSES
Down
1
Charts : MAPS
2
Orchestral member : OBOE
3
A teammate of 48 Across : DUKESNIDER
4
Employ : USE
5
Eve's tempter : SERPENT
6
Loft group : CHOIR
7
Fling : HURL
8
Gelling agent : AGAR
9
Chow chow, etc. : RELISHES
10
Public square, in Torino : PIAZZA
11
Neutral color : ECRU
12
Stock-exchange position : SEAT
13
Church calendar : ORDO
22
Crone : HAG
23
Snorer's letters : ZEES
25
Villain's greeting : HISS
27
Hole-making tools : AWLS
28
Pen : WRITE
29
Repentant : RUING
30
Supplemented, with "out" : EKED
31
Mantle teammate : ROGERMARIS
32
Terror : DREAD
34
Auel's "The ___ of the Cave Bear" : CLAN
36
Understands : GETS
38
Blossomed : FLOWERED
39
Jai ___ : ALAI
41
Kind of club that might give hits : GLEE
42
Mrs. King : CORETTA
44
Famous Confessor : EDWARD
45
Steinbeck's erratic vehicle : BUS
47
Rings out : PEALS
48
Grow dull : PALL
49
Robert ___ : ELEE
50
Actress Barbara : EDEN
51
Capital of Italia : ROMA
52
Writer Bagnold : ENID
54
Measure out : METE
55
Bad day for Caesar : IDES
59
D.C. agcy. : IRS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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