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Patterson Pepple
Patterson Pepple

New York Times, Tuesday, June 5, 1990

65-Across : "___ Was a Lady," 1932 Merman hit

Author:
Patterson Pepple
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Patterson Pepple has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,819
Across
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Sen. Thurmond of S.C. : STROM
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Southampton shindig : BASH
10
Sins : ERRS
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Aquatic rodent of S.A. : COYPU
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___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
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Triton, to Neptune : MOON
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Close, poetically : ANEAR
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Bosom companions : BRAS
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N.Y.C. gallery : MOMA
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Perceptive PBS pundit : BILLMOYERS
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Nieuwpoort's river : YSER
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Major constellation : URSA
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Powerful explosive : AMATOL
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Throughout, in music : SEMPRE
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Scatter : STREW
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Zoological suffix : IDAE
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Choir member : ALTO
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Civil-rights org. : NAACP
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Henley, for one : REGATTA
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Pundit's former PBS program : JOURNAL
43
Author Jong : ERICA
44
Branch of biol. : ECOL
46
Type of devil : DARE
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A-bomb bomber ___ Gay : ENOLA
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Endured : LASTED
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Noisy busses : SMACKS
54
Willard Scott word : RAIN
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Pundit's Okla. birthplace : HUGO
57
Adelphi U.'s locale : GARDENCITY
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Glacial ridges : OSAR
64
Spicy stew : OLIO
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"___ Was a Lady," 1932 Merman hit : EADIE
66
Sen. Cranston is one : WHIP
67
European river : ODER
68
K.C.'s Kemper : ARENA
69
Wds. with similar meanings : SYNS
70
Measure of medicine : DOSE
71
Dalai, and others : LAMAS
Down
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Strikebreaker : SCAB
2
Singer Tennille : TONI
3
Iranian dollar: Var. : RYEL
4
Oct. birthstone : OPAL
5
What pines do, à la Longfellow : MURMUR
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___ breath (one of the pinks) : BABYS
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Side by side : ABREAST
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What gliders do : SOAR
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Croatian cavalryman : HUSSAR
10
Pundit's 20 honors : EMMYAWARDS
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Dovecote, e.g. : ROOST
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Juliet's adorer : ROMEO
13
Snafu : SNARL
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" ... if I should sleep ___/'Twere deadly sickness": Shak. : OREAT
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Computer availabilities : MENU
26
Paddock papa : SIRE
27
German dam : EDER
28
Wise men : MAGI
29
Pundit's calling: 1961-63 : PEACECORPS
31
Japanese Prime Minister in W.W. II : TOJO
34
A parent of Eliasaph: Num. 3:24 : LAEL
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Med.-school subject : ANAT
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Kind of package : CARE
38
Begged : PLED
40
Rommel's deadly vehicle : TANK
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Stan Laurel's pal : OLLIE
45
Totes : CARRIES
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TV commentator Charles ___ : OSGOOD
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Temper steel : ANNEAL
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Broadway events : SHOWS
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Lovey-dovey : MUSHY
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Encore! : AGAIN
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Worship : ADORE
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Actor Ray : ALDO
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"___ Mia," 1954 song : CARA
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The same as before : IDEM
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Singer Turner : TINA
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Pro votes : YEAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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