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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Tuesday, June 7, 1988

48-Across : Needle-women's needs

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 49, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 16, FITB: 4, XRef: 2 Grid has supersymmetry.
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,091
Across
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Spinning material : FIBER
6
Speedily : APACE
11
Sea cow : MANATEE
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Rock-clinging mollusk : ABALONE
15
Garlands for the head : ANADEMS
16
U.S. W.W. II rifles : GARANDS
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Rather : DAN
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Foil or pan preceder : TRE
20
G.I. resting place : COT
21
Member of a Panay people : ATI
22
One-seeded fruits : ACHENES
26
Sooner than : ERE
27
Cambridge inst. : MIT
28
British show place : THEATRE
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Neighbor of Leb. : ISR
30
Soho O : CYPHER
32
Capitol body : SENATE
34
Fold matron : EWE
35
Fixed-term bank accts. : CDS
36
Gemology measures : CARATS
39
Purloins : STEALS
42
Touching game : TAG
43
Poisonous snake : RATTLER
45
Raises : UPS
47
Egg: Comb. form : OVI
48
Needle-women's needs : THREADS
49
Small Tibetan antelope : GOA
50
Winebibber : SOT
51
Devour : EAT
52
Visceral : GUT
53
Attends uninvited : CRASHES
57
Spring : EMANATE
61
Gains : ATTAINS
62
Impaired : DAMAGED
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Used 48 Across : SEWED
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Stormed : RAGED
Down
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Zealot : FANATIC
2
Fatuity : INANITY
3
Naughty : BAD
4
Hot time for Pierre : ETE
5
Ad ___ (to the point) : REM
6
Saudi garment : ABA
7
Eagle plus two : PAR
8
Neighbor of Ga. : ALA
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Vanity : CONCEIT
10
Approve of publicly : ENDORSE
11
Palindromic lady : MADAM
12
Mordecai's cousin : ESTHER
13
Insurance sellers : AGENTS
14
Homophone for 12 Down : ESTER
19
New Yorker cartoonist : REA
22
Crosswise : ATHWART
23
Leopard's kin : CHEETAH
24
Put up : ERECTED
25
Mailers : SENDERS
31
___ capita : PER
33
Mad ___ hatter : ASA
36
Romps about : CAVORTS
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Shake up : AGITATE
38
Symptom of overwork : STRESS
39
Did a roofing job : SLATED
40
Traveler's need : LUGGAGE
41
Declaimed : SPOUTED
42
Puccini work: 1900 : TOSCA
44
Souchong, for one : TEA
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Too full : SATED
54
Crosscut : SAW
55
Get a move on : HIE
56
Split or tight Jet : END
58
Spoil : MAR
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"I ___ Camera" : AMA
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Emulate Xanthippe : NAG

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