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Rhonda Kraus
Rhonda Kraus

New York Times, Thursday, June 8, 1989

53-Across : Altar constellation

Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 244 (avg 1.27)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,457
Across
1
Hunting caravans : SAFARIS
8
Suspended decorative piece : PENDANT
15
Chapel : ORATORY
16
One-celled animals : AMOEBAE
17
Spanish monetary units : PESETAS
18
Meat rolled and filled : ROULADE
19
Stool pigeon : RAT
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Certifies : ATTESTS
22
Ignited : LIT
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Windmill sail : AWE
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Weird : EERIE
25
Knowledge : LORE
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Fabray and Walker, to friends : NANS
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Chess pieces : MEN
29
Sub detector : SONAR
30
Pearl producers : OYSTERS
33
Cringes : GROVELS
35
Nigerian native : ARO
36
Bullfight cry : OLE
37
Greed : AVARICE
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Hoarders : STORERS
45
Lemon-shaped citrus fruits : LIMES
46
Former ring king : ALI
48
Astringent fruit : SLOE
49
Large wading bird : IBIS
50
Emulate Cicero : ORATE
52
Suffix with Annam : ESE
53
Altar constellation : ARA
54
Circuit breakers, e.g. : CUTOUTS
56
A neighbor of Fr. : GER
57
Day of rest : SABBATH
59
Enliven : ANIMATE
61
Expand : ENLARGE
62
Natural abilities : TALENTS
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Male relative : STEPSON
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Plantations, e.g. : ESTATES
Down
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Highest singing voice : SOPRANO
2
Open space between buildings : AREAWAY
3
Ties securely : FASTENS
4
Mischievous Olympian : ATE
5
Church court : ROTA
6
Wrathful : IRATE
7
Complex methods : SYSTEMS
8
Task in a Latin class : PARSING
9
Act with feeling : EMOTE
10
Entre ___ : NOUS
11
___ Rio, Tex. city : DEL
12
Gastropod mollusk : ABALONE
13
Relating to zenith's opposite : NADIRAL
14
Moves unsteadily : TEETERS
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Sonneteer's word : ERE
25
Frankie and Johnny : LOVERS
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What strange behavior evokes : STARES
29
Cavatina : SOLO
31
Mother of 4 Down : ERIS
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Fabulous bird of prey : ROC
34
Trumpery : ROT
37
Assumed names : ALIASES
38
Quivering : VIBRANT
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Friendly : AMIABLE
40
Made of baked clay : EARTHEN
41
Locate : SITUATE
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Tastefully luxurious : ELEGANT
43
Floral ribbon ornament : ROSETTE
44
Cassandra was one : SEERESS
47
Thai language : LAO
50
Opposite of income : OUTGO
51
Lab vessels : ETNAS
54
The ___, rock group : CARS
55
Sediment : SILT
58
Purifying sac. : BAP
60
___ culpa : MEA

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

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