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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

New York Times, Monday, July 2, 1990

31-Across : Wightman Cup sport

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Richard Silvestri has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 84 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,846
Across
1
Computer input : DATA
5
Dealt a heavy blow : SMOTE
10
Silver-screen favorite : IDOL
14
Leave unmentioned : OMIT
15
Flimflam : HOKUM
16
Goddess of victory : NIKE
17
Rio de Janeiro beach : COPACABANA
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Unembellished : BARE
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___ Alamos, N.M. : LOS
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Yang's complement : YIN
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"The Tentmaker" : OMAR
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Eats one's words : RECANTS
27
Mubarak's capital : CAIRO
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Lengthen : ELONGATE
31
Wightman Cup sport : TENNIS
34
Paint's cousin : PINTO
35
Heraldic bands : ORLES
37
34th Pres. : DDE
38
Out on the deep : ASEA
39
Doughnut-shaped figure : TORUS
40
Author Silverstein : SHEL
41
Recoil : SHY
42
Green: Comb. form : CHLOR
43
Ricky Henderson specialty : STEAL
44
His work is habit forming : TAILOR
46
Educated : LITERATE
48
Epic tales : SAGAS
50
Partition : DIVIDER
51
Beatles film : HELP
53
Jamaican music : SKA
55
Guys : MEN
56
"___! poor Yorick" : ALAS
57
___ Beach, Calif. : HUNTINGTON
62
Cover the inside : LINE
63
Rocker John : ELTON
64
View from Cleveland : ERIE
65
Diane or Cheryl : LADD
66
Hurl : SLING
67
Hill's partner : DALE
Down
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Johnny's bandleader : DOC
2
Latin I verb : AMO
3
Something for the waiter : TIP
4
Apple picker of myth : ATALANTA
5
___ daisy : SHASTA
6
Rabble : MOB
7
Good enough : OKAY
8
Surcoat : TUNIC
9
Issues forth : EMANATES
10
Natural : INBORN
11
Oahu beach : DIAMONDHEAD
12
Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
13
Wanton look : LEER
18
A neighbor of Gabon : CONGO
23
Meal : REPAST
24
Otis of elevator fame : ELISHA
25
N.Y. beach : CONEYISLAND
26
Bar perch : STOOL
28
Pluralizing letters : IES
30
Actor Leon ___ : ERROL
32
Form concepts : IDEATE
33
Retailer : SELLER
36
Sensational : LURID
39
Flogs : THRASHES
40
Like a lute : STRINGED
42
Mechanical tooth : COG
43
Las Vegas winner : SEVEN
45
Subsided : LAPSED
47
Comedian's forte : TIMING
49
Jolly Roger feature : SKULL
51
Place of fame : HALL
52
Noted pen name : ELIA
54
Opposed to : ANTI
58
Semi unit : TON
59
La-la lead-in : TRA
60
Attack the squeaks : OIL
61
Maiden-named : NEE

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

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