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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Friday, July 24, 1987

1-Across : Man with the golden touch

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 3, XRef: 0 Grid has duplicate clues.
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,772
Across
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Man with the golden touch : MIDAS
6
Agave fiber : PITA
10
Salt marsh : SALINA
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Celtic earthly paradise : AVALON
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Pirate's vessel : CORSAIR
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Disconcerted; confused : RATTLED
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Illuminated : LIT
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Endurance : STAMINA
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Lamb's mother : EWE
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Author of "Exodus" : URIS
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Vast chasm : ABYSS
24
Van Druten's "I Remember ___" : MAMA
25
"Square" trio : MEALS
27
Ygdrasil, e.g. : ASH
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Critical : VITAL
29
Contrite : PENITENT
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Take umbrage : RESENT
32
Beggar : MENDICANT
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Devices for holding : CLAMPS
37
Spanish dance : FANDANGO
41
Penates' counterparts : LARES
42
___ rosé : VIN
43
Flock of geese in flight : SKEIN
44
President Bongo of Gabon : OMAR
45
Track events : MEETS
47
These may be smoked : EELS
48
Male cat : GIB
49
Kind of handkerchief : BANDANA
51
Presidential monogram : DDE
52
Important : SALIENT
54
Very small bakery item : TARTLET
56
Upper house : SENATE
57
Debated : ARGUED
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Pair : DUAD
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Narrow openings : SLOTS
Down
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Sci-fi character : MARTIAN
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French pronoun : ILS
3
Discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope : DIAS
4
Author Loos : ANITA
5
Spanish dance : SARABAND
6
Celtics' center : PARISH
7
Russian soldiers : IVANS
8
British farewell : TATA
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Hgt. : ALT
10
Evening party : SOIREE
12
Fatty-acid salt : OLEATE
13
English cardinal and author : NEWMAN
14
Cluster of plants : CLUMP
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Gave out : DEALT
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Puzzled : MYSTIFIED
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More svelte : SLIMMER
24
"Man is Nature's sole ___!": Gilbert : MISTAKE
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Paces : STEPS
28
Sells : VENDS
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Nav. officer : ENS
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Raced : RAN
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Choral compositions : CANTATAS
34
Impedes : CLOGS
35
Female demons : LAMIAS
36
Suitable for farming : ARABLE
38
Derby winner: 1956 : NEEDLES
39
Superficially attractive : GILDED
40
Beginning : ONSET
42
Gave way to emotion : VENTED
45
Tropical ray : MANTA
46
Tangle : SNARL
49
Actor Bridges from Hollywood : BEAU
50
Former constellation : ARGO
53
Neither Rep. nor Dem. : IND
55
Exclamation of disdain : TUT

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