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Elaine George
Elaine George

New York Times, Thursday, July 3, 1986

44-Across : Special skill

Author:
Elaine George
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Elaine George has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,386
Across
1
Dogie : CALF
5
Soccer great : PELE
9
Large structure for racing : DROME
14
Concrete : REAL
15
Hatchets : AXES
16
He has the life! : RILEY
17
"Artaxerxes" composer : ARNE
18
Chit attachment : CHAT
19
Marble : AGATE
20
Glassy mineral : MICA
21
Hurricane results, sometimes : TIDALWAVES
23
Appears : SEEMS
25
Tree or nut : BETEL
26
Dresses : ATTIRES
28
Unfair : FOUL
32
"___ of Fire" : CHARIOTS
35
Well-groomed : SOIGNE
37
Uproars : RACKETS
38
Dances or jackets : BOLEROS
39
Check : ARREST
40
Owning no property : LANDLESS
41
Mangold, e.g. : BEET
42
Rising above a surface : EMERSED
44
Special skill : CRAFT
45
ESP pioneer : RHINE
49
Highly evolved plants : COMPOSITES
54
Old land holding : ODAL
55
In any way : ATALL
56
Spanish bull : TORO
57
Bone below the humerus : ULNA
58
Compact : SOLID
59
One who regrets : RUER
60
Prize at an S.R.O. show : SEAT
61
Places for chapeaux : TETES
62
Raison d'___ : ETRE
63
Gaelic : ERSE
Down
1
Studies hard and late : CRAMS
2
Alpine nest : AERIE
3
Catcher Parrish : LANCE
4
Outdoor bazaar : FLEAMARKET
5
Agreement : PACT
6
Shows at a fair : EXHIBITS
7
Directors : LEADERS
8
Possessions : ESTATE
9
Talk like a Southern belle : DRAWL
10
Baltic port : RIGA
11
Patron saint of Norway : OLAV
12
Distribute : METE
13
"Bette Davis ___," 1981 hit song : EYES
22
Course of instruction : LESSONS
24
Hampshires' homes : STIES
27
Wobbles : TOTTERS
28
Sports building : FIELDHOUSE
29
Bugbear : OGRE
30
Ones, in Orense : UNOS
31
"___ is more": Browning : LESS
32
Kind of grass or spider : CRAB
33
Coney's kin : HARE
34
Farm unit : ACRE
36
More experienced : OLDER
38
Peter Minuit was one : BARTERER
40
Omitted : LEFTOUT
43
Balzac's "___ Cornélius" : MAITRE
44
These are easy to catch : COLDS
46
Lazy bones : IDLER
47
Nursemaids in Nottingham : NANAS
48
Buoy up : ELATE
49
Tinge : CAST
50
Indian of Nebraska : OTOE
51
Brewing grain : MALT
52
Étoile's knee-bend : PLIE
53
Like some points : SORE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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