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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Monday, August 11, 1986

39-Across : Doled

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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F
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N
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G
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,425
Across
1
Tooth : FANG
5
Sounds from angry fans : BOOS
9
Adriatic wind : BORA
13
Athletic arena : OVAL
14
Lighter : BARGE
15
French-Belgian river : YSER
16
City on the Truckee : RENO
17
City in Fla. : OCALA
18
Tarry : WAIT
19
Retreat : DRAWINONESHORNS
22
Garden in Genesis : EDEN
23
She, in the objective case : HER
24
Participant : SHARER
27
Decelerate : SLOWDOWN
32
Harness parts : HAMES
33
Memorize : LEARN
34
What swains pitch : WOO
35
Not fresh : USED
36
Le ___, French port : HAVRE
37
Grime : DIRT
38
Sault ___ Marie : STE
39
Doled : METED
40
What fools don't make : SENSE
41
Intruded : HORNEDIN
43
Presented : STAGED
44
Yoko : ONO
45
___ Muller, Whittier girl : MAUD
46
54
Hindu queen : RANI
55
___ France : ILEDE
56
Port in Pa. : ERIE
57
Pub orders : ALES
58
Located : SITED
59
___ breve : ALLA
60
French painter: 19th century : DORE
61
Kind of carrier or car : MAIL
62
Active one : DOER
Down
1
Shallow place in a river : FORD
2
State : AVER
3
Zola novel : NANA
4
Looked threateningly : GLOWERED
5
Breakfast item : BACON
6
Algerian port : ORAN
7
Eye amorously : OGLE
8
Vacation area : SEASHORE
9
Slogan : BYWORD
10
Glacial ridges : OSAR
11
Check : REIN
12
Bachelor of ___ : ARTS
14
Goof : BONER
20
August 13, e.g. : IDES
21
Given a rough surface : HEWN
24
Silence : SHUSH
25
___ do with (concerns) : HASTO
26
Asian chieftain : AMEER
27
Las Vegas "natural" : SEVEN
28
Fat : LARD
29
Due : OWING
30
Better's opposite : WORSE
31
Famous : NOTED
33
Part of a scale : LATI
36
Pursuit of pleasure : HEDONISM
37
Passenger with a free ticket : DEADHEAD
39
Less, musically : MENO
40
Dumbfound : STUN
42
Not at all : NOWISE
43
Cut wood : SAWED
45
Example : MODEL
46
Finishing nail : BRAD
47
"Namouna" composer : LALO
48
Lulu : ONER
49
Lamb : ELIA
50
Bristle: Comb. form : SETI
51
Base of a column : ORLO
52
Nettle : RILE
53
Miserly : NEAR

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