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Peter G. Snow
Peter G. Snow

New York Times, Monday, August 14, 1989

29-Across : Withered

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { B F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 245 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,524
Across
1
Stripling : SPRIG
6
Judicious : SAGE
10
Follower of garage or white : SALE
14
Partner of kicking : ALIVE
15
Bosc : PEAR
16
Washington's bills : ONES
17
Baffling question : POSER
18
"Damn Yankees" role : LOLA
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Optical-instrument part : LENS
20
Home of some Bulldogs : DESMOINESIOWA
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Linkletter : ART
24
Asner and Begley : EDS
25
Personnel director's activity : HIRING
29
Withered : SERE
31
Expressions of delight or regret : AHS
34
Soon : ANON
35
Concern of a C.P.A. : ACCT
37
Slang : ARGOT
39
Home of some Bulldogs : RUSTONLOUISIANA
42
Previous : PRIOR
43
Okla. city : ENID
44
Jetty : PIER
45
J.F.K., once : SEN
46
Medicinal plant : ALOE
48
Alters, as a bill : AMENDS
50
Consumed : ATE
51
Sigma preceder : RHO
52
Home of some Bulldogs : ATHENSGEORGIA
59
Blackthorn : SLOE
60
Raced : TORE
61
Furze : GORSE
63
Kett of the comics : ETTA
64
Watched : EYED
65
Tanks, etc. : ARMOR
66
Balsa, e.g. : WOOD
67
Some votes : NAYS
68
Tide types : NEAPS
Down
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Pine secretion : SAP
2
Drudge or trudge : PLOD
3
Get up : RISE
4
Burl of songdom : IVES
5
Kind of shepherd : GERMAN
6
Separate : SPLIT
7
Very long time : AEON
8
Strong wind : GALE
9
Pencil part : ERASER
10
Flies alone : SOLOS
11
Once again : ANEW
12
Musical Horne : LENA
13
Snaky letter : ESS
21
Church instrument : ORGAN
22
Concepts : IDEAS
25
Angelic instruments : HARPS
26
Habituate : INURE
27
Violinist's purchase : ROSIN
28
"___ each life some rain ... " : INTO
29
Tea cake : SCONE
30
Small, ornamental case : ETUI
31
Once more : AGAIN
32
Sharpened : HONED
33
Stripes' partners : STARS
36
Singer Laine : CLEO
38
Mature : RIPE
40
Emulate Demosthenes : ORATE
41
A neighbor of British Columbia : IDAHO
47
Meager : LENTEN
49
Henry or J. P. : MORGAN
50
In the lead : AHEAD
51
Clarinet and oboe : REEDS
52
Saxophone type : ALTO
53
Oz dog : TOTO
54
Oriental sauce : SOYA
55
Jane or Zane : GREY
56
Author Vidal : GORE
57
Lemmon's girl in a 1963 film : IRMA
58
Wet : ASOP
59
Baste : SEW
62
Vocalized pauses : ERS

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