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Elaine George
Elaine George

New York Times, Tuesday, August 16, 1983

29-Across : Silk or velvet, e.g.

Author:
Elaine George
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Elaine George has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,334
Across
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Tams and derbies : HATS
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Insect eaters : FROGS
10
Gin : TRAP
14
Quod ___ demonstrandum : ERAT
15
Awaken : ROUSE
16
Expansive : WIDE
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Hyena of comics : LENA
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Perfume of roses : ATTAR
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Seep : OOZE
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Chess, bridge, etc. : PASTIMES
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Roof timber : RAFTER
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Salt Lake City team : UTES
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Pedestal part : DADO
26
Railroad flares : FUSEES
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Silk or velvet, e.g. : MATERIAL
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Mary or John Jacob : ASTOR
34
Present : HERE
35
Tom, Dick and Harry : TRIO
36
Antonïn Carême's role : CHEF
37
Roman goddess of agriculture : CERES
38
Angel's fixture : HALO
39
River duck : TEAL
40
Shortening : LARD
41
Chromosome components : GENES
42
Usual : ORDINARY
44
Next to : BESIDE
45
Defeat : BEST
46
Study intently : PORE
47
Harsh women : SHREWS
50
Vexed : PESTERED
54
Decant : POUR
55
Thoughts : IDEAS
57
Except : SAVE
58
Turn out : OUST
59
"Odyssey" sorceress : CIRCE
60
Song for Domingo : ARIA
61
Ace, deuce, ___ : TREY
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___ of light : SPEED
63
Gusher : WELL
Down
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S O S : HELP
2
Zone : AREA
3
Thrashes : TANS
4
"Enlightening the World" figure : STATUEOFLIBERTY
5
Picture accessories : FRAMES
6
Fixed courses : ROTES
7
Ins and ___ : OUTS
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Org. now called G.S.U.S.A. : GSA
9
Notches at the edges : SERRATES
10
Hit play by William Gibson : TWOFORTHESEESAW
11
Tumult : RIOT
12
Shaping tool : ADZE
13
Nobleman : PEER
21
Relative of a via : ITER
23
Lime or lemon follower : ADE
25
Ventured : DARED
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Ipso ___ : FACTO
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Poe's " ... House of ___" : USHER
28
Lieu : STEAD
29
Gleeful : MERRY
30
One forbidden to kiss for pleasure : IRANI
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Troubled : AILED
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Detached : LOOSE
34
Core : HEART
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Harvard ___ : CLASSICS
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Actor Frobe : GERT
43
Just out : NEW
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Took charge of : BOSSED
46
Irene's concern : PEACE
47
Blemish : SPOT
48
Length of a lunch break : HOUR
49
Trick : RUSE
50
The elder Dumas : PERE
51
Uncommon : RARE
52
Pernicious : EVIL
53
Do some trading : DEAL
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Dunk : DIP

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