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Mary M. Murdoch
Mary M. Murdoch

New York Times, Wednesday, August 19, 1987

43-Across : To ___ (also)

Author:
Mary M. Murdoch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Mary M. Murdoch has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,798
Across
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Electrical wizard Nikola : TESLA
6
River of Spain : EBRO
10
Blister : BLEB
14
Aft : AREAR
15
Pont ___, Paris : NEUF
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Celts' land : EIRE
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Gainsborough painting, with "The" : MARKETCART
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"___ Well ... " : ALLS
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Harper Valley org. : PTA
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Watered down : THIN
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Ram on high : ARIES
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Time or while preceder : MEAN
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Etui or pomander : CASE
26
Add spirits : LACE
29
TV oldie : WAGONTRAIN
34
Shade of green : ALOES
36
Jungle sound : ROAR
37
Caesar's 551 : DLI
38
London landmark : VICTORIASTATION
42
Within: Comb. form : ESO
43
To ___ (also) : BOOT
44
Sierra ___ : LEONE
45
1939 Wayne film : STAGECOACH
49
Botanist Gray et al. : ASAS
50
Nettles : IRKS
51
Bitter herbs : RUES
53
Former First Family of Alaska : EGANS
56
National U.S. problem : DEBT
57
Kind of pole : MAY
60
Ladder part : RUNG
61
Marksmen's contests : TRAPSHOOTS
64
Bone: Comb. form : OSTE
65
Tear down : RAZE
66
Chew the scenery : EMOTE
67
Gang follower : STER
68
Chemical endings : INES
69
"M*A*S*H" role : RADAR
Down
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Pack down lightly : TAMP
2
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
3
Lab substances : SERA
4
"Mighty ___ a Rose" : LAK
5
Mountain ridge : ARETE
6
Live oak : ENCINA
7
Judge Roy : BEAN
8
Play about robots : RUR
9
Frequently, to Byron : OFT
10
Safari member : BEARER
11
Leslie Caron role : LILI
12
Perry's creator : ERLE
13
Eleanor's successor : BESS
18
Spring occurrence : THAW
22
Starry : ASTRAL
23
Convene : MEET
24
Bills' partner : COOS
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Med. subject : ANAT
26
Cleanses : LAVES
27
Leaning : ALIST
28
Breakfast quaff for some : COCOA
30
Persona non ___ : GRATA
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Cousin of aloha : ADIOS
32
Actress Massey : ILONA
33
Dressed to the ___ : NINES
35
Becomes serious : SOBERS
39
Music type : ROCK
40
C-notes : IOOS
41
Afternoon functions : TEAS
46
One of Fred's partners : GINGER
47
Crinkled fabrics : CREPES
48
Centers : HUBS
52
Space out yonder : ETHER
53
Love god : EROS
54
Outburst : GUST
55
Prefix with chamber : ANTE
56
Stun : DAZE
57
Disposition : MOOD
58
"___ boy!" : ATTA
59
French river : YSER
61
Kind of corn : TRI
62
Skedaddled : RAN
63
Boxer in Louis's day : OMA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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