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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Saturday, August 2, 1980

16-Across : One concern of a personnel chief

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,225
Across
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Ingredient in some dyes : ALUM
5
Geladas of Ethiopia : APES
9
Propitious : ROSY
13
Bullfrog genus : RANA
14
Site of Jesus' first miracle : CANA
15
Knot again : RETIE
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One concern of a personnel chief : ATTRITION
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Leaves out : OMITS
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Lack of an alternative : HOBSONSCHOICE
21
Basic verb in Versailles : ETRE
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Makes picots : TATS
23
Twists of paper for lighting candles : SPILLS
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Dweller alongside the Oder : SILESIAN
30
Twin crystal : MACLE
31
Ducking-stool victim : SCOLD
32
Cruise port : RIO
33
Noted N.F.L. linebacker : ELIA
34
Dilutes : THINS
35
Numerical prefix : SEMI
36
Author Deighton : LEN
37
Aegean gulf : SAROS
38
Cahn-Styne creations : TUNES
39
Rude dwelling : LOGCABIN
41
Nostrum : REMEDY
42
Sen. McGovern's birthplace in S.D. : AVON
43
Lance once raised high by Carter : BERT
44
In any way whatever : BYHOOKORCROOK
49
Knack : FLAIR
50
Counterfeit : IMITATION
52
Sharp rise on Wall Street : RALLY
53
Double negative : NONO
54
Friend in a fray : ALLY
55
Killer of Eric IV : ABEL
56
Kennedy figure : GOER
57
Wildcat : LYNX
Down
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Altar on high : ARA
2
Thin wood strip : LATH
3
"I appeal ___ Caesar": Acts 25:11 : UNTO
4
Spanish resort on the Mediterranean : MARBELLA
5
Equity members : ACTORS
6
"Common Sense" author : PAINE
7
Son of Seth : ENOS
8
Countenances : SANCTIONS
9
Derelict : REMISS
10
Auricular : OTIC
11
Locale : SITE
12
Start of a reply to Virginia : YES
15
Poked around, as in search : ROOTED
17
Agave fiber : ISTLE
20
Aulae and odea : HALLS
23
Subject of the science of osmics : SMELL
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Old: Comb. form : PALEO
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The cake may take this : ICING
26
Descendant : SCION
27
Goddess of peace : IRENE
28
Pointed toward : AIMED
29
Like a charivari : NOISY
31
___ violet : SHRINKING
34
Prohibition : TABOO
35
Gist : SUMTOTAL
37
Piquant : SAVORY
38
___ alba (kaolin) : TERRA
40
Artificial fly : CAHILL
41
Clergyman or schoolman : RECTOR
43
Salt solution : BRINE
44
Reveal indiscreetly : BLAB
45
Where Albie Booth once starred : YALE
46
Novel title meaning "a rover" : OMOO
47
Oleaginous : OILY
48
German name for Cologne : KOLN
49
Monastic title : FRA
51
Greek personification of night : NYX

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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