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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Tuesday, August 28, 1984

18-Across : Lake in the U.S.S.R.

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,712
Across
1
Blind feature : SLAT
5
Cousin of the pompano : SCAD
9
Disclosed : BARED
14
Extensive work : TOME
15
Pigeon coop : COTE
16
Pico de ___, in Spain : ANETO
17
Travel aimlessly : ROAM
18
Lake in the U.S.S.R. : ARAL
19
Peruvians pillaged by Pizarro : INCAS
20
Uplifting : INSPIRATIONAL
23
One for the plus column : ASSET
24
Book for Pierre : LIVRE
25
Red Cross purpose : AID
28
Defunct car : REO
30
Shea performers : METS
31
___ Jima : IWO
32
Encoder : SCRAMBLER
36
Merganser : SMEW
37
Hoffman hit : TOOTSIE
38
Adjective for a hemisphere : EASTERN
41
Baking apple : ROME
42
Vinegary mixtures : MARINADES
44
Alias, in a way : AKA
45
Ids' counterparts : EGOS
47
Rocky hill : TOR
48
Author : PEN
49
Carries on : RANTS
51
Friend of Kukla : OLLIE
55
Blocks : CONSTRICTIONS
58
Metric measure : STERE
60
Latvian port : RIGA
61
Antelopes of Africa : GNUS
62
Processes beef : CORNS
63
Prepare for printing : EDIT
64
Her epithet was Argeia : HERA
65
Garment addition : INSET
66
Snaky ones : EELS
67
Three-spot : TREY
Down
1
Narrow groove : STRIA
2
State birds of Minn. : LOONS
3
Collect : AMASS
4
Self-controlled : TEMPERATE
5
Residual mark : SCAR
6
Basis for a tropical reef : CORAL
7
"One Day ___," TV sitcom : ATATIME
8
One with redeeming qualities? : DELIVERER
9
Part of L.B.J. : BAINES
10
Karenina : ANNA
11
Took back : RECLAIMED
12
Greek letter : ETA
13
Tres preceder : DOS
21
Shopping-list notations : ITEMS
22
Org. sponsoring voc. ed. : ORT
26
"If ___ A Rich Man" : IWERE
27
Hugh or Churchill : DOWNS
29
Oriental accessory : OBI
32
Leather weapon : STRAP
33
Late cardinal : COOKE
34
Swains : ROMANCERS
35
Fla. sight : LEMONTREE
36
Morse-Madden song hit : STARLIGHT
39
River islet : AIT
40
Treat with disdain : SNOOT
43
Atop : ASTRIDE
45
Hemingway : ERNEST
46
Tank contents : GAS
50
Occult symbol in astrology : SIGIL
52
Solitary one : LONER
53
Accustom : INURE
54
Repplier product : ESSAY
56
River of France : ORNE
57
Broadway musical : CATS
58
Fi preceder : SCI
59
Heavy weight : TON

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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