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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Tuesday, August 7, 1984

16-Across : High respect

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q U V W X }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,691
Across
1
Flock's last word : AMEN
5
Stylish : CHIC
9
Grind harshly : GRATE
14
Garden swinger : GATE
15
Actress Shaw : RETA
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High respect : HONOR
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British composer: 18th century : ARNE
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The same: Lat. : IDEM
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Modify : ALTER
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Jean Arthur, née ___ : GLADYSGREENE
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Surfeit : SATE
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"Conning Tower" auth. : FPA
25
One of a Latin trio : AMO
28
More, to Manuelo : MAS
31
Corset-factory group : GORERS
33
Theatrical failure : FLOP
34
Fanon : ORALE
36
Old card game : LOO
37
Swiss river : AARE
38
Bob Dylan, né ___ : ROBERTZIMMERMAN
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Portent : OMEN
43
C, to Cato : IOO
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Revolted : AROSE
45
Chalcedony : SARD
46
Wobble : TOTTER
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Russian state: Abbr. : SSR
50
Between ar and tee : ESS
51
Good buddy : PAL
52
Choir member : ALTO
54
Engelbert Humperdinck, né ___ : ARNOLDDORSEY
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Unaccompanied : ALONE
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French literary lion : GIDE
63
Salt tree : ATLE
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Lena or Marilyn : HORNE
65
Aug. 13, e.g. : IDES
66
Plane section : TAIL
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Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
68
Foolish old guy : COOT
69
Equal, in France : EGAL
Down
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Biblical king (no fooling!) : AGAG
2
Soft soil : MARL
3
Sicilian spouter : ETNA
4
Requirements : NEEDS
5
Monte of fiction : CRISTO
6
Timid bettor : HEDGER
7
Passage for Publius : ITER
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Originated at : CAMEFROM
9
African nation : GHANA
10
Customary function : ROLE
11
Mound dweller : ANT
12
Digit : TOE
13
Go amiss : ERR
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Hunter : YAGER
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___ Downs : EPSOM
25
Cottonwoods : ALAMOS
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Quagmire : MORASS
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Key, sometimes : OPENER
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Glum : MOROSE
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Scents : AROMAS
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Cavalry weapons : SABERS
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Poet who inspired "Cats" : ELIOT
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Klinger portrayer : FARR
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Give, for a time : LEND
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Giant : TITAN
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Faunal : ZOOLOGIC
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An ___ the ground : EARTO
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Suitor in Rossini's "L'Italiana in Algeri" : TADDEO
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Firstborn : ELDEST
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Do not rush in dressing : PREEN
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Speechify : ORATE
54
Biographer Edwards : ANNE
55
Where doges once basked : LIDO
56
Kind of party : STAG
57
Lamb who had a Mary : ELIA
58
Item for a cheerleader : YELL
59
Cries of surprise : AHS
60
Realty parcel : LOT
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Miners dig this : ORE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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