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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Saturday, January 1, 1977

39-Down : Trails

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,003
Across
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Speech difficulty : LISP
5
Information : DATA
9
Pronoun : THESE
14
Parisian friend : AMIE
15
Composition : OPUS
16
Irritates : RASPS
17
Extolled : SANGONESPRAISES
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Breakfast item : EGG
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"___ your carcass at Neiman-Marcus" : PARK
22
Without guidance : UNLED
23
Truth : REALITY
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Like the Magi : WISE
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Calling : LINE
27
Skirt : MINI
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Actress Whitty : MAY
31
Flat : PRONE
33
Cap : BERET
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Drink : ALE
35
Luxuriant : RANK
36
Track athlete : MILER
37
Ragout : STEW
38
Unit of work : ERG
39
Shoe parts : SOLES
40
Appraises : RATES
41
Indeed : YES
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Tremendous : HUGE
43
Cause : MAKE
44
Give the ___ (oust) : GATE
45
Separate : DIVERSE
48
Doctrine : CREDO
50
Military person : AIDE
51
"Ben-___" : HUR
52
55
Grant : ALLOW
56
Actress Miles : VERA
57
Press : URGE
58
Youthful period : TEENS
59
Facile : EASY
60
Chemical suffixes : ENES
Down
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Powerful beam : LASER
2
Counterpart : IMAGE
3
Informal musical groups : SINGALONGS
4
Violin part : PEG
5
Present : DONATE
6
Mimicry : APERY
7
Boar's weapon : TUSK
8
Snake : ASP
9
In ___ (on the way) : TRANSIT
10
Selassie : HAILE
11
"___ est percipi" : ESSE
12
Hurried : SPED
13
Road curve : ESS
18
Deem : OPINE
19
One who destroys : RUINER
24
Tie : LINK
25
Messages : WIRES
27
Turmoil : MELEE
28
Noted Alp : MATTERHORN
29
Nautical direction : ALEE
30
Evergreens : YEWS
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Bird of ___ : PREY
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Opposite of well-done : RARE
33
Ship part : BILGE
36
Sheepskin : MOUTON
37
"For Pete's ___!" : SAKE
39
Trails : SHADOWS
40
"Nevermore" quoter : RAVEN
43
Belly-dancer's milieu : MIDWAY
44
Advance : GETON
45
Certain style creations : DIORS
46
Rush : SURGE
47
Eagles : ERNES
48
Porter or slaw : COLE
49
Part : ROLE
50
Confused : ASEA
52
Work on lace : TAT
53
Christmas ___ : EVE
54
Shade : HUE

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