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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Wednesday, January 10, 1979

9-Down : Denial

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q U X Y }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,655
Across
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Luxurious : POSH
5
German seaport : EMDEN
10
Door fastener : HASP
14
Voice : ALTO
15
Guileless : NAIVE
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Exchange premium : AGIO
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Layer : TIER
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Kin of the caiman : ALLIGATORS
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Pitch a shutout: Slang : HORSECOLLAR
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Soak : RET
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Consume : EAT
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Sons of Uranus and Gaea : TITANS
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Transversely : ACROSS
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Performer of a Christiania : SKIER
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Form : SHAPE
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Clockmaker : HOROLOGER
36
Knight's trainee : PAGE
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Begin's predecessor : RABIN
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Worn-out or worthless horse : JADE
39
Daydreams : STARGAZES
41
Destined : FATED
42
"Circumstances ___ cases" : ALTER
43
Sheets, towels, etc. : LINENS
44
French painter: 1836-1902 : TISSOT
47
Residue : ASH
48
Autumnal mo. : OCT
49
Veteran politician or soldier : OLDWARHORSE
56
"___ sounds and sights and delights": V. Baum : SHIMMERING
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Horse color : ROAN
59
Composer Porter : COLE
60
French revenue or income : RENTE
61
Alone : SOLO
62
Hera's bellicose son : ARES
63
Affirm under oath : SWEAR
64
Supplements with difficulty : EKES
Down
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Bridle ___ : PATH
2
Mingle-mangle : OLIO
3
Ending with hip or tip : STER
4
Western TV shows : HORSEOPERAS
5
Makes into law : ENACTS
6
Spanish for 8 Down : MALO
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Pickle herb : DILL
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Wicked : EVIL
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Denial : NEGATION
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___ in hand (humbly) : HAT
11
Greek marketplace : AGORA
12
Lorelei : SIREN
13
Mails : POSTS
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Prospero's helper : ARIEL
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Relaxation : EASE
25
Device for espionage and sabotage : TROJANHORSE
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Egyptian cobras : ASPS
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Converse : CHAT
28
Hindu melody pattern : RAGA
29
Not inclined to horse around : SOBER
30
Actor Kristofferson : KRIS
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Subject to horseplay : HAZE
33
Where a horse race begins : GATE
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Anthony, Earl of Avon : EDEN
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Tom Seaver's teammates : REDS
37
Diamondback and sidewinder : RATTLERS
40
Dimness : GLOOM
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Sea horse, for one : FISH
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More extensive : LARGER
44
Puccini opera : TOSCA
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Venous fluid for Venus : ICHOR
46
Rural crossing : STILE
50
Sketched : DREW
51
Port or sack : WINE
52
Pilaster : ANTA
53
Castle, in chess : ROOK
54
Merchandising event : SALE
55
Son of Seth : ENOS
57
Middle: Comb. form : MES

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

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