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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Monday, January 10, 1983

3-Down : Landed

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K V X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
W
2
O
3
A
4
D
5
S
6
A
7
R
8
A
9
H
10
C
11
R
12
A
13
M
14
O
G
L
E
15
E
C
O
L
E
16
R
A
G
E
17
R
E
I
N
18
C
R
O
S
S
19
B
O
N
E
S
20
D
E
T
O
21
U
R
E
D
22
T
A
S
T
E
S
23
T
R
E
S
24
H
E
S
S
25
T
26
A
27
L
E
N
T
28
P
O
R
T
I
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O
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N
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S
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R
U
E
33
S
E
34
T
O
N
35
E
N
N
U
I
36
A
G
A
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L
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D
R
I
E
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R
40
G
I
R
D
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M
E
S
A
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S
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A
S
Y
E
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T
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O
S
E
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P
R
E
C
L
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U
D
E
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C
R
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O
N
E
S
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R
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S
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P
L
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B
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I
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G
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N
O
R
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B
O
U
T
I
56
Q
57
U
58
E
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C
R
O
S
S
F
60
I
R
E
S
61
T
U
N
A
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E
A
R
S
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U
N
I
T
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E
A
T
S
65
D
Y
N
E
66
L
O
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S
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R
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,116
Across
1
Blue dye : WOAD
5
Abraham's wife : SARAH
10
Stuff : CRAM
14
Eye : OGLE
15
___ des beaux-arts : ECOLE
16
Fad : RAGE
17
Curb : REIN
18
Skull's companion : CROSSBONES
20
Went circuitously : DETOURED
22
Samples : TASTES
23
Very, in Versailles : TRES
24
Dame Myra or Rudolf : HESS
25
Babylonian's 3,600 shekels : TALENT
28
Segments : PORTIONS
32
Regret : RUE
33
Surgical thread : SETON
35
Boredom : ENNUI
36
Arab headband : AGAL
38
Less sweet, as wine : DRIER
40
Encircle : GIRD
41
Flattops of the Southwest : MESAS
43
Until now : ASYET
45
Sugar: Suffix : OSE
46
Shut out : PRECLUDE
48
Harridans : CRONES
50
Trick : RUSE
51
Commoner : PLEB
52
Overlook : IGNORE
55
Shop : BOUTIQUE
59
Strafing strategies : CROSSFIRES
61
Salad fish : TUNA
62
Pitcher handles : EARS
63
Wed : UNITE
64
Greasy-spoon sign : EATS
65
Unit of force : DYNE
66
Fertile soil : LOESS
67
Hindu peasant : RYOT
Down
1
News : WORD
2
Double-curve arch : OGEE
3
Landed : ALIT
4
Signify : DENOTE
5
Stashed : SECRETED
6
Bob ___, one of Sheridan's "rivals" : ACRES
7
Crucifix : ROOD
8
Smith and Capp : ALS
9
Scarlet-letter wearer : HESTER
10
Intersection : CROSSING
11
Rave's companion : RANT
12
A 1969 World Series star : AGEE
13
Military dinner : MESS
19
Recipe direction : BASTE
21
Decorative vessels : URNS
24
___ guide, Afro-Asian bird : HONEY
25
Bindlestiff : TRAMP
26
Boring tool : AUGER
27
Charter : LEASE
28
Stability : POISE
29
Plant of the lily family : ONION
30
Edith Cavell was one : NURSE
31
Factions : SIDES
34
Exchange : TRADE
37
Amerindic game : LACROSSE
39
Eremites : RECLUSES
42
Pronounces indistinctly : SLURS
44
Waste allowance : TRET
47
Serviceable : USEFUL
49
___ dictum (incidental opinion) : OBITER
51
Arnold and Milton : POETS
52
Refrigerated : ICED
53
Achromatic color : GRAY
54
Skuld or Urdur : NORN
55
Soft cheese : BRIE
56
Levee : QUAY
57
Biblical preposition : UNTO
58
Senator from N.C. : EAST
60
Cadmus's daughter : INO

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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