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Rhonda Kraus
Rhonda Kraus

New York Times, Tuesday, January 21, 1986

21-Down : Slurs

Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { C J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,223
Across
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Attire : DRESS
6
Victim : BUTT
10
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
14
___ Murphy, W.W. II hero : AUDIE
15
Jacob's twin : ESAU
16
Place for development : SITE
17
George Meredith heroine : RHODA
18
Tight : TAUT
19
Scent : ODOR
20
Inflicters of retribution : NEMESES
22
Toddlers' clothes : ROMPERS
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Music syllable : SOL
25
Air : AURA
26
Tiny : WEE
27
City people : URBANITES
31
Penultimate Greek letter : PSI
33
Chalcedony : SARD
34
A medical deg. : DDS
35
Venetians : BLINDS
38
Stuffs, in Soho : STODGES
40
Sir ___ Laker : FREDDIE
41
Old Spanish coins : REALES
42
Uno, due, ___ : TRE
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Slippery ones : EELS
44
___ Rio, Tex. : DEL
45
Las Vegas entertainers : SHOWGIRLS
47
Jenny : ASS
49
Dies ___ : IRAE
51
Dawn goddess : EOS
52
Ibsen's "The Master ___" : BUILDER
54
Portend : PRESAGE
58
Language for a guru : URDU
59
Ballot : VOTE
61
Piano adjuster : TUNER
62
Observed : SEEN
63
Army group : UNIT
64
Hair colorer : HENNA
65
Formerly, formerly : ERST
66
Conceits : EGOS
67
Certain curves : ESSES
Down
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Mend : DARN
2
Berliner's repose : RUHE
3
Country of 15 Across : EDOM
4
Seat for a skirted rider : SIDESADDLE
5
Fall, e.g. : SEASON
6
Wagers : BETS
7
Columbia's initials : USA
8
Bull of the zodiac : TAURUS
9
Ascham, to Elizabeth I : TUTOR
10
Soaking : ASOP
11
Desert rattlesnake : SIDEWINDER
12
Shop : STORE
13
Concise : TERSE
21
Slurs : ELIDES
23
Syrup source : MAPLE
25
Loser to H.C.H. : AES
27
Gorbachev's country: Abbr. : USSR
28
Word with prime or first : RATE
29
Volleys of denunciation : BROADSIDES
30
Quests of a QB : TDS
32
Peripheral matters : SIDEISSUES
35
Vassar, for one : BREWER
36
Flavoring for a pickle : DILL
37
Legislative mtg. : SESS
39
Icy : GELID
40
To's companion : FRO
42
Tea, in Tours : THE
45
Costume for Lamour : SARONG
46
German poet-dramatist : GOETHE
47
Mistreat : ABUSE
48
More certain : SURER
50
Type of musical : REVUE
53
Fontanne's partner : LUNT
54
Favorites : PETS
55
Actresses Blyth and Miller : ANNS
56
Golfer Sarazen : GENE
57
Ages : ERAS
60
Uncle, in Tijuana : TIO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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