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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Wednesday, January 24, 1962

28-Down : Adhere.

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,576
Across
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Spouse. : MATE
5
Piquant. : SPICY
10
Month: Abbr. : SEPT
14
Distant. : AWAY
15
Framework. : CADRE
16
Bull: Prefix. : TAUR
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General in 61 Across. : JAMESOGLETHORPE
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Cinnabar. : ORE
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Cornered: Colloq. : TREED
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Quai d'___. : ORSAY
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React. : RESPOND
25
E pluribus ___. : UNUM
27
Ceres' mother. : OPS
28
Grouping. : CLASSING
32
Vestments. : ALBS
35
Active. : ALIVE
36
Passing through. : VIA
37
Runner. : MILER
39
Kindled. : LIT
40
Trophy. : SCALP
42
Big bird. : EMU
43
Hardwood. : EBONY
45
Numerals. : ONES
46
Young plant. : SEEDLING
48
Diamond. : GEM
50
One: Ger. : EINE
51
Model of excellence. : PARAGON
55
Subject. : THEME
58
Mother-in-law of Ruth. : NAOMI
60
Greek letter. : RHO
61
Conflict of 1739-48. : WAROFJENKINSEAR
64
Fetter. : IRON
65
Ruhr city. : ESSEN
66
Man of war. : MARS
67
Angel Clare's wife. : TESS
68
Rulers. : TSARS
69
To ___. : ATEE
Down
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Army officer. : MAJOR
2
Cognizant. : AWARE
3
Domesticates. : TAMES
4
Hurricane center. : EYE
5
Spurns. : SCORNS
6
Summoned by calling. : PAGED
7
Vain. : IDLE
8
Gullibility. : CREDULITY
9
Still. : YET
10
"Carla" and others. : STORMS
11
Fruiting spikes. : EARS
12
Insect stage. : PUPA
13
Card. : TREY
18
Obstruct. : STOP
19
Domiciles. : HOUSES
24
Propound. : POSE
26
Sea Force: Abbr. : NAV
28
Adhere. : CLING
29
See 68 Across. : IVAN
30
Shade of green. : NILE
31
Hiatuses. : GAPS
32
Iowa city. : AMES
33
Candy flavor. : LIME
34
Navy. : BLUE
35
Solitary state. : ALONENESS
38
Kind of map. : RELIEF
41
Silky tuft on a seed. : COMA
44
Storage place. : BIN
47
Imps. : DEMONS
48
Urchins. : GAMINS
49
Fenians' land. : ERIN
51
Card game. : POKER
52
Important. : GREAT
53
Chicago airport. : OHARE
54
Vikings. : NORSE
55
Upbraid. : TWIT
56
Rodent. : HARE
57
Cupid. : EROS
59
Handle: Lat. : ANSA
62
Type of engine. : JET
63
Little: Scot. : SMA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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