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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Wednesday, January 30, 1985

7-Down : Traffic sign

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,867
Across
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Down Under birds : EMUS
5
Jai-alai basket : CESTA
10
Down Under product : LAMB
14
A Carnegie : DALE
15
"Wait ___ Dark" : UNTIL
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Pelvic bones : ILIA
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"The ___" (subject of this puzzle) : ISLANDCONTINENT
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Even if, for short : THO
21
Modify to suit : ADAPT
22
Requires : NEEDS
23
Preminger product : FILM
24
High ___ kite : ASA
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Koala's "kitchen" : EUCALYPTUSTREES
33
Indigo dyes : ANILS
34
Consumer : USER
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Numbat's morsel : ANT
36
Brief autobiography : VITA
37
Drafty places : BARNS
39
"Money ___ object" : ISNO
40
When Paris sizzles : ETE
41
Stopper : CORK
42
Ancient Greek theater : ODEUM
43
1988 bicentennial city : SYDNEYAUSTRALIA
47
Unmatched : ODD
48
Amateur radio operators : HAMS
49
Diving apparatus : SCUBA
52
"And the rockets' red ___ ... " : GLARE
54
Half a dance : CHA
57
Southern lights : AURORAAUSTRALIS
60
Alum : GRAD
61
Prospect : VISTA
62
Suva is its capital : FIJI
63
Supporter : ALLY
64
Allen or Frome : ETHAN
65
Down Under marsupials : ROOS
Down
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Prepare for publication : EDIT
2
Long-run TV show : MASH
3
Indians' shell money : ULLO
4
Tasman or Timor : SEA
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Lovable : CUDDLY
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Bivouac : ENCAMP
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Traffic sign : STOP
8
Hue : TINT
9
Hgt. : ALT
10
One-dimensional : LINEAR
11
To the sheltered side : ALEE
12
Obey : MIND
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Cricket equipment : BATS
18
Fastens : NAILS
19
Tchr. : INSTR
23
F.D.R. dog : FALA
24
"___ Death": Grieg : ASES
25
Lower borders of roofs : EAVES
26
Oneness : UNITY
27
Quoted : CITED
28
Finnish port : TURKU
29
Seagoing org. : USN
30
Supporting frame : EASEL
31
Boredom : ENNUI
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Mouthlike opening : STOMA
37
He played Hopalong : BOYD
38
Brazilian macaw : ARA
39
One of the Argonauts : IDAS
41
Fragrant wood : CEDAR
42
Abalone : ORMER
44
Not a soul : NOBODY
45
Kind of daisy : SHASTA
46
Scottish garment : TARTAN
49
Tale of derring-do : SAGA
50
Ringlet : CURL
51
Russian river : URAL
52
Rate; speed : GAIT
53
Luxuriant : LUSH
54
Muse of history : CLIO
55
Son, in Buenos Aires : HIJO
56
Sale sign : ASIS
58
St. : AVE
59
Neighbor of Eur. : AFR

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

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