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Peggy Devlin
Peggy Devlin

New York Times, Friday, January 5, 1990

8-Down : Request

Author:
Peggy Devlin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0
Peggy Devlin has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,668
Across
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U.S. soprano Gluck : ALMA
5
A Spaniard's home is his ___ : CASA
9
Kimono sash : OBI
12
Brag : BOAST
14
Rara ___ : AVIS
15
Change : TURN
16
In trouble : UPTHECREEK
18
Of the ear : OTIC
19
Golfer's cheapest purchase : TEE
20
Strap : THONG
21
Regional animal and plant life : BIOTA
22
Up and ___ (active) : DOING
23
Ego : SELF
24
Circa : AROUND
27
Warehouse : ENTREPOT
31
Unaspirated consonant : LENE
32
Boy singer of the 30's : BREEN
33
A Tai language : LAO
34
Pugilist : BATTLER
37
Estate manager : STEWARD
39
Berliner's "Alas!" : ACH
40
"The Girl ___ Behind Me," Colonial song : ILEFT
42
___ tea : ICED
43
More hot and humid : STEAMIER
45
Human beings, e.g. : BIPEDS
47
Drones : BEES
48
Poem by Cynewulf : ELENE
50
Lithuanians, e.g. : BALTS
52
E.r.a., r.b.i., etc. : STATS
53
So, in Glasgow : SAE
56
Thrill for the Met set : ARIA
57
Extemporaneously : OFFTHECUFF
59
Carry on : RANT
60
___ Centre, Minn. : SAUK
61
Negotiate : TREAT
62
Cuttlefish exudation : INK
63
Spindle : AXLE
64
Hockey great's family : ORRS
Down
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Border on : ABUT
2
___ de Vega : LOPE
3
One of a pair : MATE
4
Tough, elastic wood : ASH
5
"Gigi" star : CARON
6
Nemesis : AVENGER
7
Victory, to Hans : SIEG
8
Request : ASK
9
Inappropriate : OUTOFPLACE
10
Englishman, for short : BRIT
11
Quechuan : INCA
13
Wyo.'s ___ Range : TETON
15
Sheer fabric : TOILE
17
Reproved : CHID
21
He wrote "Games People Play" : BERNE
22
MacDonald-Eddy specialty : DUET
23
Galley word : STET
24
Aubades : ALBAS
25
Respond to a stimulus : REACT
26
Out of order : ONTHEBLINK
28
Raven's haven : NEST
29
Propelled a gig : OARED
30
Lincoln's in-laws : TODDS
32
Jane Fonda's Oscar-winning role: 1971 : BREE
35
Citrus fruits : LIMES
36
Ancient site of Olympia : ELIS
38
Dry the dishes : WIPE
41
Peevish : FRETFUL
44
Aged: Lat. abbr. : AETAT
45
One of the March girls : BETH
46
Map part : INSET
49
Jewish potato pancake : LATKE
50
Italian seaport : BARI
51
Irish isle : ARAN
52
Tunisian seaport : SFAX
53
Plaintiff : SUER
54
Distantly : AFAR
55
Newts : EFTS
57
Spanish she-bear : OSA
58
___-Magnon : CRO

Answer summary:
3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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