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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Wednesday, January 9, 1985

6-Down : Bits

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,846
Across
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Boys : LADS
5
A power source : STEAM
10
Secure : SAFE
14
French violinist: 18th century : ANET
15
Ling-Ling, e.g. : PANDA
16
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
17
Notion : IDEA
18
Norse sagas : EDDAS
19
About: Abbr. : CIRC
20
Part of a drummer's gear : CYMBALS
22
Egyptian monarch : PHARAOH
24
West role : LIL
25
Metric unit : STERE
26
A.S.A.P. : SPEEDILY
30
Hampers : DETERS
34
For each : PER
35
Luftwaffe, to R.A.F. : ENEMY
37
Glacial block of ice : SERAC
38
State or lake : UTAH
40
Opera hat : GIBUS
42
Prima donna : DIVA
43
Stoneworker : MASON
45
Replacement parts for a cobbler : SOLES
47
Wax: Comb. form : CER
48
Resins used in varnish : ELEMIS
50
Summer beverage : LEMONADE
52
Milky gems : OPALS
54
Anger : IRE
55
Part of a signature : SURNAME
58
Everlasting : ETERNAL
62
Playing card : TREY
63
Vinegary: Comb. form : ACETO
65
Weathercock : VANE
66
First rib-loser : ADAM
67
Type of type : ROMAN
68
Sicilian volcano : ETNA
69
Potential blooms : BUDS
70
Anoint, old style : ANELE
71
Rise sharply : SOAR
Down
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Secular : LAIC
2
Griffith or Williams : ANDY
3
Judge : DEEM
4
Nativity site : STABLE
5
Kind of bee : SPELLING
6
Bits : TADS
7
Finish : END
8
Make suitable : ADAPT
9
Like some hot potatoes : MASHED
10
Hidden : SECRETED
11
Cherubini creation : ARIA
12
Gambling game : FARO
13
Engrave with acid : ETCH
21
White House figure : AIDE
23
Hellenic hawk : ARES
25
Emblems : SYMBOLS
26
Froth : SPUME
27
Corolla part : PETAL
28
Expunge : ERASE
29
Garlands : LEIS
31
Heath : ERICA
32
Was delirious : RAVED
33
Frighten : SCARE
36
Holiday season : YULE
39
This puzzle has three sets of ___ : HOMONYMS
41
Musical half step : SEMITONE
44
Palm or liquor : NIPA
46
Painful : SORE
49
Maple fruit : SAMARA
51
Hysteria : NERVES
53
Ecole assignment : LECON
55
Stiletto thrust : STAB
56
Indic language : URDU
57
Peruse : READ
58
Relative of etc. : ETAL
59
Defense acronym : NATO
60
Ballerina Pavlova : ANNA
61
He was "every inch a king" : LEAR
64
Scottish uncle : EME

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

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