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Marjorie Pedersen
Marjorie Pedersen

New York Times, Friday, October 21, 1988

13-Down : Abbr. for royal personages

Author:
Marjorie Pedersen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 15, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Marjorie Pedersen has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,227
Across
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Cape Cod town : MASHPEE
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Churn : AGITATE
15
Fiery : IGNEOUS
16
Words of apology : SOSORRY
17
Poker players, at times : RAISERS
18
___ line (stand firm) : HOLDTHE
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Roman censor : CATO
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Proceeded with effort : WADED
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Harvard's president : BOK
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Dashes : SPRINTS
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Shirt type : TEE
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Arrow poison : INEE
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" ... ___ live ... " : EATTO
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Contribute : GIVE
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___ Rebellion in R.I.: 1842 : DORRS
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Capricious : WHIMSICAL
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Influence : SWAY
38
Actor Estrada : ERIK
39
Of ropes or cords : FUNICULAR
44
Creek : INLET
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Old Egyptian symbol : ATEN
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Yawned : GAPED
50
Actor Richard from Philadelphia : GERE
51
Fannie ___ : MAE
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Of current interest : TOPICAL
54
Moscow's ___ Square : RED
55
Harte-Twain play : AHSIN
56
Frond? Indeed! : LEAF
58
Cylindrical smokestacks : FUNNELS
61
Feline activity : CLAWING
64
Street game : ONEACAT
65
Did some cobbling : RESOLED
66
"___ the Queen!" : GODSAVE
67
Good for nothing : USELESS
Down
1
"Bei ___ Bist Du Schoen" : MIR
2
___ Kahn III : AGA
3
Old knife : SNICKERSNEE
4
"For ___ jolly ... " : HESA
5
Brooke and Field : POETS
6
Grand-tour site : EUROPE
7
Count chaser : ESS
8
Ghanaian region : ASHANTI
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"He wos wery ___, he wos!": Dickens : GOODTOME
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Antilles, e.g. : ISLES
11
Rock singer Rundgren : TODD
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Buchwald or Garfunkel : ART
13
Abbr. for royal personages : TRH
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Potato bud : EYE
20
Part of "G.W.T.W." : WITH
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Auction action : BID
22
Yoko : ONO
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Kind of deal : RAW
25
Reminder of sorts : TICKLERFILE
26
Actress Le Gallienne : EVA
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Conger : EEL
29
Actor Stu : ERWIN
31
Preparing for mil. inspection : GIING
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U.S.A.F. wing : SAC
35
___ Lanka : SRI
37
Belgradian : YUGOSLAV
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Albee's "___ and Yam" : FAM
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Actress Hagen : UTA
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The track: Fr. : LAPISTE
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Hear ___ drop : APIN
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Hall or room, for short : REC
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Before, to Byron : ERE
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A Kennedy : TED
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The ___, city in Ore. : DALLES
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Receptacle : THECA
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Rent : LEASE
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Genus of ducks : ANAS
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Mil. infraction : AWOL
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Brume : FOG
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Número ___ : UNO
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Actor Beatty : NED
61
French vineyard : CRU
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Dutch resort : NES
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Mdse. : GDS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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