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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Tuesday, October 23, 1979

5-Down : Behind a liner

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, 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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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,941
Across
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City in SE Spain : LORCA
6
Mop or sponge : SWAB
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Animal associated with March 31 : LAMB
14
Butter substitutes : OLEOS
15
"The night ___ thousand eyes" : HASA
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River to the Caspian : URAL
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Deputy : AGENT
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Ostentatious in manner : ARTY
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Girl from Rio : RITA
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Theory that won't work : FALSEHYPOTHESIS
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Lock : TRESS
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Be indignant at : RESENT
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Hindu fasting method, to seek justice : DHARNA
28
German article : DER
29
Columnist Barrett : RONA
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From then on : THEREAFTER
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Choir voices : ALTI
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Time span : ERA
39
Formal promise : OATH
40
In general : BYANDLARGE
44
"Once more ___ the breach ... " : UNTO
45
Ventilate : AIR
46
Countee Cullen gems : VERSES
48
Greet abruptly : ACCOST
52
Words of assent : AMENS
54
Feature on a local news program : WEATHERFORECAST
59
Roguish : ARCH
60
Provoke : ROIL
61
First Duke of Normandy : ROLLO
62
Degree of speed : RATE
63
Distinctive air : AURA
64
The ___ Goblin (Tolkien creature) : GREAT
65
Arab title : EMIR
66
Sly look : LEER
67
Nobelist in Literature: 1923 : YEATS
Down
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Baker's unit : LOAF
2
Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church : OLGA
3
Spool : REEL
4
Hold back by force : CONSTRAIN
5
Behind a liner : ASTERN
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___ Rebellion: 1786-87 : SHAYS
7
Distorts : WARPS
8
Anent : ASTO
9
European laurel : BAYTREE
10
Fishing-tackle items : LURES
11
Greet the day : ARISE
12
Of morning : MATIN
13
Explosion : BLAST
21
Intensity of feeling : HEAT
22
Queen of Olympus : HERA
25
Uninteresting : DRAB
26
Word with Family or Father : HOLY
27
Pilaster : ANTA
28
Pull : DRAG
31
Listen to : HEAR
32
Slip : ERR
33
Lincoln's "eighty" : FOURSCORE
34
Converts into leather : TANS
35
Little: Suffix : ETTE
36
Greek letters : RHOS
41
Dot's partner : DASH
42
Word-for-word : LITERAL
43
Always : EVER
47
Current "crisis" topic : ENERGY
48
Cognizant : AWARE
49
Island in the Moluccas : CERAM
50
Cholla and saguaro : CACTI
51
Different : OTHER
52
Blazing : AFIRE
53
Tooth : MOLAR
55
Rake : ROUE
56
"Jacta ___ est" : ALEA
57
Narrow strip of wood : SLAT
58
Small children : TOTS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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