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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Friday, October 30, 1987

43-Down : Tackle-box items

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 248 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,870
Across
1
Container : DISH
5
Collier's cooler : ALE
8
Unit in physics : ATOM
12
Provides : DISPENSES
14
Good reviews : RAVES
16
Excites curiosity : INTERESTS
17
Cardinal feature : CREST
18
Oeillade : OGLE
19
Memo : NOTE
20
Morgan, e.g. : HORSE
21
Owing : DUE
22
Calm : SERENE
24
Cicatrix : SCAR
25
Lamb product : ESSAY
27
Tendency : TREND
29
Vital statistic : AGE
30
Northern ___ (apples) : SPIES
32
Russian coins : RUBLES
34
Manner or mode : METHOD
36
Atoll material : CORALS
37
Allotment : RATION
38
Drawing room : SALON
39
Capital of medieval Armenia : ANI
40
Thornton ___ Wilder : NIVEN
42
Hotelkeeper Ritz : CESAR
46
Springsteen, to some : IDOL
48
Lesser Antilles Indians : CARIBS
50
Blue Eagle initials : NRA
51
Funny fellow from N.C. : SALES
53
___ en scène : MISE
54
Viewed : SEEN
55
One of the Nereids : ERATO
56
Device for determining a vessel's speed : PATENTLOG
58
Idem : DITTO
59
Forever : ETERNALLY
60
Caliologist's concern : NEST
61
German article : DER
62
Gaelic : ERSE
Down
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Thingamajig : DINGUS
2
Agave fibers : ISTLES
3
Von ___, German count : SPEE
4
Ferlinghetti novel : HER
5
Mixed : ASSORTED
6
Gifts to the varsity : LETTERS
7
Ancient ascetic : ESSENE
8
Coy : ARCH
9
Roots used in poi : TAROS
10
Type of bridge bid : OVERCALL
11
Communiqués : MESSAGES
12
Type of semiconductor : DIODE
13
State bird of Hawaii : NENE
15
Metric units : STERES
22
Suction device: Var. : SYPHON
23
Register : ENROL
26
Wine area of Italy : ASTI
28
Large red hogs : DUROCS
31
Greek architecture style : IONIC
33
Cause of distress : BANE
34
Chinese language : MANDARIN
35
Bleach : ETIOLATE
36
Small box for tea, etc. : CANISTER
37
Like rostrums : RAISED
38
Arrange in numerical order : SERIATE
41
Played the siren : VAMPED
43
Tackle-box items : SNELLS
44
Tiny open space : AREOLE
45
Tall and slender : RANGY
47
Baltic people : LETTS
49
Stube offering : BEER
52
A pollutant : SOOT
54
Reference mark : STAR
57
Santa Fe-to-Taos dir. : NNE

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

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