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Nancy Nicholson Joline
Nancy Nicholson Joline

New York Times, Wednesday, October 5, 1988

5-Down : Sanctuary

Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F H K Q X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1
Nancy Nicholson Joline has 61 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 48 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Joline is an alias for Nancy Nicholson Joline.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,211
Across
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Highlands girl : LASS
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Item of value : ASSET
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Fam. member : SIS
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Chorus member : ALTO
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Vanzetti's 1921 co-defendant : SACCO
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Brusque : CURT
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Vodka drink : BLOODYMARY
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Bradley or Khayyám : OMAR
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Amount : TOTAL
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Certain Greek letters : NUS
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Cantrell or Turner : LANA
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Swab : MOP
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TV newsman Roger : MUDD
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Lustrous fabric : SATIN
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Ran when wetted : BLED
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Like Oliver's gruel ration : MEAGRE
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Tatter : RAG
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Make sense : ADDUP
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Unremarkable : PLAINJANE
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Bonkers : LOCO
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Stein flower : ROSE
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Revolving tray : LAZYSUSAN
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W. German city : ESSEN
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Fruit drink : ADE
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Leaked slowly : SEEPED
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Cast predecessor : TELE
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Ride : TEASE
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Nanny's baby carriage : PRAM
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Kranepool was one : MET
56
A Fitzgerald : ELLA
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A First Lady's monogram : AER
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Kind of column : IONIC
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Wildly amusing one : RIOT
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Apple dessert : BROWNBETTY
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Poker-pot builder : ANTE
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Cat-family member : CIVET
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Forefather : SIRE
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"___ Misérables" : LES
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Down at the heels : SEEDY
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Specialty of 56 Across : SCAT
Down
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Curie's milieu : LAB
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Everything counted : ALLTOLD
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Bent over : STOOPED
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Lampblack : SOOT
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Sanctuary : ASYLUM
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Houston or Snead : SAM
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Sheridan's "The School for ___" : SCANDAL
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Beige : ECRU
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Playthings : TOYS
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Indonesian island : SUMATRA
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Teheran native : IRANIAN
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Odd : STRANGE
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Soft drink : COLA
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Oahe, e.g. : DAM
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Yuppie's deg.? : MBA
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Uncrown : DEPOSE
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Import : SENSE
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Properly : DULY
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TV's Rockford : GARNER
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"___ Bravo," Wayne film : RIO
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Wild West band : POSSE
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Quip : JEST
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Fast Eddie's stick : CUE
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Football pass : LATERAL
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Sweet girl of songdom : ADELINE
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Fanatics : ZEALOTS
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Ratify : APPROVE
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Middle East language group : SEMITIC
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Sister of Orestes : ELECTRA
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Snood : NET
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Fine; tender : DAINTY
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Surfeit : SATE
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Gang : MOB
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Rudiments : ABCS
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Buffalo's lake : ERIE
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"The Untouchables" hero : NESS
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United : WED
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Hitherto : YET

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