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Nancy McCarthy
New York Times, Monday, November 14, 1983
28-Down : Witchcraft
Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:
Regarding the 38-Across clue, supers maintain buildings—they don't just clean them.
1 A | 2 L | 3 B | 4 S | 5 S | 6 E | 7 R | 8 A | 9 I | 10 A | 11 R | 12 I | 13 L |
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14 H | E | L | P | 15 A | L | I | E | N | 16 M | O | N | A |
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17 A | D | A | R | 18 B | L | A | C | K | 19 B | O | A | R | D |
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20 B | A | C | I | 21 L | L | I | 22 S | E | E | D | E | D |
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23 K | N | E | E | S | 24 S | T | A | B | ||||||
25 S | 26 A | G | G | E | D | 27 R | E | A | D | A | 28 B | 29 L | 30 E |
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31 T | R | U | E | S | 32 G | O | W | N | S | 33 L | I | N |
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34 O | R | A | 35 S | A | V | E | D | 36 A | T | T |
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37 P | A | R | 38 S | U | P | E | R | 39 M | 40 A | C | H | E |
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41 E | N | D | 42 A | N | G | E | R | 43 L | O | C | K | E | R |
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44 R | A | G | S | 45 T | O | T | E | M | ||||||
46 A | 47 P | 48 I | E | C | E | 49 H | O | S | T | A | 50 G | 51 E |
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52 B | L | A | C | K | S | 53 H | 54 E | E | P | 55 A | G | E | R |
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56 C | E | N | A | 57 T | E | R | R | E | 58 T | I | N | G |
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59 S | A | S | S | 60 S | P | I | E | D | 61 E | C | T | O |
© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,424
Across
1
Vestments : ALBS
5
Caravansary : SERAI
10
Seed covering : ARIL
14
Cry of distress : HELP
15
Stranger : ALIEN
16
"___ Lisa" : MONA
17
Hebrew month : ADAR
18
Schoolroom necessity : BLACKBOARD
20
Spore-producing bacteria : BACILLI
22
Rated King, Austin et al. : SEEDED
23
Genua : KNEES
24
Wield a poniard : STAB
25
Declined : SAGGED
27
Like a calligrapher's product : READABLE
31
Aligns : TRUES
32
Evening wear : GOWNS
33
Scotch waterfall : LIN
34
Old English coin : ORA
35
Rescued : SAVED
36
An A.B.A. member : ATT
37
Duffer's goal : PAR
38
Live-in janitor, for short : SUPER
39
Papier-___ : MACHE
41
Imperil : ENDANGER
43
Gymnasium closet : LOCKER
44
Tatters : RAGS
45
Tribal symbol : TOTEM
46
For each : APIECE
49
Damon, for one : HOSTAGE
52
Ne'er-do-well : BLACKSHEEP
55
Maturing agent : AGER
56
Last Supper representation : CENA
57
___ Haute : TERRE
58
Ringing sound : TING
59
Back talk : SASS
60
Descried : SPIED
61
Outside: Prefix : ECTO
Down
1
Moby Dick's pursuer : AHAB
2
Castor and Pollux's mother : LEDA
3
Scoundrel : BLACKGUARD
4
Snare : SPRINGE
5
Regally arrayed : SABLED
6
Immigrants' island : ELLIS
7
Inlet : RIA
8
Org. succeeded by the N.R.C. : AEC
9
Place for a quill : INKSTAND
10
One-celled animal : AMOEBA
11
Way : ROAD
12
As to : INRE
13
Alan or Cheryl : LADD
19
Necklace : BEADS
21
Dregs : LEES
24
Drain : SEWER
25
Mine excavation : STOPE
26
Firth of Clyde island : ARRAN
27
Name for a hound : ROVER
28
Witchcraft : BLACKMAGIC
29
Supple : LITHE
30
Stage direction : ENTER
32
Stares openmouthed : GAPES
35
Proposes : SUGGESTS
38
Light meal : SNACK
39
Witty remarks : MOTS
40
Synthetic fabric : ACETATE
42
Betel palms : ARECAS
43
Aviated acrobatically : LOOPED
45
Yonder : THERE
46
Alphabet, informally : ABCS
47
Prayer : PLEA
48
Hunter and Fleming : IANS
50
Nice guy : GENT
51
Thus : ERGO
53
Drill sergeant's word : HEP
54
Silkworm : ERI
Answer summary:
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