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Virginia L. Yates
Virginia L. Yates

New York Times, Tuesday, November 15, 1988

5-Down : Mimic's forte

Author:
Virginia L. Yates
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Virginia L. Yates has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,252
Across
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Make up yarns : SPIN
5
Score settler : PAYER
10
Hops drier : OAST
14
Inkling : HINT
15
Vibrant : ALIVE
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Home of the Jazz : UTAH
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Up against it : ONTHEROPES
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Soybean product : TOFU
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Affliction : WOE
21
"Righto!" : ROGER
22
Slowly seeped : OOZED
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Leave high and dry : STRAND
25
Guy : STIFF
27
Josephine of mysteries : TEY
28
Knits, in a way : CABLES
32
Winds around : COILS
35
Gate : TAKE
38
Give the old heave-ho : OUST
39
Part of A.D. : ANNO
40
Adds punch to the punch : LACES
41
___ Major : URSA
42
Pianist Peter : NERO
43
Conestoga team : OXEN
44
Scoff : SNEER
45
Engages completely : TIESUP
47
Airport abbr. : ETD
48
Follow : ENSUE
51
Gear for cowboys : LASSOS
55
Coincide : AGREE
58
Makeup mishap : SMEAR
60
Arles assent : OUI
61
Countenance : MIEN
62
Thwarts : HAMSTRINGS
64
Gung-ho : AVID
65
Type size : AGATE
66
Cheering words : RAHS
67
Coop group : HENS
68
Some votes : YESES
69
Flaunting bogus taste : ARTY
Down
1
Is apparent : SHOWS
2
Vinifera grape : PINOT
3
Act or lock opener : INTER
4
This word has no vowels : NTH
5
Mimic's forte : PARODY
6
Slept like ___ : ALOG
7
Exclamations of dismay : YIPES
8
Turn inside out : EVERT
9
Musical syllables : RES
10
Prohibited : OUTOFBOUNDS
11
From ___ (completely) : ATOZ
12
Diamond call : SAFE
13
Flump's cousin : THUD
18
Shore fliers : ERNES
22
Birds ___ feather : OFA
24
In an unsettled state : ATLOOSEENDS
26
Freezes : ICES
29
Beguile : LURE
30
Being, to a philosopher : ESSE
31
Betelgeuse, e.g. : STAR
32
Lingo : CANT
33
"The ___ Love ... ": 1924 song : ONEI
34
Concerning : INRE
35
Weigh heavily on : TAX
36
Good thing to have in a hole : ACE
37
Author Kesey : KEN
40
Prunes : LOPS
44
Bart or Belle : STARR
46
An article, in Arles : UNE
47
Delights : ELATES
49
Customary choice of words : USAGE
50
Samms and Lazarus : EMMAS
52
Sub-finding device : SONAR
53
Zero : OUGHT
54
Actress Spacek : SISSY
55
Nanking nanny : AMAH
56
Be generous : GIVE
57
Restrain : REIN
59
Italian name of note : ESTE
62
___ fever : HAY
63
Author Levin : IRA

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

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