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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Tuesday, November 17, 1987

50-Down : Mariner

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,888
Across
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Shaded retreat : ARBOR
6
Obstacle : SNAG
10
Sikorsky : IGOR
14
___ firma : TERRA
15
Goddess of youth : HEBE
16
Exploding star : NOVA
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Writer Hammond ___ : INNES
18
Author Wister : OWEN
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Please : SUIT
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Calm : COOLHEADED
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French department : ORNE
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She, in Paris : ELLE
24
Dodged : ELUDED
26
Objects : DEMURS
30
Global area, in poesy : AFRIC
32
Immediately : ANON
33
Kan. city : IOLA
35
Wall recess : NICHE
39
Expanded : DILATED
41
Underwater fisherman : SPEARER
43
Saying : ADAGE
44
Famous Italian family : ESTE
46
Approaching : NEAR
47
Motionless : INERT
49
Late bloomers : ASTERS
51
Box : CARTON
54
Verb suffix : ESCE
56
Samoan seaport : APIA
57
Calm : NONCHALANT
63
Fourth-down play : PUNT
64
Hence : ERGO
65
Motherless calf : DOGIE
66
Gaelic : ERSE
67
Yemeni seaport : ADEN
68
Fla. city : OCALA
69
Marshy plant : REED
70
G.O.P. candidate : DOLE
71
Garment inserts : GORES
Down
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Suffix with system : ATIC
2
Las Vegas rival : RENO
3
City SE of Prague : BRNO
4
Pitcher Hershiser : OREL
5
Bacon slice : RASHER
6
Sand bar : SHOAL
7
F.D.R. shibboleth : NEWDEAL
8
Have ___ in one's bonnet : ABEE
9
Masculine, e.g. : GENDER
10
Calm : INSOUCIANT
11
Small-necked bottle : GOURD
12
Like sheep : OVINE
13
Appraised : RATED
21
Actress Janis : ELSIE
25
Queue : LINE
26
Art style : DADA
27
Okla. city : ENID
28
Ocean sunfish : MOLA
29
Calm : UNAGITATED
31
Speedy : FAST
34
Frankfurt's river : ODER
36
Mont. Indian : CREE
37
Listen to : HEAR
38
Slips : ERRS
40
Sinew: Comb. form : TENO
42
___ Melba : PEACH
45
Baseball's Casey : STENGEL
48
Group of nine : ENNEAD
50
Mariner : SEADOG
51
Frisk : CAPER
52
Venezuelan river : APURE
53
Wash cycle : RINSE
55
Type of pastry : SCONE
58
Catholic booklet : ORDO
59
Off one's rocker : LOCO
60
Jelly thickener : AGAR
61
African river : NILE
62
Cambric and oolong : TEAS

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

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