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James L. Beatty
James L. Beatty

New York Times, Wednesday, November 18, 1992

10-Down : Short-lived love affairs

Author:
James L. Beatty
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F G J Q W Y }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
James L. Beatty has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,716
Across
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Meek ones : SHEEP
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Cousin of a cuarto : SALA
10
Inquires : ASKS
14
Hooded jacket : PARKA
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German greeting : HEIL
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Something to toe : MARK
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Spirit in "The Tempest" : ARIEL
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Sector : AREA
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Woodwind : OBOE
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Tryst : RENDEZVOUS
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Fibula's higher relative : ULNA
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Perceives : SEES
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Native of Pyongyang : KOREAN
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Leaflike flower parts : BRACTS
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Papal vestment : ORALE
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Puerto ___ : RICO
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Narrative : TALE
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James and Kett : ETTAS
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Damned or detestable : ACCURST
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Famous chapel in the Vatican : SISTINE
43
Aquarium fish : TETRA
44
Equine staple : OATS
46
Tolkien forest giants : ENTS
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Tycoon Donald ___ : TRUMP
49
Samples : TASTES
51
Large covered dish : TUREEN
54
Chums : PALS
56
Aces : ONES
57
Love note : BILLETDOUX
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New name for 70 Across : RITA
64
Potpourri : OLIO
65
Elevate : RAISE
66
Rent : TORN
67
Perjures : LIES
68
Alfred ___, Austrian psychiatrist : ADLER
69
TV role for Sonny Shroyer : ENOS
70
Former news agency : TASS
71
Rodeo item : LASSO
Down
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Yard : SPAR
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Paper-chase participant : HARE
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"___ go bragh" : ERIN
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___ out (made do) : EKED
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Least ruddy : PALEST
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This may be clean or close : SHAVE
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___ bomb (gas-pressure device) : AEROSOL
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Stead : LIEU
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"Seward's Folly" : ALASKA
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Short-lived love affairs : AMOURETTES
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Valuable fur : SABLE
12
Swedish coin : KRONA
13
Scottish dirk : SKEAN
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Hearty enjoyments : ZESTS
25
Corrida shouts : OLES
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Spoiled child : BRAT
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Oriental staple : RICE
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Report: Abbr. : ACCT
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Paramours of noblemen : COURTESANS
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Take five : REST
34
Oft-smashed particle : ATOM
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Hue : TINT
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Part of A.M. : ANTE
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Mtg. : SESS
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Poe's adjective for Lenore : RARE
42
Yucca fiber : ISTLE
45
Spreads on : APPLIES
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Remove a fastener : UNBOLT
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Pertaining to the stars : ASTRAL
51
A rich cake : TORTE
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Source of strength : UNION
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Type of rocket : RETRO
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At ___ for words : ALOSS
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Epithet of the mother of Romulus and Remus : ILIA
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Early 1900's art cult : DADA
60
Medium for Wyeth : OILS
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Consumes : USES
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Dry: Comb. form : XERO

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

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