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Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon

New York Times, Wednesday, November 25, 1992

9-Down : Lay waste to

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Peter Gordon has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 108 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,723
Across
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Actress Reed : DONNA
6
Shelter for tools : SHED
10
Spanish painter : MIRO
14
___ Jack (British flag) : UNION
15
Possess : HAVE
16
Saudi native : ARAB
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Costner film : BULLDURHAM
19
Not stereo : MONO
20
Heading opposite NNW : SSE
21
Individuals : ONES
22
Color without a rhyme : ORANGE
24
Grating : GRID
25
Cleans between teeth : FLOSSES
26
Simple machines : LEVERS
29
Physical suffering : PAIN
30
Actress Verdugo : ELENA
31
Prohibits : BANS
32
Large ref. book : OED
35
Costner-Connery film : THEUNTOUCHABLES
39
Agcy. busy in Apr. : IRS
40
What does it? : EASY
41
Boxer's stat : REACH
42
Singer Seeger : PETE
43
Thwart : STYMIE
44
Causes : REASONS
48
Sediment : LEES
49
List of boo-boos : ERRATA
50
Jamie of "M*A*S*H" : FARR
51
Cry of surprise : OHO
54
The south of France : MIDI
55
Connery film : GOLDFINGER
58
Image : ICON
59
Airline of Israel : ELAL
60
Spooky : EERIE
61
Small pie : TART
62
Director Clair : RENE
63
Prophets : SEERS
Down
1
Names : DUBS
2
Burden : ONUS
3
African flower : NILE
4
Lon ___ of Cambodia : NOL
5
A Catalan speaker : ANDORRAN
6
Tear : SHRED
7
Laughing sounds : HAHS
8
Perón of Argentina : EVA
9
Lay waste to : DEMOLISH
10
The ___ and the Papas : MAMAS
11
Oscar winner Jeremy ___ : IRONS
12
Stove : RANGE
13
Double-reed instruments : OBOES
18
Les États-___ : UNIS
23
Director Howard : RON
24
Family subdivision : GENUS
25
Ornamental : FANCY
26
Tennis play that must be replayed : LET
27
Describing grades 1 through 12 : ELHI
28
Turn : VEER
29
Fermata : PAUSE
31
Gravy dishes : BOATS
32
Follows orders : OBEYS
33
Actor Jack from Miami, Ariz. : ELAM
34
One-tenth: Comb. form : DECI
36
S.A.T. taker, usually : TEENAGER
37
Heart vessels : ARTERIES
38
"___-Devil," 1989 Streep film : SHE
42
Poker player's prize : POT
43
Feudal worker : SERF
44
Send payment : REMIT
45
Susan Lucci's "All My Children" role : ERICA
46
Fervor : ARDOR
47
Roger Moore role : SAINT
48
Soup server : LADLE
50
Spanish dessert : FLAN
51
Grim Grimm character : OGRE
52
Inheritance recipient : HEIR
53
Kokomo intakes : ORES
56
Bullring cheer : OLE
57
Roseanne Arnold, ___ Barr : NEE

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