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Elissa Koolyk
Elissa Koolyk

New York Times, Wednesday, November 26, 1986

6-Down : Vexes in Texas, etc.

Author:
Elissa Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F G K Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Elissa Koolyk has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,532
Across
1
Ulan ___, Mongolia : BATOR
6
German river : RUHR
10
Simple : MERE
14
Chemical compound : AMINE
15
Dies ___ : IRAE
16
Physical or oral follower : EXAM
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Christened : NAMED
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Covers : LIDS
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Old letter : RUNE
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Dessert : CHERRIESJUBILEE
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Balaam's beast : ASS
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Signify : MATTER
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Guards in a slammer : SCREWS
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Evil look : LEER
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Georgetown athlete : HOYA
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Les Etats-___ : UNIS
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Better : OUTDO
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Desserts : ICECREAMSUNDAES
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Former Turkish title : PASHA
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Nothing, in Nancy : RIEN
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French department : ORNE
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Ref. book : DICT
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Puts to the test : ASSAYS
49
Use a sieve : STRAIN
53
Norman or Tway : PRO
54
Dessert : CHOCOLATEMOUSSE
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In ___ (bogged down) : ARUT
62
Guinness or Clunes : ALEC
63
Refrain syllables : TRALA
64
Misplace : LOSE
65
Comic-book light bulb : IDEA
66
Conies' cousins : HARES
67
Overwhelmed, in a way : AWED
68
"___ Yankees," 1955 musical : DAMN
69
Omit a vowel : ELIDE
Down
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Judge's seat : BANC
2
Eastern nanny : AMAH
3
Part of E.S.T. : TIME
4
Lulu : ONER
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Sketch over : REDRAW
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Vexes in Texas, etc. : RILES
7
"Topaz" author : URIS
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Pilgrimage : HADJ
9
Headhunter's request : RESUME
10
Earn : MERIT
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Rejoice : EXULT
12
Indian queen : RANEE
13
Eastern ruler : EMEER
21
Scions : ISSUE
22
Rothschild title : BARON
25
Argo, e.g. : SHIP
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Imogene from Philadelphia : COCA
27
Pastrami holders : RYES
28
Every's partner : EACH
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Boundary : LIMIT
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Being, to Aquinas : ESSE
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Popeye Doyle of films, e.g. : NARC
35
Japanese herbs : UDOS
36
"G.W.T.W." locale : TARA
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Gainsay : DENY
38
Sugar suffixes : OSES
40
Marconi's medium : RADIO
41
Divest of weapons : UNARM
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Like some tiles : INLAID
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Comfort : SOOTHE
49
La ___, Milan's opera house : SCALA
50
Toss : THROW
51
Incite : ROUSE
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Emulated Streep : ACTED
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Type of pie : PECAN
55
TV's Hawkeye : ALDA
56
Swarm : TEEM
57
Russia's ___ Mountains : URAL
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Garb for 12 Down : SARI
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Huskies' vehicle : SLED
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Ameliorate : EASE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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