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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 1985

31-Down : Useless items

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,147
Across
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Morsel often steamed : CLAM
5
Vacation spots : CAMPS
10
Particle for a physicist : ATOM
14
Molten mass : LAVA
15
City in Fla. : OCALA
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Ready to eat : RIPE
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Tried too hard, in a way : OVERCOMPENSATED
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Sheeting : PERCALE
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Quartet favorite : ADELINE
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Single : ONE
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Norse poetry : EDDA
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Sphere : ORB
27
Coal carrier : TRAM
29
Heavy coat : ULSTER
34
Greeting for Dolly : HELLO
36
Midday : NOON
38
Shield border : ORLE
39
In an irritating manner : AGAINSTTHEGRAIN
42
J. Arthur of films : RANK
43
City in Normandy : CAEN
44
Remainder, in Rouen : RESTE
45
Ingratiate : ENDEAR
47
Cape in Portugal : ROCA
49
Cut : HEW
50
Spaces : GAPS
52
A Gabor sister : EVA
54
Mold again : RESHAPE
58
Italian flavoring : OREGANO
62
Lacking in basic needs : UNDERPRIVILEGED
64
Twinkler : STAR
65
North Pole workers : ELVES
66
Pleasant cloud : NINE
67
Fake, with "up" : HOKE
68
Patriot Silas : DEANE
69
"On Your ___," 1936 Broadway musical : TOES
Down
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Hoof sound : CLOP
2
Wash : LAVE
3
State absolutely : AVER
4
O'Neill's "___ Millions" : MARCO
5
Calaboose : COOLER
6
Pinnacle : ACME
7
Traveler's reference : MAP
8
Argue, as a case : PLEAD
9
Desert sight : SANDDUNE
10
Soviet sea : ARAL
11
Flowering tree of the South : TITI
12
What Watson won in 1982 : OPEN
13
Ancient Asian : MEDE
18
Swiss division : CANTON
19
Ball balancer : SEAL
23
Silent-screen stars : EMOTERS
24
Chicago airport : OHARE
25
Cornwall's wife : REGAN
26
Without flavor : BLAND
28
Pier for Pei : ANTA
30
Achy : SORE
31
Useless items : TRASH
32
Kind of type : ELITE
33
Freshen up : RENEW
35
Similar : LIKE
37
Words of dismay : OHNO
40
Discarded : SCRAPPED
41
Kind of pit : GRAVEL
46
Gelling substance : AGAR
48
Shade of red : CERISE
51
Madam Mesta : PERLE
53
Eminence grise : AGENT
54
Hie : RUSH
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Within: Comb. form : ENTO
56
Loc. of Pierre : SDAK
57
A partner of now : HERE
58
Calcar : OVEN
59
Exchange premium : AGIO
60
Hawaiian symbol : NENE
61
Parabases : ODES
63
Shrubby plant : IVA

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

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