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Virginia L. Yates
Virginia L. Yates

New York Times, Monday, November 7, 1983

9-Down : Espadrille, e.g.

Author:
Virginia L. Yates
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Virginia L. Yates has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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J
2
A
3
B
4
S
5
D
6
A
7
T
8
E
9
S
10
E
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G
12
A
13
L
14
O
B
O
E
15
E
T
A
L
16
A
G
A
T
E
17
K
A
N
T
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W
E
L
L
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I
N
G
T
O
N
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E
T
A
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I
C
E
L
A
N
D
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E
N
D
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R
E
P
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E
A
L
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L
A
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P
S
E
S
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A
N
N
A
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S
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E
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W
E
L
L
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C
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A
R
D
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W
H
E
A
T
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A
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D
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Z
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E
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R
I
T
E
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I
L
S
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C
A
E
N
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I
D
E
A
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O
V
E
N
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S
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K
L
E
E
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R
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O
B
E
R
T
E
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L
E
E
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E
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N
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E
S
C
O
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T
O
T
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M
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S
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N
O
R
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C
L
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A
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R
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I
T
Y
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V
I
E
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D
O
N
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Q
U
I
X
O
T
E
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T
A
X
I
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O
S
I
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R
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E
L
S
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I
N
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Z
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R
E
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D
S
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S
E
A
S
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E
S
S
E
© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,417
Across
1
Punches or pokes : JABS
5
Follower of double or blind : DATE
9
"Love Story" author : SEGAL
14
Hautboy : OBOE
15
Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
16
Type size : AGATE
17
German philosopher: 1724-1804 : KANT
18
Copenhagen's rider : WELLINGTON
20
Zeta chaser : ETA
21
N. Atlantic island : ICELAND
22
Kind of table : END
23
Annul : REPEAL
25
Small slips : LAPSES
27
Black Beauty's creator : ANNASEWELL
31
Comb wool : CARD
33
Einkorn, e.g. : WHEAT
34
Trimming tool : ADZE
38
Liturgy : RITE
39
They: Fr. : ILS
40
Capital of Calvados : CAEN
41
Inkling : IDEA
42
Baker's needs : OVENS
44
Swiss painter : KLEE
45
Traveller's rider : ROBERTELEE
48
Menuhin's teacher : ENESCO
51
Primitive symbols : TOTEMS
54
Conjunction : NOR
55
Pellucidness : CLARITY
59
Compete : VIE
60
Rosinante's rider : DONQUIXOTE
62
___ dancer : TAXI
63
Willow : OSIER
64
Otherwise : ELSE
65
Don Juan's mother : INEZ
66
Instruments : REEDS
67
Coral and Yellow : SEAS
68
Chimney on das Haus : ESSE
Down
1
Wag : JOKER
2
Ebb : ABATE
3
Marengo's rider : BONAPARTE
4
Circle : SET
5
Vestigial delight : DEWCLAW
6
To ___ (precisely) : ATEE
7
Fanciful, as a tale : TALL
8
Singer Fitzgerald : ELLA
9
Espadrille, e.g. : SANDAL
10
___ on (prod) : EGG
11
Financier "Bet-a-Million" ___ : GATES
12
Make amends : ATONE
13
Advances : LENDS
19
Narrow bay : INLET
21
Author Fleming : IAN
24
Renders beloved : ENDEARS
26
Garment slit : PLACKET
28
Thin, flat cork : SHIVE
29
Certain fisherman : EELER
30
"___ It Beautiful ... ?": 1930 song : WASNT
31
Dernier ___ : CRI
32
Word with first or foreign : AID
35
Buttermilk's rider : DALEEVANS
36
Wye follower : ZEE
37
Compass pt. : ENE
42
Old Greek coins : OBOLI
43
Sofas of sorts : SETTEES
46
Happens : OCCURS
47
She played Nora Charles : LOY
48
Witch of ___ : ENDOR
49
Loop for Capt. Lynch : NOOSE
50
Pyle or Kovacs : ERNIE
52
Mingles : MIXES
53
Collar : SEIZE
56
Lops from the payroll : AXES
57
Part : ROLE
58
"___ Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" : ITSA
61
Mathematician's abbr. : QED
62
Gift for Dad : TIE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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