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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Wednesday, December 11, 1985

7-Down : Slaves of yore

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,182
Across
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Room in a casa : SALA
5
Masticate : CHEW
9
French female friends : AMIES
14
Armed Forces acronym : AWOL
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Word with prim or tea : ROSE
16
Strong suit : FORTE
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Ill. race track : HAWTHORNE
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Laissez-___ : FAIRE
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Presidential nickname : IKE
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First-rate : AONE
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Car component : FENDER
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Cleft city : BERLIN
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Golf-drive disaster : SLICE
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Designer Cassini : OLEG
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Force oneself upon : INTRUDE
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N.Y. race track : FINGERLAKES
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Depression meas. : NRA
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Chinese seaport : AMOY
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Bard's before : ERE
40
Kin of a via : ITER
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Dad's retreat : DEN
42
W.Va. race track : CHARLESTOWN
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German bread : STOLLEN
48
Tibetan oxen : YAKS
49
Rancher's rope : LASSO
51
Rose high : SOARED
55
Meal : REPAST
58
Pro ___ : RATA
60
Silkworm : ERI
61
Rosaceous plant : AVENS
62
Mich. race track : HAZELPARK
64
Tea type : PEKOE
65
Swan genus : OLOR
66
Suit to ___ : ATEE
67
Lock of hair : TRESS
68
Quaker William : PENN
69
Small masses : WADS
Down
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Hindu term of respect : SAHIB
2
Alert : AWAKE
3
Kind of berth : LOWER
4
Hgt. : ALT
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Russ Columbo was one : CROONER
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Al Hirt's companion : HORN
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Slaves of yore : ESNES
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Sma' : WEE
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Acts upon : AFFECTS
10
Complainer : MOANER
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Crocus, e.g. : IRID
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To be, in Toulon : ETRE
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Prophet : SEER
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Selassie : HAILE
22
Punish, in a way : FINE
24
Sluggish : LOGY
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Apt : LIKELY
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Follows the reapers : GLEANS
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Golden-rule word : UNTO
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Ellen of stage fame : DREW
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Merit : EARN
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Temporary fashions : FADS
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"___ a man ... " : IMET
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Tot's taboo : NONO
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Railroad abbr. : ARR
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"___ long way ... " : ITSA
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Social ranks : CLASSES
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Order, old style : HEST
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Oriental : EASTERN
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Scandinavian toast : SKOAL
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S.A. plains : LLANOS
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Fanon : ORALE
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Ranch in Ferber's "Giant" : REATA
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Made a gaffe : ERRED
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Levees : DIKES
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Carried away : RAPT
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Always : EVER
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Lap dog, for short : PEKE
59
Radio-controlled bomb : AZON
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School dance : HOP
63
Pussy foot : PAW

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

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