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Janis Heller
Janis Heller

New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 1983

2-Down : Northern highway

Author:
Janis Heller
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,453
Across
1
Way : PATH
5
Latvian : LETT
9
Race horse at Meadowlands : PACER
14
Bread spread : OLEO
15
Swiss river : AARE
16
Sign up : ENROL
17
Beige : ECRU
18
Image : ICON
19
Pride members : LIONS
20
Name meaning "at the big hills" : MASSACHUSETTS
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Scornful look : SNEER
24
Ritter or Beneke : TEX
25
Author Sholem : ASCH
28
Receptive : WARM
31
Speed meas. : RPM
33
The ___ (rock group) : WHO
34
Actor Ray : ALDO
37
Sup : EAT
39
More embroidered : LACIER
41
One end of 2 Down : FAIRBANKSALASKA
44
Endangered : RISKED
45
Mouth: Comb. form : ORI
46
Seeds rich in protein : PEAS
47
Org. sponsoring vocational training : ORT
48
Sticky stuff : GOO
50
Opposer : ANTI
52
Neighbor of Neb. : SDAK
54
___ Peak, Colo. : UTE
56
City in Ill. : ALTON
60
Duke's locale : NORTHCAROLINA
64
Large: Prefix : MACRO
66
Author Wiesel : ELIE
67
Dry : ARID
68
Curved moldings : OGEES
69
Energy units : RADS
70
Baroque painter Guido ___ : RENI
71
Now : TODAY
72
Printer's term : STET
73
North Sea feeder : YSER
Down
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Rondels, e.g. : POEMS
2
Northern highway : ALCAN
3
Concise : TERSE
4
Domestic toil : HOUSEWORK
5
Secular : LAIC
6
Apiece : EACH
7
Game fish : TROUT
8
Less at ease : TENSER
9
Skin : PELT
10
Loos or Colby : ANITA
11
Transversely : CROSSWISE
12
Long time : EON
13
Literary monogram : RLS
21
Parseghian of football fame : ARA
22
Clarify : EXPLAIN
26
Lenin's security service : CHEKA
27
Israeli dances : HORAS
29
Computer presentation : READOUT
30
Chess piece : MAN
32
___ de tête (headache) : MAL
34
Some hairdos : AFROS
35
Scottish landholder : LAIRD
36
Outdid, as in a marathon : DISTANCED
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Boxing ref's decision : TKO
40
Blood vessel : CAPILLARY
42
Plead : BEG
43
Mrs., in Morelos : SRA
49
A translation for "cetera" : OTHERS
51
Oriental principle : TAO
53
Asian bay or strait : KOREA
55
Brilliance : ECLAT
57
Wearies : TIRES
58
Cat-___-tails : ONINE
59
Low point : NADIR
61
Apple-cheeked : ROSY
62
Assistant : AIDE
63
Remainder : REST
64
Witticism : MOT
65
Past : AGO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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