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Barbara Lunder Gillis
Barbara Lunder Gillis

MUSICAL DIRECTIONS

New York Times, Sunday, December 16, 1984

7-Down : Eschew

Author:
Barbara Lunder Gillis
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 82, Avg Word Len: 5.13, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 555 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 113, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Barbara Lunder Gillis has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,822
Across
1
Preminger or Kruger : OTTO
5
Brume : MIST
9
Oil source : SHALE
14
Swift horse : ARAB
18
Rhine feeder : RUHR
19
Imitate : ECHO
20
Lesser Sunda island : TIMOR
21
Stream : POUR
22
Sketch : DRAW
23
___ und Drang : STURM
25
Basque province : ALAVA
26
Icelandic literary work : EDDA
27
31
Tooth wearers : ELKS
32
Dolt : OAF
33
Motives : REASONS
34
Province in China : SHANSI
37
Be moodily silent : SULK
39
Large, thick or gross : MACRO
41
Assist, in "Texian" : HEP
42
Accompany : ATTEND
44
Othello's ensign : IAGO
45
Sir, in colonial India : SAHIB
50
Gumbo : OKRA
52
N African garment : HAIK
53
Pasture grass : GRAMA
55
Art cult : DADA
56
Star of "The Entertainer": 1960 : OLIVIER
59
Doctrine : TENET
61
Cryptologist : ENCODER
63
One of the Furies : ALECTO
64
Agitated states : SNITS
65
Ancient Hebrew month : BUL
66
Soak up rays : TAN
67
Malay boat : PRAHU
68
Shelley's "___ Skylark" : TOA
69
Moon crater named for a French astronomer : ARAGO
71
British break : TEA
73
Marble or plane : MIG
74
Spanish silver pesos : DUROS
76
Piranha : CARIBE
78
Brake sound : SCREECH
80
Misbehave : ACTUP
81
Roguish trick : KNAVERY
83
Puccini piece : ARIA
84
Openbill, e.g. : STORK
86
Wrongful act : TORT
88
Wildcat : EYRA
89
Becomes oxidized : RUSTS
91
Long from La. : HUEY
92
Lowest decks : ORLOPS
95
"___ the ramparts ... " : OER
96
Addicts : USERS
98
Newts : EFTS
99
Refer : ALLUDE
101
By the joint action of : BETWEEN
105
Powell co-star : LOY
106
Portico for Pericles : STOA
107
115
Spare : LEAN
116
Double curves : OGEES
117
An archangel : URIEL
118
Sign of sorrow : TEAR
119
"Venerable" English scholar : BEDE
120
Coast : SHORE
121
City on the Oka : OREL
122
Site of Hannibal's defeat: 202 B.C. : ZAMA
123
Galena and pyrite : ORES
124
Certain heaters : ETNAS
125
Kind of physician : META
126
Discoverer of heavy hydrogen : UREY
Down
1
Catholic calendar : ORDO
2
Rotate : TURN
3
"___ Hagen Girl," Reagan film : THAT
4
NOWHERE : ORWHEN
5
Soldier's gear : MESSKIT
6
Metrical stress : ICTUS
7
Eschew : SHUN
8
Actor Rip : TORN
9
Rod : STAFF
10
Dagger handle : HILT
11
Oriental nurse : AMAH
12
EXCUSE ME : LOVERCOMEBACKTO
13
Utensil on a pencil : ERASER
14
Mimics : APERS
15
Copland ballet : RODEO
16
Poet Wystan Hugh : AUDEN
17
Spoiled children : BRATS
24
HOMELESS : MYOLDKENTUCKY
28
Actress Lanchester : ELSA
29
Durmast or roble : OAK
30
N.M. resort : TAOS
34
Drive away : SHOO
35
Volcano in Iceland : HEKLA
36
CUT IN : APRILPARIS
37
Plaice's place : SEA
38
Groups of troops : UNITS
39
Trade centers : MARTS
40
Turkish title : AGA
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ALL GONE : THROUGHTHENIGHT
44
DROP KICK : IGETAOUTOFYOU
46
Fuss : ADO
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SKIP IT : HADTOBEYOU
48
Notion : IDEA
49
Farm structure : BARN
51
Declare : AVER
54
Frog or toad : ANURAN
57
Translation for Caesar's "Veni" : ICAME
58
System of morals : ETHICS
60
City in W France : NIORT
62
Pianist Schumann : CLARA
70
Bestow : GIVE
71
Despot : TSAR
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Beige : ECRU
74
Challenges : DARES
75
Frolic : SPORT
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Was human : ERRED
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Break bread : EAT
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River through The Broads : YARE
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"___ Town" : OUR
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Literary initials : RLS
90
Kugel ingredient : SUET
93
Kneecap : PATELLA
94
Road sign : SLOW
97
Bristly : SETOSE
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Ages upon ages : EON
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Founder of Taoism : LAOTZU
101
Finely tempered sword : BILBO
102
Arabian ruler : EMEER
103
Hebrew letter : TSADE
104
Hock and sack : WINES
105
Christie's "Poirot ___ a Client" : LOSES
106
Cookie pan : SHEET
108
Xenon's cousin : NEON
109
City ESE of Erfurt : GERA
110
Out of : FROM
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Bore : TIRE
112
Construct : REAR
113
Brocaded fabric : LAME
114
Low cart : DRAY

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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