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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Thursday, December 28, 1978

21-Down : Cart

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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J
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A
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C
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O
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B
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S
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A
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R
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G
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E
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R
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T
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R
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F
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S
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S
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R
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O
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M
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T
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U
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S
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O
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C
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A
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R
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A
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T
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S
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N
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T
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O
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P
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A
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L
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O
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R
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S
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H
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D
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L
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T
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N
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S
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B
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Y
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F
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R
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R
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O
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N
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G
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S
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G
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,642
Across
1
He saw angels on a ladder : JACOB
6
"Two Mules for Sister ___," 1969 film : SARA
10
Apparatus : GEAR
14
Abscond : ELOPE
15
Allowance for waste : TRET
16
V.I.P. of India : RANI
17
Jewish month : NISAN
18
Culture medium : AGAR
19
Outside: Prefix : ECTO
20
Promptly : ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
23
Variety of quartz, used as a gem : SARD
24
Young oyster : SPAT
25
Gypsy : ROM
28
Greek letters : TAUS
30
"Sesame Street" grouch : OSCAR
33
February birthstone : AMETHYST
35
"___ waters are sweet": Prov. 9:17 : STOLEN
37
Garb for 16 Across : SARI
38
The way, in Chinese philosophy : TAO
40
Exchange premium : AGIO
41
Original : PRIMAL
44
Kind of chance : SPORTING
47
Cordwood measure : STERE
48
Present : HERE
49
Sociologist's degree : DSS
50
Only remaining : LAST
52
Monster's loch : NESS
54
Impulsively and irregularly : BYFITSANDSTARTS
61
Paper quantity : REAM
62
Wheeling's river : OHIO
63
Standard of perfection : IDEAL
64
King of the Huns : ATLI
65
___ contendere : NOLO
66
Part of TNT : NITRO
67
Golden : GILT
68
Prophet : SEER
69
Simpletons : GEESE
Down
1
Napoleon won here in 1806 : JENA
2
Came to earth : ALIT
3
Price : COST
4
Food fish : OPAHS
5
Outranked by : BENEATH
6
Carmichael-Parish hit song: 1929 : STARDUST
7
Greek craft : ARGO
8
Runs the harvester : REAPS
9
One of the Fates : ATROPOS
10
Heavy outer garment : GREATCOAT
11
Apiece : EACH
12
Pilaster : ANTA
13
Disturbance : RIOT
21
Cart : DRAY
22
Securely fixed : FAST
25
Grate : RASP
26
Khayyám and Bradley : OMARS
27
Worth : MERIT
29
Stow : STASH
31
Cold : ALGID
32
Controlling power : REINS
34
Duration restriction : TIMELIMIT
36
Wooden pegs : NOGS
39
Unrestricted opportunity : OPENDOOR
42
Smell ___ (suspect) : ARAT
43
School assignments : LESSONS
45
Natural resources : ORES
46
At ease : RESTING
51
Lake in the Sierra Nevadas : TAHOE
53
Al Capp's Hawkins : SADIE
54
Boast : BRAG
55
Asian apparition : YETI
56
Season : FALL
57
White or Blue river : NILE
58
Network of nerves : RETE
59
Gobs : TARS
60
Kind of gin : SLOE

Answer summary:
2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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