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Virginia P. Abelson
Virginia P. Abelson

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New York Times, Sunday, December 5, 1982

8-Down : Emblem of power

Author:
Virginia P. Abelson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 548 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 117, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
Virginia P. Abelson has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,080
Across
1
Shoe part : VAMP
5
Soprano Lily : PONS
9
Actor Alan's college? : BATES
14
First letters : ABC
17
Suffix with comment : ATOR
18
Enchantment : MAGIC
19
Cancel a space trip : ABORT
20
French town once frequented by a writer? : LOOS
22
Prima's beat? : LOUISVILLE
24
Julie's bailiwick? : HARRISBURG
26
English composition : INNOMINE
27
Pupil of Socrates : PLATO
29
Table wine : CLARET
30
Home of Runyon's Nathan? : DETROIT
31
Once upon ___ : ATIME
32
Lean : SKINNY
33
Wallach : ELI
34
Verdugo : ELENA
35
Seculars : LAICS
36
Topknot : CREST
39
Dick and Mark's domain? : CLARKSVILLE
41
Pinguid : FAT
44
Charged atoms : IONS
45
Coconut fiber : COIR
46
Island in Taiwan Strait : AMOY
47
Boxer from Clay Center? : ALI
48
Communication: Abbr. : MSG
49
Where Claire blossomed? : BLOOMINGTON
53
Room in a maison : SALLE
55
Moray : EEL
56
Stunted plant : RUNT
57
Did she go to Duke? : DORIS
58
"Hedda ___," Ibsen play : GABLER
59
Scenes of crimes : VENUES
61
State flower of N.H. : LILAC
62
Alehouse : TAVERN
63
Indian officials : DIWANS
64
Ax and adz : TOOLS
65
Caliber : BORE
66
Suffix with Bronx : ITE
68
Cather's "___ Lady" : ALOST
69
Betty's sphere? : WHITEPLAINS
71
U.S.I.A. arm : VOA
72
Ziegfeld : FLO
73
First tiller : CAIN
74
Piedmontese city : ASTI
75
Morning moistures : DEWS
76
Bandleader Weems : TED
77
Van's hometown : JOHNSONCITY
81
Site of W.W. I battles : MARNE
82
Portable craft : CANOE
83
Pat's Iowa address? : BOONE
84
Benign bump on the skin : WEN
85
Breed of sheep : MERINO
87
Sharp ridge : ARETE
88
City for cartoonist Young in the past? : CHICAGO
92
Neighbor of a Kenyan : SOMALI
93
Cato was one : EDILE
94
Belgian vassal? : LIEGEMAN
95
Maurice's habitat? : EVANSVILLE
97
Walter's settlement? : SCOTTSDALE
99
Bridle part : REIN
100
Buddy : EBSEN
101
Ninnies : DOPES
102
___ B'rith : BNAI
103
Foxy : SLY
104
Kin of movers and shakers : DOERS
105
No longer new : USED
106
Aussie town : YASS
Down
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Sound : VALID
2
Make amends : ATONE
3
Steed : MOUNT
4
Convent head : PRIORESS
5
Coating : PAINT
6
Stare amorously : OGLE
7
Zero : NIL
8
Emblem of power : SCEPTER
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Long Islander's resort? : BAHAMAS
10
Subside : ABATE
11
Picadores pick on him : TORO
12
Miscue : ERR
13
In a maudlin manner : STICKILY
14
St. ___, locale for Berg? : ALBANS
15
Rivulet : BOURN
16
Wendell or Jeff : COREY
18
Year in Ethelred II's reign : MVIII
21
N.C.O. : SGT
23
Young salmon : SMOLT
25
Spatula : SLICE
28
Connection : LINK
31
Siren : ALARM
32
Drawing room : SALON
34
"Romola" author : ELIOT
35
Cars for execs : LIMOS
36
Summits in Siena : CIME
37
Pete's stamping grounds? : ROSEVILLE
38
Poet Paul's place? : ENGLEWOOD
39
Ring-tailed mammals, for short : COONS
40
Oracular : VATIC
41
Whence Albert hailed? : FALLRIVER
42
Birthplace of Fred and Steve? : ALLENTOWN
43
Row : TIER
45
Hints for Holmes : CLUES
49
Hardest part : BRUNT
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Dostoyevsky's "The ___" : IDIOT
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___ prosequi : NOLLE
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Clutch : GRASP
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Rescues : SAVES
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Vigoda : ABE
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Bouquet ___ : GARNI
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Nose: Prefix : NAS
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Gird up one's ___ : LOINS
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Hoity-___ : TOITY
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Loony : DAFT
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Your, of yore : THINE
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Sew loosely : BASTE
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Slack off : EASE
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Kind of elm : WAHOO
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Frankie or Cleo : LAINE
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Machinated : CONNIVED
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" ... ___ the light of the moon" : DANCEDBY
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Bridewells : JAILS
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Margaret and Pat : OBRIENS
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Coward : NOEL
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___-Nord, French dept. : COTESDU
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Author Cornelia : MEIGS
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Fissure : CRANNY
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Hones : WHETS
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Plays in chess : MOVES
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Enamel : EMAIL
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Luther or Larry : ADLER
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Quoted : CITED
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"Give ___ horse ... " : AMANA
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Celebrations : GALAS
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"___ so near to another ... ": Job 41:16 : ONEIS
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Sun. discourse : SER
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Other : ELSE
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Canter's kin : LOPE
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Nigerian native : IBO
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Romaine lettuce : COS

Answer summary:
12 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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