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Kay Sullivan
Kay Sullivan

New York Times, Saturday, February 13, 1988

50-Down : Prominent Ariz. Democrat

Author:
Kay Sullivan
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Kay Sullivan has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,976
Across
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Cowboy's chum : PARD
5
Dubber's concern : SYNC
9
Mrs. McEnroe : TATUM
14
Kauai party : LUAU
15
Shade of blue : TEAL
16
Cambodian money : RIELS
17
Mussolini's daughter : EDDACIANO
19
" ... the ___ of Greece!": Byron : ISLES
20
Capable of decaying : BIODEGRADABLE
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Long time : EON
23
K-O connection : LMN
24
More abstruse : DEEPER
27
Words between two roses : ISA
28
Cinque follower : SEI
30
Emperor ___ Jahan : SHAH
31
Veronese friends : AMICI
34
Like some gems : UNSET
36
Siouan : OTO
37
Denoting certain animal or vegetable fats : POLYUNSATURATED
40
Tennis term : ALL
41
Irish dramatist : SYNGE
42
Kind of phobia : AGORA
43
Badgers : NAGS
45
Western Hemisphere assoc. : OAS
46
Fuss : ADO
47
Town on the Thames : GROTON
49
Modern art : ARE
50
Custom : USE
53
Important energy sources : TRIGLYCERIDES
57
Eucharist plate : PATEN
59
Dirigibles, balloons, etc. : AEROSTATS
60
Oar position : APEAK
61
Armor : MAIL
62
Pivot : SLUE
63
Course for Lopez : LINKS
64
Wagnerian earth goddess : ERDA
65
High, rugged mountains : ALPS
Down
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U.S.M.A. freshman : PLEBE
2
Portion of a telecast : AUDIO
3
Radioactive element : RADON
4
Pair : DUAD
5
Mark of reproach : STIGMA
6
Long : YEARN
7
Zola work : NANA
8
Dolt : CLOD
9
Closely related group : TRIBE
10
Passageways : AISLES
11
Kind of lens : TELEPHOTO
12
Rubber tree : ULE
13
Pub. co. pileup : MSS
18
Inventor of the centigrade thermometer : CELSIUS
21
Farewell : ADIEU
25
Diner : EATER
26
Mary Richards's friend : RHODA
27
Rimed : ICY
28
Catches : SNAGS
29
Tivoli's Villa d'___ : ESTE
31
" ... ___ as great/As when a giant dies": Shak. : APANG
32
Grinder : MOLAR
33
Like some gains : ILLGOTTEN
34
Pres. Carter's school : USNA
35
Merchants : TRADERS
38
Cameroon river : NYONG
39
Gone by : AGO
44
Run of luck : STREAK
46
Interstice : AREOLA
48
Porcine grunts : OINKS
49
Caustic : ACRID
50
Prominent Ariz. Democrat : UDALL
51
Frame : SETUP
52
Ogees : ESSES
54
Kind of excuse : LAME
55
Oenologist's concern : YEAR
56
"___ boy!" : ITSA
57
Buddy : PAL
58
Bee: Comb. form : API

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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