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Gayle Dean
Gayle Dean

New York Times, Tuesday, February 19, 1985

24-Down : Phones again

Author:
Gayle Dean
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Gayle Dean has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,887
Across
1
Storybook animal : BAMBI
6
Ollie's pal : STAN
10
Tennis great : ASHE
14
Davy Jones's realm : OCEAN
15
Singer Patti : PAGE
16
Payoff position at Belmont : SHOW
17
Start of a quote from "Hamlet" : WHENSORROWSCOME
20
Rent : LET
21
Work at steadily : PLY
22
One making a goal : SCORER
23
Light-Horse Harry : LEE
24
They give deductions : REBATERS
26
Quote: Part II : THEYCOMENOT
30
Core : HEART
31
Like kitsch : ARTY
32
Actual being : ESSE
36
Beef order : RARE
37
Melodies : ARIAS
38
Quarters for Leo : LAIR
39
Coffee servers : URNS
40
Skirt style : MINI
41
Corporeal channel : AORTA
42
Quote: Part III : SINGLESPIES
44
___ Cup (yachting prize) : AMERICAS
48
Road-sign abbr. : RTE
49
Spanish wine city : MALAGA
50
"Much ___ About Nothing" : ADO
51
Henry IV's birthplace : PAU
54
End of quote : BUTINBATTALIONS
58
Darling of the demos : IDOL
59
Be pleased by : LIKE
60
Unaccompanied : ALONE
61
Poker pair : TENS
62
Antony's friend : EROS
63
Yarns : TALES
Down
1
Orange or Rose : BOWL
2
Pain's partner : ACHE
3
Track tournament : MEET
4
Outlaw : BAN
5
Scrutinize : INSPECT
6
Nimble : SPRY
7
Sailor : TAR
8
Long, long ___ : AGO
9
Predawn workers : NEWSBOYS
10
Neckwear : ASCOT
11
Beach : SHORE
12
"Iliad" author : HOMER
13
Pitchers : EWERS
18
Bread spread : OLEO
19
"Off with you!" : SCAT
23
Instruments playing false notes? : LYRES
24
Phones again : RERINGS
25
Involve necessarily : ENTAIL
26
Done, for short : THRU
27
Lend an ear : HEAR
28
Merit : EARN
29
Boat basin : MARINA
32
Emulate Juliet : ELOPE
33
Hindu garment : SARI
34
House location : SITE
35
Time periods : ERAS
37
Showing good will : AMICABLE
41
Elaine's town : ASTOLAT
42
Omen : SIGN
43
"Das Rheingold" role : ERDA
44
Limits : AMBIT
45
Bea Arthur role : MAUDE
46
Singer John : ELTON
47
Tracks : RAILS
50
Sweetsop : ATES
51
Louganis's milieu : POOL
52
Shakespeare's wife : ANNE
53
Employs : USES
55
Broadcast : AIR
56
Bout ending: Abbr. : TKO
57
Dockworkers' org. : ILA

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

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