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Donald V. Lee II
Donald V. Lee II

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New York Times, Sunday, February 4, 1990

39-Down : Primitive family symbols

Author:
Donald V. Lee II
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 69, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { A J Q X }, Scrabble score: 564 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 124, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 87
Donald V. Lee II has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,698
Across
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Medicinal root bark or S.C. mountain : SSSFRS
7
While on the contrary : WHERES
13
Finial : EPI
16
Music-industry acronym : SCP
19
Circus swing : TRPEZE
20
Spanish city : SEVILL
21
Crumbly soil : MRL
22
Poi source : TRO
23
Hemingway title : TOHVENDHVENOT
25
Harden by heat : BKE
26
Harvest : REP
27
Arrow poison : INEE
28
Eagles' nests : ERIES
29
Of a religious festival : PENTECOSTL
32
Basketball player : CGER
33
Pay attention : MIND
34
Settle by intervention : MEDITE
35
It comes in reams : PPER
36
South Pacific island group : TONG
37
Goneril's father : LER
38
Level : FLTTEN
40
Water from steam, e.g. : CONDENSTION
45
___ de foie gras : PTE
46
Musical instruments : ORGNS
49
Diversion : PSTIME
50
Unexceptional : ORDINRY
52
Former Raider QB : STBLER
53
Liquid vessels : BSINS
54
Small flasks : CNTEENS
55
Thieves : STELERS
56
Tolstoy et al. : LEOS
57
___ High Command of W.W. II : LLIED
58
Greeted : WELCOMED
60
Sicilian volcano : ETN
61
Sailor : SEMN
62
Hurdy-gurdies : ROTS
63
Brewer's yeast : BRM
66
Streetside pillars : LMPPOSTS
70
Dried orchid tubers : SLEPS
72
Parsonage : MNSE
73
Unfortunate event : DISSTER
75
Type of lock or wheel : MORTISE
77
Thomas and Robert : PINES
78
Roil anew : RESTIR
79
Worker along the Thames : RIVERMN
80
Flower parts : STMENS
81
Dexterous : DROIT
82
Spurious wing of a bird : LUL
83
Indulgent, in a way : GRNDFTHERLY
85
Receives with approval : CCEPTS
87
River islets : ITS
88
Couples : PIRS
89
Small point of land : SPIT
91
Feel indignant : RESENT
93
Elaborate meal : FEST
94
Tasteless or uncultured : CRSS
98
Restaurant order for two : CHTEUBRIND
100
Threaten : MENCE
101
Bristlelike parts : SETE
102
French king : ROI
103
"Cavalleria" temptress : LOL
104
Cameraman : CINEMTOGRPHER
107
Early Christian pulpit : MBO
108
Carpentry need : NIL
109
Wrought-iron grating : GRILLE
110
Resident of Haifa : ISRELI
111
Former Boston ace : SIN
112
City in Nev. : ELY
113
Landed properties : ESTTES
114
Discipline : CHSTEN
Down
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Radio interference : STTIC
2
East Indian garment : SRONG
3
Algerian cavalry soldier : SPHEE
4
Pyrexia : FEVER
5
Demolish : RZE
6
Brightly colored polyp : SENEMONE
7
Capital residents : WSHINGTONINS
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Lifted with effort : HEVED
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Projecting rims : EVES
10
Shower : RIN
11
Lover on the run : ELOPER
12
Scheduled : SLTED
13
Fortify : EMBTTLE
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Budgerigar : PRKEET
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Of the small intestines : ILEC
16
Key work : STRSPNGLEDBNNER
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Establish : CRETE
18
Abele or aspen : POPLR
24
Empties : DRINS
30
Stylish; smart: Slang : NIFTY
31
Fit to be surgically treated : OPERBLE
34
Bad guy : MENIE
36
Harnessed oxen : TEMS
37
Weighted : LODED
39
Primitive family symbols : TOTEMS
40
Qualified : CPBLE
41
Caucasian inhabitant : OSSET
42
Part of N.A.A.C.P. : NTIONLSSOCITION
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Ross and Rigg : DINS
44
Incensed : IRTE
45
Solve grammatically : PRSE
47
Close by : NER
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Ladies of Spain: Abbr. : SRS
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Compass dir. : NNW
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Brown ermines : STOTS
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Loud and continued noise : CLMOR
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Range of view : SCOPE
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Salmon or frog, e.g. : LEPER
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Household gods : LRESNDPENTES
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Rove; ramble : SPTITE
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Munitions depot : RSENL
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Untidy : MESSY
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Chew : MSTICTE
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Dravidian language : TMIL
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Former U.K. coin : SOV
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Blaze and Brenda : STRRS
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Delineate : LIMN
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Marceau forte : MIME
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Yugoslav town : DRD
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Noun-forming suffix : IER
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Yacht race : REGTT
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Trails : PTHS
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Muscovite's land : RUSSI
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Advantageous : STRTEGIC
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Sideways : LTERLLY
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Complete failure : FISCO
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Precook : PRBOIL
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Late Hindu leader and namesakes : INDIRS
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Beats it : SCRMS
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Irrational fear : PHOBI
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Confine at the zoo : ENCGE
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Dow or ewe : FEMLE
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Weinberger et al. : CSPRS
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Put back on the burner : REHET
96
Engraved pillars : STELE
97
European songbird : SERIN
99
Armbones : ULNE
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Dissolve : MELT
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Bryant or Loos : NIT
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Hasty; reckless : RSH

Answer summary:
87 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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