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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Wednesday, March 16, 1977

13-Down : German spouse

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { C H J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,077
Across
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Find stamina to cope : BEARUP
7
Italian dishes : PASTAS
13
Inevitably : FORSURE
14
Dizziness : VERTIGO
15
On a rampage : RIOTING
16
Informed about : ONTOPOF
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Pilgrim John : ALDEN
18
Miss MacGraw : ALI
20
Gush : SPURT
21
Employer : USER
22
Obliquely : ASIDE
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Liquidate a debt : PAY
25
Chimney channel : FLUE
26
Cancels out : XES
29
Gain ground : PROGRESS
33
Rules : AXIOMS
37
Sword : RAPIER
38
Slackens : LETSUP
39
Egg dish : OMELET
40
Tires : RETREADS
42
Nectar : ADE
43
"___ a man with seven wives" : IMET
44
Netherlands town : EDE
47
Obsolete : DATED
49
Orange part : PULP
53
Less courteous : RUDER
56
Through : PER
57
Indian princess : RANEE
58
Steal the show : UPSTAGE
60
More stately : GRANDER
62
Overjoyed : PLEASED
63
Become submissive : EATDIRT
64
Person in a cage : TELLER
65
Golfing family : SNEADS
Down
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Bubbles : BOILS
2
Undermine : ERODE
3
Flower : ASTER
4
Perdition : RUIN
5
Vase : URN
6
Horse or constellation : PEGASUS
7
Stockade : PEN
8
Crafts' partner : ARTS
9
Sojourn : STOP
10
Like some taxi seats : TIPUP
11
Athenian square : AGORA
12
Sentimental one : SOFTY
13
German spouse : FRAU
14
Unoccupied : VOID
19
Reclines : LIES
22
Aroused : ALERTED
23
Magnified : EXALTED
25
Discharged : FREED
27
Apply energy : EXERT
28
Locate : SITE
29
Favoring : PRO
30
Crash : RAM
31
Poetically disclose : OPE
32
___ monster : GILA
34
Explorer Johnson : OSA
35
Disparaging remarks : MUD
36
U.S.N. "police" : SPS
40
Bar Mitzvah, e.g. : RITE
41
Comes forth : EMERGES
44
Burgeon : ERUPT
45
Twofold : DUPLE
46
Lincoln's late cousin : EDSEL
48
Copied : APED
49
Zoo star : PANDA
50
Opened : UNDID
51
Lupine looks : LEERS
52
Forward : PERT
54
And others: Lat. : ETAL
55
Form by carving : RASE
57
Degree : RATE
59
Dresden loc. : GER
61
Smuggled : RAN

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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