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Frances Hansen
Frances Hansen

New York Times, Thursday, March 17, 1988

26-Down : O'Neill's "___ for the Misbegotten"

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 336 (avg 1.79)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Frances Hansen has 81 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 40 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,009
Across
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Of the Vatican : PAPAL
6
Every sock has one : MATE
10
Toby, e.g. : MUG
13
Sky blue : AZURE
14
French Revolution song : CAIRA
15
Chopper : AXE
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"Lust for Life" star, Irish style : CORKDOUGLAS
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Over there : YON
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She raised Cain : EVE
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Actress Andersson : BIBI
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Poe's lost maiden : LENORE
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Poet Thomas : DYLAN
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Shak.'s era : ELIZ
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Cod's cousin : HAKE
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Slangy dissent : NOPE
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N.J. five : NETS
33
Western, e.g. : OMELET
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Bedded down snugly : TUCKEDIN
38
"Queen ___," former TV show : FORADAY
40
Opening book division : PARTONE
41
Sends on, as a letter : FORWARDS
43
Actress Luise : RAINER
44
Novelist Seton : ANYA
45
Nick and Nora's dog : ASTA
47
Zounds! : EGAD
48
___ Spee : GRAF
50
Leaves out : OMITS
53
The wherewithal : DOREMI
55
Well-heeled : RICH
56
U.S. space observatory : OGO
59
Sinatra's second : AVA
60
Final big battle, Irish style : ARMAGHEDDON
63
Buddhist discipline : ZEN
64
Adult insect : IMAGO
65
Milkmaid's milieu : DAIRY
66
Tolkien forest giant : ENT
67
Scruff : NAPE
68
Building afterthought : ANNEX
Down
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Walk the floor : PACE
2
Black Sea arm : AZOV
3
Chaste : PURE
4
Noah's floating zoo : ARK
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___ the nose (dominated) : LEDBY
6
France's W.W. II line : MAGINOT
7
Feel poorly : AIL
8
Clanging vehicle, Irish style : TRALEECAR
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Atelier item : EASEL
10
China's Long March leader, Irish style : MAYOZEDONG
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Caesar's wife : UXOR
12
Dancer Kelly : GENE
14
Kind of heel : CUBAN
17
Troubled waters' soother : OIL
22
Gay ___, gaslight decade : NINETIES
23
Du Pont's state : DELAWARE
25
Missing union leader : HOFFA
26
O'Neill's "___ for the Misbegotten" : AMOON
27
"Houseboat" star, Irish style : KERRYGRANT
29
Seal's baby : PUP
31
___ barbae (barber's itch) : TINEA
32
Bergen's Mortimer : SNERD
34
Author LeShan : EDA
35
Solid ground, Irish style : TARAFIRMA
37
Croo monkey : KRA
39
Football gains: Abbr. : YDS
42
Kind of battery : STORAGE
46
Friend, to Pablo : AMIGO
49
With full force : AMAIN
51
"___ am of Irlonde": Anon. : ICH
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Pola's rival : THEDA
53
Stun : DAZE
54
Place for a roast : OVEN
56
Chief god of the Aesir : ODIN
57
Skirt insert : GORE
58
Cameo stone : ONYX
61
Tourist's aid : MAP
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Duryea or Dailey : DAN

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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