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Jeanette K. Brill
Jeanette K. Brill

New York Times, Wednesday, March 24, 1993

13-Down : Extreme

Author:
Jeanette K. Brill
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jeanette K. Brill has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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Y
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O
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U
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T
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H
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R
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E
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P
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S
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P
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L
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D
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E
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G
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L
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S
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A
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G
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R
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I
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F
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R
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G
L
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S
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A
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P
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P
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E
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R
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L
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X
R
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Y
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S
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T
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N
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B
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U
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T
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L
O
R
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M
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Y
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R
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T
U
N
E
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E
W
E
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P
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L
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R
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S
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L
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D
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W
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N
T
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I
A
M
B
U
S
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A
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P
H
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D
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H
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A
R
M
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A
G
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W
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K
O
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F
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A
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R
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T
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T
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V
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V
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U
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N
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E
D
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A
R
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C
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D
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R
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,842
Across
1
Start of a bon mot : YOUTH
6
Capitol Hill gp. : REPS
10
Trudge : PLOD
14
Ink for une plume : ENCRE
15
"___ Ideas" : IGET
16
Napoleon won here: 1796 : LODI
17
Blessed, in Bonn : SELIG
18
___ pear (avocado) : ALLIGATOR
20
Bon mot: Part 2 : ISAGIFTOFNATURE
22
Certain horse : ROAN
23
Daly's TV partner : GLESS
24
Come into sight : APPEAR
28
Mortgage : LIEN
29
Roentgen images : XRAYS
30
Dutch genre painter : STEEN
32
Bon mot: Part 3 : BUT
35
Traditional knowledge : LORE
36
Part of M-G-M : MAYER
37
Choreographer Tommy : TUNE
38
Palindromic animal : EWE
39
More wan : PALER
40
Waldorf, e.g. : SALAD
41
Lack : WANT
42
Metrical foot : IAMBUS
43
Plant pest : APHID
45
Injury : HARM
47
End of the bon mot : AGEISAWORKOFART
53
Provisional : TENTATIVE
54
Esteem : VALUE
55
Movie pioneer : INCE
56
Fall setting : EDEN
57
Enoch or Eve : ARDEN
58
St.-Lô neighbor : CAEN
59
Author ___ Roche : DELA
60
Interprets : READS
Down
1
"___ Can": S. Davis Jr. : YESI
2
Individuals : ONES
3
Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater : UCLA
4
Branch of math : TRIG
5
Fugitives' journeys : HEGIRAS
6
Lariat : RIATA
7
Fat king of Moab : EGLON
8
Riches : PELF
9
More penurious : STINGIER
10
Typewriter roller : PLATEN
11
Plant inducing forgetfulness : LOTUS
12
Smells : ODORS
13
Extreme : DIRE
19
Early Greek physician : GALEN
21
Pro : FOR
24
Chassis shaft : AXLE
25
Ship's bow : PROW
26
Remove outer skin : PARE
27
Word with lid or drop : EYE
28
Lascivious look : LEER
30
Preserve, in a way : SALT
31
Nautical chain : TYE
32
Onion or hyacinth : BULB
33
Two-toed sloth : UNAU
34
Shawn and Mack : TEDS
36
Ordered : MANDATED
37
Soft headwear : TAM
39
Pakistani coin : PAISA
40
Urn for tea : SAMOVAR
41
Blanch : WHITEN
42
Annoy : IRK
43
Rocket stage : AGENA
44
The "d" in l.s.d. : PENCE
45
Wretched hut : HOVEL
46
Omni or the Forum : ARENA
47
Suffix with emblem : ATIC
48
Shoe designation : WIDE
49
Cab rider : FARE
50
Robert or Alan : ALDA
51
Regretted : RUED
52
Folding money : TENS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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