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Patricia A. Cevaal
Patricia A. Cevaal

New York Times, Thursday, March 29, 1990

41-Down : Like Mrs. Thatcher's winter fabric

Author:
Patricia A. Cevaal
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J V }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Patricia A. Cevaal has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,751
Across
1
American Red Cross founder : BARTON
7
Wear out the carpet? : PACE
11
TV alien : ALF
14
Small interstice : AREOLA
15
Spain's longest river : EBRO
16
"2001" computer : HAL
17
Karen Blixen : ISAKDINESEN
19
Hole-in-one : ACE
20
Italian site of a Napoleonic victory : LODI
21
Ponti's wife : LOREN
22
Wild goat : IBEX
23
Fishhook attachment : SNELL
25
"___, anyone?" : TENNIS
27
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson : LEWISCARROLL
32
If doubled, it's ultrasmart : CHI
35
Uptight : TENSE
36
Hawk's hangout : AERIE
37
Kingdoms : REALMS
39
" ... ___ rain in Indianapolis ... " : ITDONT
40
Haggle : ARGUE
41
Squander : WASTE
44
Thus far : YET
45
Eric Arthur Blair : GEORGEORWELL
48
Prairie prowler : COYOTE
49
What some little dogs do to heels : YAPAT
53
Artist van ___ : GOGH
56
Greece, to Greeks : ELLAS
58
Mongolian desert : GOBI
59
Blotter letters : AKA
60
Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee : ELLERYQUEEN
62
Columnist Smith : LIZ
63
Sediment : LEES
64
Beach trophy? : SUNTAN
65
Meadow : LEA
66
White or Green: Abbr. : MTNS
67
Cozily warm : TOASTY
Down
1
Dips water from a boat : BAILS
2
Incendiarism : ARSON
3
Aptly named author : READE
4
Lee's "___ a Mockingbird" : TOKILL
5
Long in the tooth : OLD
6
Fasten or fastener : NAIL
7
Noblewoman : PEERESS
8
Lack : ABSENCE
9
Actor Richard from L.A. : CRENNA
10
Many ages : EON
11
Ishmael's captain : AHAB
12
Alençon product : LACE
13
Contract one's muscles : FLEX
18
Out : NOTIN
22
" ... the sky ___": Matt. 16:2 : ISRED
24
"___, Lover" : LETMEGO
26
In a testy manner : IRATELY
28
Unseld of the N.B.A. : WES
29
Part of Mont.'s motto : OROY
30
Backyard dryer : LINE
31
Riga native : LETT
32
Rockies projection : CRAG
33
Roll-call response : HERE
34
Othello's antagonist : IAGO
38
Stagger : LURCH
39
Ending for Israel : ITE
41
Like Mrs. Thatcher's winter fabric : WOOLLEN
42
Without guile : ARTLESS
43
Asseverate : SWEAR
46
Grommet : EYELET
47
___ Beach, Calif. : LAGUNA
50
Barrett and Browning : POETS
51
Skip ___ (have an irregular rhythm) : ABEAT
52
Metallic : TINNY
53
Audacity : GALL
54
Any of the Joads : OKIE
55
Newsworthy strip of land : GAZA
57
Part of S.S.S.: Abbr. : SYST
60
Shade tree : ELM
61
Quid pro ___ : QUO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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