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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Thursday, April 20, 1978

54-Down : Third-century date

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,477
Across
1
Street sign : STOP
5
"___ My Souvenirs," 1927 song : AMONG
10
Beef fat : SUET
14
Matador's target : TORO
15
More mature : RIPER
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Base of a column : ORLO
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Two plus one, as always : ETERNALTRIANGLE
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Pen pals' ever increasing expense : POSTAGE
21
Peculiarity : ODDNESS
22
Off-white shade : IVORY
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Bambi's mother : DOE
25
Reredos : SCREEN
28
Apportioned : ALLOTTED
33
Scorches : CHARS
34
Word with hair or clothes : DRIER
35
Late yachtsman : ARI
36
Ribbed : RODE
37
Feet, to Fabius : PEDES
38
Where Anna Leonowens taught : SIAM
39
Clock numeral : III
40
Football's "Papa Bear" : HALAS
41
Spread perfumes : CENSE
42
Item of interest to a shopper : PRICETAG
44
Count of Monte Cristo : DANTES
45
Pioneer's purchase : AXE
46
Differential in solar and lunar time : EPACT
48
Tin is one : ELEMENT
52
College in Ohio : ANTIOCH
56
Home economics : DOMESTICSCIENCE
58
Seed cover : ARIL
59
Happify : ELATE
60
Singer Diamond : NEIL
61
New York team : METS
62
Exclude : DEBAR
63
Embellish : TRIM
Down
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Stair part : STEP
2
In ___ (wholly) : TOTO
3
Prospectors' quests : ORES
4
Curtain in a doorway : PORTIERE
5
Former kingdom of Spain : ARAGON
6
Ryun or Liquori : MILER
7
Choose : OPT
8
Emperor after Claudius I : NERO
9
Frying pans : GRIDDLES
10
"Golden Treasury" entry : SONNET
11
Prod : URGE
12
Pipe elbows : ELLS
13
"Bells on her ___" : TOES
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Hubs : NAVES
19
"A Stone, A Leaf, ___": Wolfe : ADOOR
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What quarterbacks seek to gain : YARDAGE
25
Company-store currency : SCRIP
26
Singing group : CHOIR
27
Wheel spokes : RADII
29
Tales from Ananias : LIES
30
Blemish : TAINT
31
Clean the slate : ERASE
32
Small change : DIMES
34
Rue ___ Paix : DELA
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Protected by Government grant : PATENTED
38
Conscious : SENTIENT
40
Puts the whammy on : HEXES
41
Chollas, saguaros, etc. : CACTI
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Kin of llamas : CAMELS
44
Pavlova was one : DANCER
47
Italian menu specialty : PASTA
48
Dutch cheese : EDAM
49
Learning : LORE
50
Give off : EMIT
51
Mah-jongg piece : TILE
53
Topnotcher : ONER
54
Third-century date : CCII
55
Tiller : HELM
57
Taxi : CAB

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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