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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Saturday, April 22, 1989

1-Down : More sallow

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, 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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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,410
Across
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Great care : PAINS
6
Athirst : AVID
10
Votes : BALLOTS
12
Dollarfish or redfin : SHINER
14
Climbing shrub : WISTERIA
15
Noted Havana smoker : CASTRO
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Alphabetic trio : RST
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Achilles' immortal steed : XANTHUS
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Indian diplomat or author : RAU
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Auricular : OTIC
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Play a guitar : STRUM
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Indentation at bottom of a wine bottle : PUNT
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Ygdrasil, etc. : TREES
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Flag : SAG
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Rocky outcrop : LEDGE
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Famed flattop : HORNET
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Point in the orbit nearest the earth : PERIGEE
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Tupik or yurt : TENT
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An avatar of Vishnu : RAMA
35
Scarcities : DEARTHS
38
Annoy : PESTER
42
Fragrant resins : TOLUS
43
___ Lemper, German chanteuse : UTE
45
Strong forward movement : SURGE
46
Sockdolager : ONER
47
Acronym for a Rosicrucian order : AMORC
49
Long tale : SAGA
50
Sack : BAG
51
Mohammed's white steed : ALBORAK
53
Poorly lighted : DIM
54
Lake, source of the Mississippi : ITASCA
56
Famous French tapestries : GOBELINS
58
F. Alda's "Men, Women and ___" : TENORS
59
Amorous action by Jessica : ELOPING
60
W.W. II battle site : STLO
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What drones can't do : STING
Down
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More sallow : PASTIER
2
Cover girl Carol : ALT
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Holly plant : ILEX
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Namesakes of an Ibsen heroine : NORAS
5
Gives short measure : STINTS
6
Cries of triumph : AHAS
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Force : VIS
8
Encroach; trespass : INTRUDE
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Cause utter confusion : DERANGE
10
Small nightclub : BISTRO
11
Subordinate ruler : SATRAP
12
Film on the surface of a liquid : SCUM
13
Navigator's concern : ROUTE
14
Angry : WROTH
18
Much larger : HUGER
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Monster, half man-half horse : CENTAUR
23
Winged horse : PEGASUS
25
Soothsayers : SEERS
27
Citrus fruits : LIMES
29
Explosive : TNT
31
Knock : RAP
33
Pollex : THUMB
35
Gives to charity : DONATES
36
Posh : ELEGANT
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Comedian's assistant : STOOGE
39
Kind of post or stamp : TRADING
40
Urging (on) : EGGING
41
Great amount : REAMS
42
Book of the Apocrypha : TOBIT
44
Fauntleroy and Flynn : ERROLS
47
Word of woe : ALAS
48
Discoverer of Nova Scotia : CABOT
51
Height: Comb. form : ACRO
52
Cap de Gaulle wore : KEPI
55
Helios, to a Roman : SOL
57
Author Yutang : LIN

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1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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