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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Tuesday, April 24, 1990

55-Down : Blind as ___

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,777
Across
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"The Doctor's Dilemma" playwright : SHAW
5
Defraud : BILK
9
Dressed for the choir's performance : ROBED
14
Vaulter's need : POLE
15
Dies ___ : IRAE
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___ Gay, famed plane : ENOLA
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Fencing item : EPEE
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Conceited : VAIN
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Account entry : DEBIT
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"The ___ Show," best TV comedy series: 1962-65 : DICKVANDYKE
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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___ Abner : LIL
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Start of a Dickens title : ATALE
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"Don't ___ spilt milk" : CRYOVER
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At low speed : SLOWLY
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"You ___ There" : ARE
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Admit : LETON
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Western resort lake : TAHOE
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Gives a silent O.K. : NODS
40
Lost a lap : STOOD
42
Captures : NABS
43
Snooped : NOSED
45
Plus : ASSET
47
Stat for Hojo : RBI
48
Tali locales : ANKLES
50
Like Tallulah's voice : THROATY
52
Vote into office : ELECT
54
Laver or Serling : ROD
55
Entire : ALL
57
"The ___ Show," best TV comedy series: 1955-57 : PHILSILVERS
63
Mont. city : BUTTE
65
Tiny speck : MOTE
66
"___ Rhythm" : IGOT
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Crazy as ___ : ALOON
68
Stravinsky : IGOR
69
On one's rocker? : SANE
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In proper harmony : TUNED
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Ninny : DOPE
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Holland export : EDAM
Down
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Hurried : SPED
2
Ariz. Pueblo : HOPI
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Writer Waugh : ALEC
4
Every seventh day : WEEKLY
5
Mussels, clams, etc. : BIVALVES
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Persia, now : IRAN
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"The best ___ schemes ... " : LAID
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Nairobi is here : KENYA
9
Gave out poker cards again : REDEALT
10
A person : ONE
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"The ___ Show," best TV comedy series: 1961 : BOBNEWHART
12
Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
13
Go out with : DATE
21
Early stringed instrument : VIOL
22
Jewelers' measures: Abbr. : KTS
26
Bank transaction : LOAN
27
Sing à la Bing : CROON
28
"The ___ Show," best TV comedy series: 1951 : REDSKELTON
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Sundance Kid's girl : ETTA
30
Perch : ROOST
32
Theater vestibule : LOBBY
33
"___ Can," Sammy Davis Jr. book : YESI
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Grandma Moses : ANNA
36
Snack : NOSH
39
Broker's order : SELL
41
Rump : DERRIERE
44
Pool area : DEEPEND
46
Implement : TOOL
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J.H.S., e.g. : SCH
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Counsel : ADVISE
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Shy : TIMID
55
Blind as ___ : ABAT
56
Humdinger : LULU
58
Trademark, for short : LOGO
59
"Whoa!" : STOP
60
Mild oath : EGAD
61
Barrett or Jaffe : RONA
62
Flower support : STEM
64
Low digit : TOE

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