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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Tuesday, May 13, 1986

38-Down : Limit

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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S
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C
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A
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N
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L
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I
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E
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C
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O
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L
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T
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R
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B
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T
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I
R
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Q
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O
K
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O
P
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N
D
S
H
U
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U
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N
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O
O
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M
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A
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T
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E
R
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L
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W
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E
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S
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S
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A
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O
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T
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O
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L
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N
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P
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R
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M
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R
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E
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O
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E
R
G
S
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L
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A
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D
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F
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E
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N
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T
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Y
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N
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S
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G
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P
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H
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C
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L
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C
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A
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Y
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,335
Across
1
Scrutinizes : SCANS
6
Wrinkle : LINE
10
Young stallion : COLT
14
Moroccan capital : RABAT
15
Baghdad is its capital : IRAQ
16
Migrant worker in the 30's : OKIE
17
Undebatable subject : OPENANDSHUTCASE
20
Ladylike : SEDATE
21
"The Human Comedy" author : SAROYAN
22
Decorative container : URN
24
As well : TOO
25
Evidence giver : MATERIALWITNESS
34
Overhead : ABOVE
35
Corrida creature : TORO
36
Opposite of long. : LAT
37
Neck area : NAPE
38
Altercation : RUNIN
39
Pablo's valentine word : AMOR
40
W.W. II area : ETO
41
Work units : ERGS
42
Climbing vine : LIANA
43
Perry Mason, e.g. : DEFENSEATTORNEY
47
Decalogue adverb : NOT
48
Droop : SAG
49
Parish leaders : PASTORS
53
Kindling's kin : TINDER
58
Judge's command : ORDERINTHECOURT
61
Fabricator : LIAR
62
Center : CORE
63
Warbucks's ward : ANNIE
64
Beasts of burden : YAKS
65
Identical sibling : TWIN
66
Loamy deposit : LOESS
Down
1
Rialto signs : SROS
2
Ann or Charles : CAPE
3
Retired for the night : ABED
4
Dog in "Peter Pan" : NANA
5
Height : STATURE
6
Cover : LID
7
Tax org. : IRS
8
Slangy negatives : NAHS
9
Algebra problem : EQUATION
10
Hit film in 1985 : COCOON
11
Rubber-stamp : OKAY
12
"Mona ___" : LISA
13
Rock lover : TEEN
18
Saint Philip ___ : NERI
19
Jog : TROT
23
Mother ___ : NATURE
25
Like Leo : MANED
26
Let up : ABATE
27
"On ___ Old Smokey" : TOPOF
28
Preceding night : EVE
29
Alba ___ : LONGA
30
Watch holders : WRISTS
31
Violinist Mischa : ELMAN
32
Burgundy river : SAONE
33
Wander : STRAY
38
Limit : RESTRICT
39
It's all around us : AIR
42
Sensible : LOGICAL
44
Comes in : ENTERS
45
Jordanian queen : NOOR
46
London art gallery : TATE
49
Many: Comb. form : POLY
50
Peters solo : ARIA
51
Loc. of Pierre : SDAK
52
Winter whiteness : SNOW
54
A sinsation : NONO
55
Desert sight : DUNE
56
Discordant goddess : ERIS
57
Hwys. : RTES
59
Prefix with pod or cycle : TRI
60
Barnyard denizen : HEN

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