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Barbara Brasure
New York Times, Wednesday, May 16, 1962
45-Down : St. Theresa was one.
Author:
Barbara A. Brasure
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J V W X }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Barbara Brasure has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Barbara A. Brasure is an alias for Barbara Brasure.
1 C | 2 I | 3 N | 4 Q | 5 S | 6 P | 7 U | 8 D | 9 C | 10 E | 11 N | 12 T | 13 S |
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14 P | N | E | U | 15 E | L | S | A | 16 H | E | A | R | T |
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17 A | R | N | E | 18 Q | U | A | D | 19 R | E | N | N | I | A |
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20 S | E | E | S | 21 O | U | T | 22 E | A | R | 23 D | C | I |
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24 T | R | I | O | 25 P | I | 26 Q | U | E | D |
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27 M | 28 A | 29 R | I | A | N | 30 A | 31 D | I | E | U | ||||
32 O | R | I | O | N | 33 B | R | E | D | 34 I | 35 T | 36 E | 37 M |
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38 A | M | E | N | 39 C | A | G | E | S | 40 Z | E | R | O |
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41 T | Y | N | E | 42 A | R | U | M | 43 A | P | R | I | L |
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44 R | 45 A | N | K | S | 46 H | O | R | N | E | D |
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47 G | 48 A | 49 T | S | B | Y | 50 L | E | N | O | |||||
51 A | D | O | 52 B | O | 53 G | 54 E | L | E | G | 55 I | 56 Z | 57 E |
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58 S | E | Q | 59 U | E | N | T | 60 I | A | L | 61 R | O | I | L |
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62 P | L | U | M | S | 63 B | O | R | A | 64 A | T | O | M |
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65 S | E | E | P | S | 66 R | U | N | S | 67 M | A | N | Y |
© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,688
Across
1
Five, in France. : CINQ
5
Spadelike tool. : SPUD
9
Small change. : CENTS
14
Type of tire: Abbr. : PNEU
15
Opera role. : ELSA
16
Tin Woodman's desire. : HEART
17
English composer. : ARNE
18
Presidential terms. : QUADRENNIA
20
Finishes. : SEESOUT
22
Concha. : EAR
23
7th cen. date. : DCI
24
Fates or Graces. : TRIO
25
Offended. : PIQUED
27
Maid ___. : MARIAN
30
Farewell. : ADIEU
32
Rigel's constellation. : ORION
33
Originated. : BRED
34
Particular. : ITEM
38
Word of approval. : AMEN
39
Elevator cars. : CAGES
40
Lowest point. : ZERO
41
Northumberland river. : TYNE
42
Wake-robin. : ARUM
43
Tulip time. : APRIL
44
Social strata. : RANKS
46
Describing Satan. : HORNED
47
Hero of the Twenties. : GATSBY
50
Fabric. : LENO
51
Pother. : ADO
52
Quagmire. : BOG
54
Commemorate. : ELEGIZE
58
Describing 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. : SEQUENTIAL
61
Vex. : ROIL
62
Fruits. : PLUMS
63
Icy cold wind of the Adriatic. : BORA
64
Jot. : ATOM
65
Percolates. : SEEPS
66
Quick trips. : RUNS
67
Numerous. : MANY
Down
1
Auditors. : CPAS
2
Concerning. : INRE
3
Goose of Hawaii. : NENE
4
Certain panelists. : QUESTIONERS
5
Shiny ornament. : SEQUIN
6
Outermost planet. : PLUTO
7
Member of NATO. : USA
8
Florida county. : DADE
9
Pierre's beloved. : CHERIE
10
Poetic contraction. : EEN
11
South American ostrich. : NANDU
12
Moment. : TRICE
13
Settled. : STAID
19
White water strongpoint. : RAPIDS
21
S. A. O. : ORAN
26
TV show. : QUIZPROGRAM
27
Ditch. : MOAT
28
Great number. : ARMY
29
Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
30
Alert watchman. : ARGUS
31
Judge. : DEEM
33
Snap. : BARK
35
Sea swallow. : TERN
36
Pennsylvania port. : ERIE
37
Die. : MOLD
39
Scenic attraction. : CANYON
43
Superior: Colloq. : AONE
45
St. Theresa was one. : ABBESS
46
Greece. : HELLAS
47
Pants audibly. : GASPS
48
Relative of Delia. : ADELE
49
Brimless hat. : TOQUE
50
Hear (of). : LEARN
53
Part of the U. K. : GTBR
55
See 64 Across. : IOTA
56
Heavenly city. : ZION
57
Abounding in certain trees. : ELMY
59
Diamond man. : UMP
60
Debtor's stopgap : IOU
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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