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Gayle Dean
Gayle Dean

New York Times, Saturday, May 4, 1985

13-Down : High-school student

Author:
Gayle Dean
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Gayle Dean has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,961
Across
1
Statistician's aid : TABLE
6
Harvest : CROP
10
This may be bogged down : PEAT
14
Kind of TV card : IDIOT
15
Like Tonto's pal : LONE
16
Faulkner hero : ANSE
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Start of a paraphrased quote : CONSCIENCEISTHE
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Remaining : OTHER
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Leftover : END
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A son of Apollo : ION
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Branch : ARM
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Equip : RIG
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Hearth of yore : ASTRE
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City of Victory : CAIRO
32
Prompted : CUED
35
Stewart in "Rear Window" : EYER
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Bridal appendages : TRAINS
38
Campaign tactic : SMEAR
40
Author of quote : ELBERTHUBBARD
44
Stopper : BRAKE
45
Mobile homes? : TEPEES
47
Kind of china : BONE
50
Classify : SORT
52
Erotic yearning : LETCH
53
Weather away : ERODE
55
Ashcan target : SUB
57
"Alias" of Cliff Edwards : IKE
58
Trimming tool : ADZ
59
And so forth: Abbr. : ETC
62
His words are absurd : RAVER
65
End of paraphrased quote : MUZZLEOFTHEWILL
70
Selby's Gardner : ERLE
71
Ahriman's forte : EVIL
72
Andrea Doria's home : GENOA
73
Exploit : DEED
74
Dole : METE
75
Io's guardian : ARGUS
Down
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Twitch : TIC
2
Towse : ADO
3
Consisting of two terms : BINOMIAL
4
Ransom's "Lady ___" : LOST
5
Do aquatints : ETCH
6
Religious figure : CLERIC
7
Director Howard : RON
8
Story starter : ONCE
9
Hammer part : PEEN
10
Ballerina's ___ seul : PAS
11
Being : ENTITY
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On terra firma : ASHORE
13
High-school student : TEENER
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Suffix for halberd : IER
19
Violinist Kafavian : IDA
23
Play unit : ACT
24
Steak order : RARE
26
Certain oil wells : GUSHERS
28
Shawl for Pedro : SERAPE
30
Teased : RIBBED
31
Heavy blow : ONER
33
Second-largest bird : EMU
34
One of America's problems : DEBT
37
Fem. titles in Spain : SRAS
39
Eric IV's killer : ABEL
41
Boxing letters : TKO
42
Shy : RETIRING
43
Bedizen : DECK
46
Haggard novel : SHE
47
Glowed happily : BEAMED
48
Pornography, e.g. : ORDURE
49
Hose part : NOZZLE
51
Shelled reptile : TURTLE
54
Sea creature : EEL
56
Ebenezer word : BAH
60
Pullulate : TEEM
61
Sheltered bay : COVE
63
Star in Lyra : VEGA
64
Pitcher : EWER
66
Londoner's last letter : ZED
67
Tantrum : FIT
68
McGrew's lady : LOU
69
___ Palmas : LAS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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