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Elaine George
Elaine George

New York Times, Wednesday, June 1, 1988

5-Down : Three cause a K

Author:
Elaine George
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Elaine George has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,085
Across
1
Hawaiian food source : TARO
5
Twig : SPRIG
10
Letters : MAIL
14
King of Norway : OLAV
15
Threefold : TRINE
16
Killer whale : ORCA
17
Absolute : PURE
18
Very soft and liquid : RUNNY
19
Opinion : VIEW
20
Painful : SMARTING
22
Maligns : SMEARS
24
Wisecrack : JOKE
25
Sediment : LEES
26
Opera by Strauss : SALOME
29
Have concern : CARE
30
Squeeze out : EKE
33
Trojans' city : TROY
34
Talcs : SOAPSTONES
37
An anagram for raise : ARIES
39
A.M.A. members : DRS
40
Wheat type : SPELT
41
Domineered : LORDEDOVER
44
Author Gardner : ERLE
45
Lamb's mom : EWE
46
Challenge : DARE
47
Disturbs : ANNOYS
49
Groupies, e.g. : FANS
50
Andy's sidekick : AMOS
51
"O tender yearning, sweet ___!": Schiller : HOPING
54
Make necessary repairs : OVERHAUL
58
Operatic prince : IGOR
59
___ lazuli (blue mineral) : LAPIS
61
Quondam : ONCE
62
Stickum : GLUE
63
Obliterate : ERASE
64
Soccer great : PELE
65
Wrangle : HERD
66
Greek isle : DELOS
67
Have the lead : STAR
Down
1
Surpasses : TOPS
2
A styptic : ALUM
3
___ avis : RARA
4
Delighted : OVERJOYED
5
Three cause a K : STRIKES
6
Remove branches : PRUNE
7
Resound : RING
8
Admiral Benbow, e.g. : INN
9
Old Faithful, etc. : GEYSERS
10
Transfers : MOVES
11
Sortita : ARIA
12
Baker's aide : ICER
13
Statutes : LAWS
21
Turkey's name : TOM
23
Confronts : MEETS
25
Error : LAPSE
26
Hackneyed : STALE
27
Bow's partner : ARROW
28
French river : LOIRE
29
Slice the turkey : CARVE
30
January, in Madrid : ENERO
31
Grace or Gene : KELLY
32
Colo.'s ___ Park : ESTES
35
Aromas : ODORS
36
Unionless factories : OPENSHOPS
38
Family car : SEDAN
42
Drooped : DANGLED
43
Ancient Egyptian ruler : RAMESES
48
Neither's partner : NOR
49
Canned : FIRED
50
Dispatch boat : AVISO
51
Kind of way or land : HIGH
52
Give the glad eye to : OGLE
53
Rain cats and dogs : POUR
54
Iridescent stone : OPAL
55
"He hath spread ___ for my feet" : ANET
56
Home of coll. Bruins : UCLA
57
Lascivious look : LEER
60
Have being : ARE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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