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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Monday, June 1, 1992

5-Down : Time: Comb. form

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 5, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,546
Across
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Mammoth ___ National Park in 38 Down : CAVE
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Bow, Barton or Schumann : CLARA
10
Happy : GLAD
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Arabian sultanate : OMAN
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Wading bird : HERON
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Tops : AONE
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Path for Daniel Boone : WILDERNESSTRAIL
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Shelter : LEE
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Wheels for Nero : ROTAE
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Cleanse in water : RINSE
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Rational : SANE
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Lillie and Arthur : BEAS
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Western region of 38 Down bought from Chickasaws : JACKSONPURCHASE
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" ... lovely as ___": Kilmer : ATREE
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Emend : EDIT
35
Bunk : BED
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___ d'état : COUP
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Czar's decree : UKASE
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Melody : SONG
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Single : ONE
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Ending for song : STER
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Notched, as a leaf : EROSE
43
Land ___, national recreation area in 38 Down : BETWEENTHELAKES
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Formerly, of yore : ERST
48
Grain crop : OATS
49
Jai-alai basket-mitt : CESTA
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"No ___ talk to me": Housman : USETO
54
Water, in Lyon : EAU
57
Southeastern hts. of 38 Down : APPALACHIANMTNS
60
Actual : REAL
61
Augmenting : EKING
62
Pier : ANTA
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Freshen : PERK
64
Irish dramatist : SYNGE
65
Artless : NAIF
Down
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Hood : COWL
2
Female friend in France : AMIE
3
Singer Jerry ___ : VALE
4
Conclusion : END
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Time: Comb. form : CHRONO
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Meager; frugal : LENTEN
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In which 38 Down ranks 37th : AREA
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Young flowers : ROSEBUDS
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Reply to a ques. : ANS
10
Flashy; flamboyant : GARISH
11
Bank transaction : LOAN
12
Tropical cuckoos : ANIS
13
Strike out : DELE
18
Rub out : ERASE
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Region : TRACT
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Straw beehive : SKEP
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Amerind or canal : ERIE
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Biblical patriarch : JACOB
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Expiate : ATONE
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Vinegar bottle : CRUET
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Chipper: Dial. : PEART
30
Desi Arnaz's autobiography : ABOOK
31
Perceive : SENSE
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Borders : EDGES
37
Salt Lake City team : UTES
38
Bicentennial state: June 1, 1992 : KENTUCKY
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Sp. married women : SRAS
41
Of an ecological succession : SERAL
42
Singer John : ELTON
44
"Can ___?": J. Rivers : WETALK
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Farm chore : HOEING
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Fodder : EATAGE
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Freshwater fish : CARP
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Blunted sword : EPEE
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Sail support : SPAR
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Climb, in a way : SHIN
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Lab burner : ETNA
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Opposed : ANTI
56
Flying org. : USAF
58
D.D.E.'s 1956 opponent : AES
59
Fortify : MAN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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