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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Friday, June 18, 1993

38-Down : Writer Santha Rama ___

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,928
Across
1
Cliques : CABALS
7
Twin crystal : MACLE
12
Native of Idumaea : EDOMITE
14
Throws off course : DERAILS
16
City near Monterey : SALINAS
17
Fauna : ANIMALS
18
Child's device on wheels : SKATEBOARD
20
Part of Q.E.F. : ERAT
21
Part of a ltr. ending : YRS
22
Cordage fiber : SISAL
24
Watson's bailiwick : PGA
27
Trash collector : BIN
28
Hebrew letter : TSADE
32
Host : ARMY
34
Slapstick staple : PIE
35
Instant ___ on TV : REPLAY
36
Discounts : REBATES
38
Like Leno's patter : RISIBLE
39
She wrote "Bad Girl" : DELMAR
40
Bumpkin : OAF
41
Close to : NEAR
42
What inspired Watt : STEAM
43
Inst. at Dallas : SMU
44
Becker's drink additive : EIS
45
Peninsula of SE Quebec : GASPE
47
Appropriate : APT
50
Actor in "Elephant Boy" : SABU
53
Feat by 33 Down : TRIPLEAXEL
58
Windpipe : TRACHEA
60
Port east of San Francisco : ALAMEDA
61
Toxophilite's love : ARCHERY
62
Mended a chair : RECANED
63
Effulgence : SHINE
64
Alcohols used in perfumery : NEROLS
Down
1
Luck, to Liam : CESS
2
Island in the Andreanofs : ADAK
3
Gaucho's cord : BOLA
4
Friendship : AMITY
5
Grease pencil : LINER
6
Pierces : STABS
7
Patches : MENDS
8
Meyers of "Kate & Allie" : ARI
9
Feat by Dorothy Hamill : CAMELSPIN
10
Pseudomaniac : LIAR
11
Former Conn. Governor Grasso : ELLA
13
That, in Taxco : ESO
14
Bobby of songdom : DARIN
15
Visitor to J.F.K. : SST
19
Where Cambodge is : ASIE
23
Philippine tree : ATES
24
Cowboys' buddies : PARDS
25
Salute : GREET
26
Mosey along : AMBLE
27
Encore! : BIS
29
He wrote "The Sandbox" : ALBEE
30
___ Lama : DALAI
31
Onlookers : EYERS
33
Skating gold medalist Kristi ___ : YAMAGUCHI
34
For each : PER
35
Moroccan range : RIF
37
Author Janowitz : TAMA
38
Writer Santha Rama ___ : RAU
40
Sacred Buddhist mountain : OMEI
43
Bunch of cut flowers : SPRAY
46
Cubic meter : STERE
47
"Husbands and Wives" director : ALLEN
48
"___ be with you" : PEACE
49
Daughter of David : TAMAR
50
R.M.N.'s first V.P. : STA
51
Airport info : ARRS
52
"Goldberg Variations" man : BACH
54
Swedish author Lagerkvist : PAR
55
Strange: Comb. form : XENO
56
A Cather biographer : EDEL
57
Youths : LADS
59
Female grouse : HEN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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