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Judith Perry
Judith Perry

New York Times, Friday, June 19, 1987

44-Down : Pineapples

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 87, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Judith Perry has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,737
Across
1
Use a shuttle : TAT
4
Classify : LABEL
9
Ohio town near Steubenville : ADENA
14
Part of a shandy : ALE
15
Old World lizard : AGAMA
16
He wrote "Rosemary's Baby" : LEVIN
17
Unyielding : HARDNOSED
19
Bird call : TWEET
20
Handyman, at times : REPAIRER
21
Rock star : PRINCE
22
Vocally devious : MEALYMOUTHED
24
Excludes : DEBARS
27
Large Japanese dog : AKITA
28
Affectations : AIRS
29
Kind of resistance : SALES
31
Browning's "___ Bratts" : NED
34
With deep grief : BROKENHEARTEDLY
38
Wield the needle : SEW
39
Devoutness : PIETY
40
L'Amour's "The Haunted ___" : MESA
41
"Funny Girl" subject : BRICE
43
Marauded : RAIDED
45
Spectacular : BREATHTAKING
49
Detest : LOATHE
50
Witty exchange : REPARTEE
54
Loosen : UNTIE
55
Jealous : GREENEYED
56
Pointer's best point : SCENT
57
Sauce for pasta : SALSA
58
Heir homophone : ERE
59
Sharpens : HONES
60
D.A. helpers : ASSTS
61
Absalom, to David : SON
Down
1
Wild goat : TAHR
2
Wings for Amor : ALAE
3
U. of Md. player : TERP
4
" ... Chattahoochee" poet : LANIER
5
Gathering places : AGORAS
6
City on the Rhine : BASEL
7
Polishing substance : EMERY
8
Terhune canine : LAD
9
Selfless individual : ALTRUIST
10
Slain Dutch statesman: 1672 : DEWITT
11
Equitable : EVENHANDED
12
Dorothy, to Em : NIECE
13
Fed the kitty : ANTED
18
Deep pink : DAMASK
21
Fireplace adjunct : POKER
23
Asian archipelago : MALAY
24
Small amounts : DABS
25
Where Hyde presided : EIRE
26
Intimidated : BROWBEATEN
29
Ghostly get-up : SHEET
30
At the age of: Lat. abbr. : AET
32
Other : ELSE
33
Pair : DYAD
35
Descriptive titles : EPITHETS
36
Recessed area : NICHE
37
Refugee : EMIGRE
42
Nubby fabric : RATINE
43
Most mature : RIPEST
44
Pineapples : ANANAS
45
Redden : BLUSH
46
Atlantic food fish : RONCO
47
Tapestry : ARRAS
48
Ships, via synecdoche : KEELS
51
Nautical ropes : TYES
52
Architect Saarinen : EERO
53
A Cotton Belt grape : EDEN
55
J. Low org. : GSA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 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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