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Elaine George
Elaine George

New York Times, Wednesday, June 26, 1985

9-Down : Femme ___

Author:
Elaine George
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Elaine George has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,014
Across
1
"To ___ and a bone ... ": Kipling : ARAG
5
Best-selling drink : COLA
9
Phase : FACET
14
Island off Java : BALI
15
Whilom Reagan Sec. of State : HAIG
16
Idolize : ADORE
17
"Give ___ a horse ... " : AMAN
18
Bayou soup ingredient : OKRA
19
Balzac's birthplace : TOURS
20
Iced, spiced wine drink : SANGAREE
22
Engine lever : TAPPET
23
Author Hunter : EVAN
24
Fountain treats : MALTEDS
25
Gyroidal : SPIRAL
28
Sack : FIRE
29
Torment : HARASSMENT
31
Aptly named cheese : EDAM
35
Askew : ATILT
36
"Snake eye" : ONE
37
Having wings : ALATE
38
Iranian of yore : MEDE
39
Baptism, matrimony, etc. : SACRAMENTS
41
Cause of ruin : BANE
42
Lord Nelson's crewmen : LIMEYS
43
Plentiful : COPIOUS
47
Last royal governor of Mass. : GAGE
48
Ethically neutral : AMORAL
49
Cooling drink : LEMONADE
53
Fall yard-worker : RAKER
54
Diminish : WANE
55
Top Romanov : TSAR
56
Upright : ONEND
57
Glimpsed : EYED
58
Envelope abbr. : ATTN
59
Gets stuck in muck : MIRES
60
This, to Maria : ESTA
61
Whoppers : LIES
Down
1
Down with, in Paris : ABAS
2
Hindu deity : RAMA
3
King of the comics : ALAN
4
Mixer at a bar : GINGERALE
5
Hymn tunes : CHORALS
6
Like a bucket of song : OAKEN
7
Capital of Rome : LIRE
8
One of the Khans : AGA
9
Femme ___ : FATALE
10
Espouse : ADOPT
11
Two-door on four wheels : COUPE
12
Threw wildly at Shea : ERRED
13
Checks and probes : TESTS
21
Skipper's "Stop!" : AVAST
22
Piquant : TART
24
U.M.W. member : MINER
25
Spurious : SHAM
26
Noggin : PATE
27
Crocus or gladiolus : IRID
28
Fight with Athos : FENCE
30
Voices anguish : MOANS
31
Basic and powerful : ELEMENTAL
32
Canute, for one : DANE
33
Ramsey Clark's occ. : ATTY
34
Kind of hall : MESS
37
Chico's comrade : AMIGO
39
Author Bellow : SAUL
40
San Francisco Bay city : ALAMEDA
41
Managerial groups : BOARDS
43
Hoppe shot : CAROM
44
Muscat native : OMANI
45
Raising game : POKER
46
Ballroom Castle : IRENE
47
Playwright Jean : GENET
49
Wagers : LAYS
50
Piedmontese wine center : ASTI
51
Go out with : DATE
52
Large sea birds : ERNS
54
Teensy : WEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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