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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Monday, June 27, 1983

2-Down : ___ fell swoop

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,284
Across
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Scene, as of a battle : SITE
5
Schussing equipment : SKIS
9
Scatter : STREW
14
Shortly : ANON
15
Lease : RENT
16
Delete : ERASE
17
Carrying case : PORTFOLIO
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"The ___ Mutiny" : CAINE
20
Toughen : INURE
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Presaged : PORTENDED
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Wasteland : DESERT
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Requirements : NEEDS
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Surrounded by : AMID
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Whinnies : NEIGHS
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Doorway curtains : PORTIERES
37
Condescend : STOOP
38
Byron's "before" : ERE
39
Ceremonies : RITES
41
Dr.'s group : AMA
42
Adjust to fit : ADAPT
45
Ship's windows : PORTHOLES
48
1776 Loyalists : TORIES
50
Blessing : BOON
51
Shoot from cover : SNIPE
54
Mondrian was one : ARTIST
58
Plant of the purslane family : PORTULACA
62
Abraham's wife : SARAH
63
Latticed bower : ARBOR
64
Carrying charge : PORTERAGE
66
Fence steps : STILE
67
Palo ___ : ALTO
68
Newscasters Pappas and Seamans : IKES
69
Onagers : ASSES
70
Adam or Mae : WEST
71
French river : OISE
Down
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Flavorful : SAPID
2
___ fell swoop : INONE
3
Convex molding : TORUS
4
Beg : ENTREAT
5
Rialto sign : SRO
6
Seaweed : KELP
7
Skull protuberance : INION
8
Stock up : STORE
9
Dissociates formally : SECEDES
10
Passage : TRANSIT
11
Commandos' specialty : RAID
12
Slave of yore : ESNE
13
Noxious growth : WEED
18
Nobelist in Physics: 1938 : FERMI
22
Knockout count : TEN
24
Row : TIER
27
Spigot leak : DRIP
29
Soccer score : GOAL
30
Residence : HOME
31
Health resorts : SPAS
32
Fuel of a sort : PEAT
33
Church calendar : ORDO
34
Kind of admiral : REAR
35
W.W. II area : ETO
36
Yugoslav : SERB
40
Greek promenade : STOA
43
Former Spanish gold coin : PISTOLE
44
Holding periods : TENURES
46
A quadruped : HORSE
47
Locale of Lake Nipigon : ONTARIO
49
Part of R.S.V.P. : SIL
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Small, fleshy fruit : PAPAW
53
School for Yvette : ECOLE
55
Mideasterner : IRAKI
56
Wise men : SAGES
57
The ones here : THESE
58
"Qué ___, médico?" ("What's up, doc?") : PASA
59
Food morsels : ORTS
60
Baseball stats. : RBIS
61
Fine ___ : ARTS
65
Reagan in 1913 : TOT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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