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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Saturday, June 27, 1992

60-Down : Spore sacs in fungi

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,572
Across
1
Kingsley or Gazzara : BEN
4
Position in yoga : ASANA
9
Help a hood : ABET
13
Singer Guthrie : ARLO
14
Kind of fish or dust : ANGEL
15
Use a cat-o'-nine-tails : LASH
16
No-nos at 37 Across : FOOTFAULTS
18
Old woman: Ger. : ALTE
19
Headwear in Bombay : TOPEE
20
Muffin : GEM
21
Mr. Standish : MILES
22
W Texas city : ODESSA
24
Forbidden : TABU
26
Certain line : BEE
27
Saul's grandfather : NER
28
Order to motorists : SLO
30
Bilko and Pepper : NONCOMS
32
Oct. casualty : DST
34
European mil. group : IRA
36
Thomas, Asa and Erin : GRAYS
37
Scene of tennis stars' June gathering : WIMBLEDON
40
Playwright's ploy : ASIDE
42
To's companion : FRO
43
Chemists' org. : ACS
46
Winter wear : MITTENS
48
Barley appendage : AWN
50
Merkel of films : UNA
52
Wander : ERR
53
Aleutian island : ATKA
55
City near Pompeii : NAPLES
57
Then, in Toulon : ALORS
59
Ragweed genus : IVA
61
Kyle and Tobin of football : ROTES
62
Polder's protection : DIKE
63
Kind of drive at 37 Across : CROSSCOURT
65
Singles : ONES
66
Stroke at 37 Across : SLICE
67
F.D.R. was one : PRES
68
Author Morris ___ : WEST
69
Sonar, in England : ASDIC
70
But, to Cassius : SED
Down
1
Hatched : BROODED
2
Certain runaways : ELOPERS
3
Students' jottings : NOTES
4
Drivers' org. : AAA
5
Cozy : SNUG
6
Shoelace adornment : AGLET
7
Becker or Lendl : NETMAN
8
Pacino and Jolson : ALS
9
Jai ___ : ALAI
10
Ammunition supplier in 37 Across : BALLBOY
11
Honors : ESTEEMS
12
Necessities for some degrees : THESES
13
Burns's "Sweet" river : AFTON
17
Actor Parker : FESS
21
Saki : MUNRO
23
Food : ALIMENT
25
Bemire : BOGDOWN
29
Scepter's companion : ORB
31
Site of the first miracle : CANA
33
Tease : TWIT
35
TV alien : ALF
38
Starts of inventions : IDEAS
39
Christian ___ : ERA
40
El Al is one : AIRLINE
41
Drives at 37 Across : STROKES
44
Tillage : CULTURE
45
Showed disdain : SNEERED
46
Kind of beauty : MEADOW
47
Sounds of bagpipes : SKIRLS
49
Govt. agent : NARC
51
D.A.'s staff members : ASSTS
54
Dodge : AVOID
56
Tires out : POOPS
58
Sign on a staff : REST
60
Spore sacs in fungi : ASCI
63
Historical initials of 1861 : CSA
64
Like some wine : SEC

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

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