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Barbara J. Weakley
Barbara J. Weakley

New York Times, Saturday, June 28, 1986

27-Down : One of the Four Horsemen

Author:
Barbara J. Weakley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Barbara J. Weakley has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,381
Across
1
Kayo blow : ONER
5
Actress Toren : MARTA
10
Painter Holbein : HANS
14
Subject of a "Manon" aria : REVE
15
___ the hole (hidden asset) : ACEIN
16
Australian bird : EMEU
17
Corp. V.I.P. : EXEC
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Refuse a dare : CHICKENOUT
20
Afflicted : STRICKEN
22
Wolfish : LUPINE
23
Rewarded : PAID
24
Agglutinins : SERA
25
Native of Huancayo, e.g. : ANDEAN
28
Yielded : RETURNED
32
Actress McClanahan : RUE
33
Sprayed a mugger : MACED
35
Pool member : STENO
36
Heavy coach : DRAG
38
Finish lines : WIRES
40
Antisubmarine weapon : YGUN
41
Bar at the bar : ESTOP
43
Paint cleaners, for short : TURPS
45
Leandro's amorosa : ERO
46
In debt : BEHOLDEN
48
Roland's friend : OLIVER
50
Port ___ in Egypt : SAID
51
Temper : MOOD
52
Glazes : SLEETS
55
Nags constantly : HENPECKS
59
Categorize : PIGEONHOLE
61
Nautical term : ALEE
62
Berlin's "He's ___ Picker" : ARAG
63
Duck down : EIDER
64
Annealing oven : LEER
65
Emulated Tammy Wynette : SANG
66
Sycophant's responses : YESES
67
One man performances : SOLI
Down
1
Placer materials : ORES
2
Succeeding : NEXT
3
Word with more or after : EVER
4
Child's suggestion : RECIPE
5
Coat or boat : MACKINAW
6
Pined : ACHED
7
Part of a martingale : REIN
8
Fixation : TIC
9
Short sock : ANKLET
10
Quilting bee, for one : HENPARTY
11
Henri's "Help!" : AMOI
12
Nine, in Nürnberg : NEUN
13
Flock of mallards : SUTE
19
The Southeast wind : EURUS
21
Loom part : CAAM
24
Passover feast : SEDER
25
Egyptian unit of capacity : ARDEB
26
Maass, e.g. : NURSE
27
One of the Four Horsemen : DEATH
28
Summer TV program : RERUN
29
Israeli desert : NEGEV
30
Harden : ENURE
31
Charitable one : DONOR
34
Quoted : CITED
37
Zero : GOOSEEGG
39
Lovers, in the Gay Nineties : SPOONERS
42
"Philebus" author : PLATO
44
Sterne's Dr. ___ : SLOP
47
Epcot name : DISNEY
49
Paragons : IDEALS
51
Brawl : MELEE
52
Evian and Vichy : SPAS
53
Turkish coin : LIRA
54
Richard of films : EGAN
55
Brick carriers : HODS
56
Gantry's wife : CLEO
57
Howard of musicals : KEEL
58
Sonora Indian : SERI
60
Tear : HIE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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