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Rhonda Kraus
Rhonda Kraus

New York Times, Friday, June 30, 1989

50-Down : Tiber tributary

Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { F J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,479
Across
1
Map : CHART
6
Dells' cousins : VALES
11
Shore bird : PLOVER
12
Ten-percenters : AGENTS
14
Imaginary monster : CHIMERA
15
Remove a light bulb : UNSCREW
17
Gypsy man : ROM
18
Snuggles : CUDDLES
20
Fuss : ADO
21
Son of Judah : ONAN
23
Nights, in Nancy : NUITS
24
Falsifier : LIAR
25
Locates : SITES
27
These: Fr. : CES
28
Intimates : HINTS
29
Symbols of royal authority : SCEPTRES
31
Dressmaker's insert : GUSSET
32
Social events : TEAS
33
Storage places : BINS
34
Stately dance : MINUET
37
Touched up old paintings : RESTORED
41
Better : AMEND
42
Exclamation : HAH
43
Show your pearly whites : SMILE
44
Thurmond of N.B.A. fame : NATE
45
Discussion group : PANEL
47
Knievel : EVEL
48
Morsel : ORT
49
He who "always rings twice" : POSTMAN
51
First transplant recipient : EVE
52
Trusting : RELIANT
54
Brother of Electra : ORESTES
56
Bridge holding : TENACE
57
Soup vessel : TUREEN
58
Poet Mark Van ___ : DOREN
59
Was informed : HEARD
Down
1
Milieu : CLIMATE
2
Same: Comb. form : HOM
3
With: Fr. : AVEC
4
Showing of "Gunsmoke" : RERUN
5
Defames : TRADUCES
6
Leaps : VAULTS
7
Choreographer De Mille : AGNES
8
Minus : LESS
9
Ref. book : ENC
10
Purées : STRAINS
11
Of speech sounds : PHONIC
13
Placid : SEDATE
14
Irascible : CROSS
16
Most evil : WORST
19
Machine tools : DIES
22
His festival date was July 23 : NEPTUNE
24
Lithe : LISSOME
26
Pegasus, e.g. : STEED
28
One-time silver "bulls" of Tex. : HUNTS
30
A murid : RAT
31
James Jones's heroes : GIS
33
Creature of monstrous size and power : BEHEMOTH
34
Landed estate : MANOR
35
Turkish inn : IMARET
36
Vexed : NETTLED
37
Rave's partner : RANT
38
Emulated Rosie : RIVETED
39
Bridge players' rule of ___ : ELEVEN
40
Strikes out : DELES
42
Shake a leg : HASTEN
45
City in Puerto Rico : PONCE
46
Jack ___, memorable actor : LARUE
49
Carson preceder : PAAR
50
Tiber tributary : NERA
53
A daughter of Cadmus : INO
55
Sun. talk : SER

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