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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Tuesday, July 1, 1986

1-Down : Flatten a Soho flat

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,384
Across
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The Mounties: Abbr. : RCMP
5
Its leaf is on the Canadian flag : MAPLE
10
Bridge feat : SLAM
14
Wing on an ange : AILE
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Airs at the Met : ARIAS
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Marquette was one : PERE
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Chief trade artery of Canada : STLAWRENCERIVER
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Gaze; view : EYE
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"___ of God" : AGNES
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Aromatic herb : ANISE
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Exchange premium : AGIO
24
Disclose, to Donne : OPE
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Westernmost Canada : YUKONTERRITORY
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Nigerian province : BENIN
33
Require : NEED
34
West or Clarke : MAE
35
Lebanon's ___ Gemayel : AMIN
36
Merrymaking : REVEL
38
Leningrad's river : NEVA
39
Old car : REO
40
Flying license prerequisite : SOLO
41
Larry Bird, e.g. : CAGER
42
Former capital of Nova Scotia : ANNAPOLISROYAL
46
Ante : BET
47
Fashion's changing lines : HEMS
48
Ladle : SPOON
51
TV's "___ Vice" : MIAMI
53
In the manner of : ALA
56
Transcontinental rail system : CANADIANPACIFIC
59
Above : OVER
60
More pleasant : NICER
61
Banker's advice : SAVE
62
News : WORD
63
Lab vessel : FLASK
64
Very, in Vaudreuil : TRES
Down
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Flatten a Soho flat : RASE
2
Victoria or Regina : CITY
3
Miss, in Que. : MLLE
4
Legume : PEA
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Edge : MARGIN
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"Men ___ angels": Browning : ARENOT
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Evergreen tree : PINE
8
Resinous substances : LACS
9
Edmonton-to-Saskatoon dir. : ESE
10
Upright piano : SPINET
11
Jacob's third son : LEVI
12
Olympic hawk : ARES
13
Nothing more than : MERE
18
Conestoga ___ : WAGON
19
Swift : RAPID
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Related : AKIN
24
Pitcher Hershiser : OREL
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Its capital is Sanaa : YEMEN
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Marriage : UNION
27
Parting word : ENVOI
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Pawnee's cousin : REE
29
Psi follower : OMEGA
30
Entangle : RAVEL
31
Woman of the ___ : YEAR
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Silents vamp : BARA
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Cheer : ROOT
37
Annex : ELL
38
Negative votes : NAYS
40
Disburse : SPEND
41
Funny fellow : COMIC
43
"All ___!" : ABOARD
44
Figures : SHAPES
45
State; say : REMARK
48
Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
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Peacock in the sky : PAVO
50
Kayo blow : ONER
51
Post : MAIL
52
Quechuan : INCA
53
At a great distance : AFAR
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Dwell : LIVE
55
Reno "bullets" : ACES
57
News; data: Abbr. : INF
58
Adherent : IST

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

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