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Kay Sullivan
Kay Sullivan

EPONYMS

New York Times, Sunday, July 10, 1988

59-Down : Estuaries

Author:
Kay Sullivan
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 82, Avg Word Len: 5.13, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 542 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 119, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 15, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Kay Sullivan has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,124
Across
1
Writer Jong : ERICA
6
Cape Town money : RAND
10
Shade of blonde : ASH
13
NATO's defunct cousin : SEATO
18
Palindromic scanning device : RADAR
19
Hershfield hero : ABIE
20
Sandpiper : REE
21
Southwestern Amerind : APACHE
22
Feminist who helped women make great strides : AMELIAJBLOOMER
25
Ford's successor : CARTER
26
Famed observatory : PALOMAR
27
Field marshal who had something up his sleeve : LORDRAGLAN
29
Ibsen character : ASE
30
Heavyweight champion: 1934-35 : BAER
32
Melville work : OMOO
33
Notables : PERSONAGES
38
"___ quam videre" (N.C. motto) : ESSE
40
Impertinent : FLIP
44
Relative of D.S.O. : OBE
45
Rhythmical cadence : LILT
46
More Machiavellian : SLIER
47
Rational : SANE
48
Red-ink item : LOSS
50
Operatic toast of two continents : NELLIEMELBA
52
"Judith" composer : ARNE
53
Lamb who had a Mary : ELIA
54
Heraldic wreath : ORLE
55
A memorable Nelson : RICKY
56
Trollope's "Ayala's ___" : ANGEL
57
Dandie ___ (terriers) : DINMONTS
59
Uncle ___ of early TV : MILTY
60
Their wood is used for bridges : ALDERS
61
Rubber trees : ULES
62
Loves too fondly : DOTES
63
Gush : SPEW
64
Human beings, e.g. : BIPEDS
67
City on the Loire : TOURS
68
Lunch-counter features : SPECIALS
72
Baal and Baphomet : IDOLS
73
"La Plume de ma ___" : TANTE
74
Cartel formed in 1960 : OPEC
75
Brand or trademark : CHOP
76
Abound : TEEM
77
His signature led all the rest : JOHNHANCOCK
79
Mata follower : HARI
80
Relative of bye-bye : TATA
81
Eaglewood : ALOES
82
Thine, in Aix : ATOI
83
Chemical ending : INE
84
Croat, e.g. : SLAV
85
Kin of a strada : ITER
86
Painted a sign over : RELETTERED
90
A. A. Fair's real first name : ERLE
92
London domicile : FLAT
94
Bird of prey : ERN
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She saw a ray of hope in the dark : MARIECURIE
99
Gave in : ACCEDED
103
Rescuer : SAVIOR
104
Staunch defender, contender and bitter-ender : NICOLASCHAUVIN
108
Winkles out : EJECTS
109
"___ bin ein Berliner": J.F.K. : ICH
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Auricular : OTIC
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More abstemious : DRIER
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British informers : NARKS
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Upsilon preceder : TAU
114
Pant : GASP
115
Ala. city : SELMA
Down
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Paleozoic, e.g. : ERA
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Approach of a sort : RAMP
3
Inkling : IDEA
4
Memorable diva : CALLAS
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Melodious : ARIOSO
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Indian chief : RAJA
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N.E. is one : ABBR
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Nothing : NIL
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___ volente : DEO
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Mail : ARMOR
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Soothsayer : SEER
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Wrangle : HERD
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Etymon of spaghetti : SPAGO
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First fast-food fancier : EARLOFSANDWICH
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Recorded proceedings : ACTA
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Now partner : THEN
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Above, poetically : OER
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"I Am ___": Van Druten : ACAMERA
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TV sitcom : AMEN
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Comedian Olsen : OLE
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" ... ___ any other name ... " : ROSEBY
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Ball star : BELLE
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Once-powerful republic of NW Italy : ASTI
33
Punted : POLED
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Mezzo role in "Don Carlos" : EBOLI
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Varnish ingredient : RESIN
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An anagram for alters : ALERTS
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Mushroom features : GILLS
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Opts : ELECTS
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Smooth and lustrous : SILKY
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Sweater size : LARGE
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Kind of circle : INNER
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Shucks : PEELS
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Shows approval : SMILES
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He made his mark by not making his mark : SAMUELMAVERICK
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Canonical hours : NONES
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Ethiopian province : ERITREA
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Hardy villain : ALEC
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Early car pioneer : OLDS
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Estuaries : MOUTHS
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"___ of troubles": Erasmus : APECK
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Sierra Nevada pass : DONNER
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Money in coin : SPECIE
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Bollards : BITTS
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Perfect : IDEAL
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Gabriele D'Annunzio, e.g. : POETA
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Western lake resort : TAHOE
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Bobbin : SPOOL
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" ... ___ of yon gray head" : AHAIR
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Actor Greene : LORNE
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Played the mole : SPIED
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Early invader of Mexico : TOLTEC
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Double quartet : OCTET
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Turnkeys : JAILERS
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Ancient Japanese capital : NARA
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Cal. or Georgia : TECH
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"She ___ on it so light": Shak. : TREADS
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Last : ENDURE
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Wild scenes : RIOTS
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Light, triangular shawl : FICHU
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Sign of early August : LEO
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Goya subject : MAJA
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Maintain : AVER
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Military group : UNIT
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Costa ___ : RICA
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Sale condition : ASIS
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Letters on a Russian plane or athlete : CCCP
101
Vile anagram : EVIL
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Per ___ : DIEM
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E.M.K. is one : SEN
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Nautical record : LOG
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Alma-___, Soviet city : ATA
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Hunter's org. : NRA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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