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Christopher Sherwood
Christopher Sherwood

New York Times, Monday, July 10, 1989

9-Down : Secretary

Author:
Christopher Sherwood
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Christopher Sherwood has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,489
Across
1
Knock down in the ring : DECK
5
Entree precursor : SALAD
10
Hipster's raiment : DUDS
14
Acupuncture target : ACHE
15
Like a gymnast : AGILE
16
Theater prize : OBIE
17
Group at a coll. : FRAT
18
Tierney and Barry of the screen : GENES
19
Urge : GOAD
20
A certain sweater : TURTLENECK
22
Rustic road : LANE
23
Lasciviousness : LUST
24
Prevent : DETER
25
Cram, e.g. : MILER
28
Polo-pony grouping : STRING
32
Mistreated : ABUSED
34
Bothered incessantly : HARASSED
38
Actress Farrow : MIA
39
Gladiator's showplace : ARENA
41
Juan's treasure : ORO
42
Horace Mann was one : EDUCATOR
45
Charmingly old-fashioned : QUAINT
48
Reduces : ABATES
50
Mich. city SW of Kalamazoo : NILES
51
Antipasto follower : PASTA
54
Seed covering : ARIL
56
Elects : OPTS
57
TV adjunct : RABBITEARS
63
Bring to bay : TREE
64
Foreigner : ALIEN
65
Fulminate : RAIL
66
Minute : TINY
67
Blue-field fillers : STARS
68
Church calendar : ORDO
69
Blackthorn fruit : SLOE
70
Hustlers after rustlers : POSSE
71
Settle in : NEST
Down
1
Off one's rocker : DAFT
2
Beige : ECRU
3
Red-bellied trout : CHAR
4
Some pots : KETTLES
5
Wise ones : SAGES
6
James Bond et al. : AGENTS
7
Hook and sinker's companion : LINE
8
Actor Guinness : ALEC
9
Secretary : DESK
10
Certain golf holes : DOGLEGS
11
"Das Boot," e.g. : UBOAT
12
Actress Keaton : DIANE
13
Passover feast : SEDER
21
Angler's fly : LURE
24
Trait carrier : DNA
25
Russell role: 1958 : MAME
26
Footnote abbr. : IBID
27
Lanai get-together : LUAU
29
"Being ___," Sellers film : THERE
30
Sought office : RAN
31
A neighbor of Jordan : IRAQ
33
Microprocessor's diet : DATA
35
Begrime : SOIL
36
Sea eagle : ERNE
37
Morse-code elements : DOTS
40
Putrify : ROT
43
Gem or playing marble : CATSEYE
44
Arab garment : ABA
46
Army group : UNIT
47
Part of a Spad : AILERON
49
Side arms : SABERS
51
Actress Annie ___ : POTTS
52
May's lead-in : APRIL
53
Exec's helper : STENO
55
Washer cycle : RINSE
57
Coarse file : RASP
58
Countertenor : ALTO
59
Prejudice : BIAS
60
Rhine tributary : AARE
61
Drives out : RIDS
62
Opening for coins : SLOT

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