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Virginia L. Yates
Virginia L. Yates

New York Times, Tuesday, July 12, 1983

7-Down : "___ smile be your umbrella"

Author:
Virginia L. Yates
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Virginia L. Yates has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,299
Across
1
Burns or Macbeth : SCOT
5
Gobble : WOLF
9
Whiz : ZOOM
13
Test answer : TRUE
14
British horse dealer : COPER
15
Brink : EDGE
16
Rank : RATE
17
Stradivari's teacher : AMATI
18
Weapon for a gaucho : BOLA
19
From ___ Z : ATO
20
In difficulty : OVERABARREL
22
Contrite : PENITENT
24
Lingerie item : BRA
25
Theater acronym : ANTA
26
Like a greased pig : ELUSIVE
30
Norman battle site : STLO
32
Sham splendor : TINSEL
35
Bess Truman, ___ Wallace : NEE
36
"Common Sense" author : PAINE
38
Morsel : BIT
39
Merman or Waters : ETHEL
41
German city on the Danube : ULM
42
Steps over fences : STILES
45
Oh, oh! : OOPS
46
Admonishes : REBUKES
48
Informal conversation : CHAT
50
Female swan : PEN
51
___ Joe Namath : BROADWAY
55
In a troubled state : UNDERACLOUD
59
I love: Lat. : AMO
60
Fish-eating bird : LOON
61
Rodomontade : BOAST
62
Fuss : STEW
63
Played the copycat : APED
64
Large-eyed Asiatic lemur : LORIS
65
Cad : HEEL
66
Stack, in "The Untouchables" : NESS
67
Robert ___ : ELEE
68
Slips up : ERRS
Down
1
Bind, in a way : STRAP
2
Heap : CRATE
3
In difficulty : OUTONALIMB
4
Ess follower : TEE
5
Meg and Amy were little ones : WOMEN
6
Style of painting : OPART
7
"___ smile be your umbrella" : LETA
8
Waste time : FRIBBLE
9
Striped equines : ZEBRAS
10
Fragrance : ODOR
11
Make eyes at : OGLE
12
Buffet, e.g. : MEAL
14
Warning : CAVEAT
20
Diamond great : OTT
21
As ___ (generally) : ARULE
23
Party to : INON
26
Ferrara family : ESTE
27
Beset with trouble : INHOTWATER
28
Barkley nickname : VEEP
29
Snigglers' quarry : EELS
30
Urge : SPUR
31
Yarn : TALE
33
Sacred Nile bird : IBIS
34
Nothing : NIL
37
Glacial ridge : ESKER
40
Amphibian : TOAD
43
Like an excellent argument : TENABLE
44
Talent seekers : SCOUTS
47
Topples : UPENDS
49
Possessed : HAD
51
Tantara : BLARE
52
O'Grady of song : ROSIE
53
Moslem prince : AMEER
54
Bays : YOWLS
55
___ Bator : ULAN
56
Slangy rejection : NOPE
57
Legal Janes and Johns : DOES
58
Sandburg's "___ Tombs" : COOL
62
Haggard opus : SHE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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