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C. McInerney
C. McInerney

New York Times, Thursday, July 15, 1993

1-Down : ___ from the blue

Author:
C. McInerney
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 16, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
C. McInerney has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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X
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L
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D
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D
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,955
Across
1
Witt feat : AXEL
5
Balletic Shearer : MOIRA
10
Aubrey Solomon ___ of Israel : EBAN
14
Part of a basilica : BEMA
15
"The Wind in the Willows" character : OTTER
16
Actress Moore : DEMI
17
Singleton : ONER
18
Nine points of the law : POSSESSION
20
"But thou ___ in thy throat": Shak. : LIEST
22
Ma's toy? : YOYO
23
Panjim is here : GOA
24
La Brea sights : TARPITS
27
Famed septet : WONDERS
29
Dried poppy juice : OPIUM
31
Dos preceder : UNO
32
Like Pegasus : ALAR
35
Porter's "___ Love" : TRUE
37
Ruy Diaz de Bivar : ELCID
41
Nine of diamonds : CURSEOFSCOTLAND
44
Outdo : EXCEL
45
Actress Ward : SELA
46
Arch of defeat : YOKE
47
Sparks of films : NED
49
Showed interest : SATUP
51
Nine-sided figure : NONAGON
55
Ancient Balkan region : THRACIA
59
A Hogg : IMA
60
Nile bird : IBIS
62
Actor Leon ___ : ERROL
63
Nine-columned : ENNEASTYLE
67
Actress Daly : TYNE
68
Wrath of God's vessel : VIAL
69
Avifauna : ORNIS
70
Poet from Naishápúr : OMAR
71
"___ Rider" : EASY
72
Carols : NOELS
73
Snuggery : NEST
Down
1
___ from the blue : ABOLT
2
Godunov's daughter : XENIA
3
Qatar nabob : EMEER
4
"By the Nine Gods" he swore : LARSPORSENA
5
"Rag ___," 1950 song : MOP
6
Neb. Sioux : OTO
7
___-bitsy : ITSY
8
Broadcast again : RESOW
9
"___ Sincere?": 1957 song : AREYOU
10
Pub. chiefs : EDS
11
Ecru's kin : BEIGE
12
"I never saw ___": Dickinson : AMOOR
13
"___ Book": Burdick : NINAS
19
Petrarchan poem : SONNET
21
Cumshaw : TIP
25
Bandleader Puente : TITO
26
Rides the waves : SURFS
28
Her first film was "9 to 5" : DOLLYPARTON
30
Nine of mythology : MUSES
32
Sampras specialty : ACE
33
"___ et veritas" : LUX
34
Fogbow : ARC
36
Brilliance : ECLAT
38
Playwright Yu : CAO
39
Sign : INK
40
Ike's inits. : DDE
42
Poesia triste : ELEGIA
43
Imprecation : OATH
48
Beerbohm's "Zuleika ___" : DOBSON
50
Fail tail : URE
51
Snow, to Sancho : NIEVE
52
"___ vincit amor" : OMNIA
53
Pram pushers : NANAS
54
TNT part : NITRO
56
Hamilton's "___ a River" : CRYME
57
Certain grapes : IONAS
58
Argus-eyed : ALERT
61
Ago, to Burns : SYNE
64
Mount ___, Nev. : ELY
65
Mae West role : LIL
66
Host follower : ESS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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