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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Tuesday, July 16, 1985

48-Down : Process sea water

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,034
Across
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Did work with : PLIED
6
Type of jazz singing : SCAT
10
Aperture : HOLE
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Utah river : UINTA
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___ Ranger : LONE
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Hyalite : OPAL
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Thurmond of S.C. : STROM
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Shortly : ANON
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Comical one : CARD
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Trickery : SHENANIGAN
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Stimulate : URGE
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Left : GONE
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Spring holiday : EASTER
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Kitchen device : MASHER
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Peel : STRIP
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Aleutian island : ATTU
33
Bristle : SETA
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Mentioned : NOTED
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Electioneered : STUMPED
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School : EDUCATE
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Rio dance : SAMBA
44
Celebration : GALA
46
River to the Caspian Sea : URAL
47
Less than : UNDER
49
Cuddle : NESTLE
51
Light-brown silken cloth : PONGEE
54
Film dog : ASTA
56
Excited : AGOG
57
Tricky action : SUBTERFUGE
63
"___ le roi!" : VIVE
64
Far East, etc. : ASIA
65
Certain test : FINAL
66
Constantly : EVER
67
Shakespearean king : LEAR
68
"Wait ___ Dark" : UNTIL
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Put trust in : RELY
70
Portable shelter : TENT
71
Soprano Mitchell : LEONA
Down
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"___ in Boots" : PUSS
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Baltic nat. : LITH
3
Concerning : INRE
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Jacket or collar : ETON
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Impair : DAMAGE
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Done in : SLAIN
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Produce a jam : CONGEST
8
Puzzler's ox : ANOA
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Sawbuck : TENNER
10
Trickery : HOCUSPOCUS
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Museum display, at times : OPART
12
Vast : LARGE
13
Presbyter : ELDER
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Scandinavian : NORSE
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Japanese aborgine : AINU
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Heap : MASS
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"___ boy!" : ATTA
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Unfermented grape juice : STUM
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Trickery : HUMBUGGERY
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Chinese weight unit : TAEL
34
Border : EDGE
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Fruit pie : TART
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Lat. phrase : ETAL
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Proofreader's "forget it" : DELE
40
Window part : PANE
42
"Divine Comedy" author : DANTE
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Omani man : ARABIAN
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Process sea water : DESALT
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Dressing-down : EARFUL
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Road constructor : PAVER
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Pointed arch : OGIVE
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Fresh : NOVEL
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Establish : START
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Plaintiff : USEE
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Select : FINE
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"___ the pure all things are pure": Paul : UNTO
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Earn : GAIN
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Cinders of comics : ELLA

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2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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