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Kathryn Righter
Kathryn Righter

New York Times, Friday, July 23, 1982

5-Down : Comedian's foil

Author:
Kathryn Righter
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { B J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Kathryn Righter has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,945
Across
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Peace ___ : CORPS
6
Firmly secured : FAST
10
Builder's wedge-shaped piece : SHIM
14
Ward off : AVERT
15
Sly look : LEER
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Garb for Galba : TOGA
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One of the media : RADIO
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Suffix in botany and zoology : ARIA
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Fleecy beasts : EWES
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Virginia is one : COMMONWEALTH
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S. African javelin : ASSEGAI
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Native of Susiana : ELAMITE
27
Gymnastic feat : KIP
28
Ferber and Millay : EDNAS
30
One of the Cyclades : TINOS
31
Guinness : ALEC
33
Cabinet dept. : AGR
34
Female ruff : REE
35
Paine work : COMMONSENSE
39
Born : NEE
40
Beaver construction : DAM
41
Snare : TRAP
44
Skipper's "Stop!" : AVAST
47
Brother of Prometheus : ATLAS
49
Cassiterite or bauxite : ORE
50
Dyed : COLORED
52
Craftsman : ARTISAN
54
Concern of the E.E.C. : COMMONMARKET
56
Name given to Esau : EDOM
57
S.A. monkey : TITI
58
Elevate : RAISE
62
Not any : NONE
63
N.Y. canal : ERIE
64
Of yore : OLDEN
65
Bushy clumps : TODS
66
Cong. members : REPS
67
French city, to the British : LYONS
Down
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Willys Knight, e.g. : CAR
2
Eggs for Livy : OVA
3
Magritte's "The ___ Model" : RED
4
Met soprano : PRICE
5
Comedian's foil : STOOGE
6
Hialeah bird : FLAMINGO
7
Gas: Prefix : AERO
8
Schooner gear : SEINES
9
Setline : TRAWL
10
Most like a sauna : STEAMIEST
11
" ... Lady, my brach, ___ Irish": Shak. : HOWLIN
12
"By the Time ___ Phoenix" : IGETTO
13
Does a k.p. job : MASHES
21
Bovary's title : MADAME
22
Consumed : EATEN
23
Alias : AKA
24
Part of R.S.V.P. : SIL
25
Buy on ___ (take a flyer) : SPEC
29
"Nola" composer : ARNDT
32
Broths : CONSOMMES
34
Casual observation : REMARK
36
Subway in Paris : METRO
37
Stipends : SALARIES
38
Cupid : EROS
42
Altar in the sky : ARA
43
Write : PEN
44
Ictus, e.g. : ACCENT
45
Black magic : VOODOO
46
Light tan : ALMOND
47
Regard with approval : ADMIRE
48
Kind of alcohol : STEROL
51
Go in : ENTER
53
Where Leghorn is : ITALY
55
Alert : ATIP
59
Words of consent : IDO
60
Ginza coin : SEN
61
Printers' units : ENS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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