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Patterson Pepple
Patterson Pepple

New York Times, Thursday, July 26, 1990

31-Down : Slim and trim

Author:
Patterson Pepple
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 14, XRef: 3, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Patterson Pepple has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,870
Across
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Singer Lesley ___ : GORE
5
Cry of regret : ALAS
9
Recoiled : SHIED
14
Indigo : ANIL
15
Vichyssoise : SOUP
16
Casals's instrument : CELLO
17
Home for a tome : BOOKSTORE
19
Gazelle : ARIEL
20
With 38 and 50 Across, possible slogan for NOW : WOMANSPLACE
22
Flower's pollen bearer : STAMEN
26
U.S. spy org. : CIA
27
Pear, to Pedro : PERA
28
British ___ : ISLES
31
Suffragist Anna Howard ___ : SHAW
35
Generosity : LARGESSE
37
Oat genus : AVENA
38
See 20 Across : ISINTHEHOUSEAND
41
Birthmark : NEVUS
42
Cancelled : ANNULLED
43
P.S. building : ELEM
44
Rabbits' cousins : HARES
46
Greenish blue : TEAL
47
Barbara ___ Geddes : BEL
48
Singing brothers : EVERLY
50
See 20 Across : INTHESENATE
56
Gem measure : CARAT
57
Liz ___ of S.C. : PATTERSON
62
Blessed ___ : EVENT
63
Induce ennui : PALL
64
Congresswoman ___ Okar of Ohio : MARY
65
Down at the heels : SEEDY
66
Off Broadway award : OBIE
67
Resentful : SORE
Down
1
Blarney stone gift : GAB
2
"Sail ___ Union!" : ONO
3
Dolores Del ___ : RIO
4
Wapiti : ELK
5
Amaze : ASTONISH
6
Weft and woof milieu : LOOM
7
Halo : AURA
8
Pantry, in Ayr : SPENCE
9
___ Flow : SCAPA
10
Angler's fly : HERL
11
Pelvic bones : ILIA
12
Subject of B.F.'s kite experiment : ELEC
13
Bush's Secretary of Labor : DOLE
18
Neighbor of Norw. : SWE
21
Fem. sibling : SIS
22
Strip for drawing curves : SPLINE
23
Nap-raising plant : TEASEL
24
Achieve success : ARRIVE
25
Champagne size : MAGNUM
29
Reno-to-L.A. dir. : SSE
30
"Villa" composer : LEHAR
31
Slim and trim : SVELTE
32
Medic or medicine : HEALER
33
Temper steel : ANNEAL
34
Walking like a duck : WADDLY
36
French connectives : ETS
37
Tempe inst. : ASU
39
Unit : ONE
40
Disturb : UNSETTLE
44
"For ___ a jolly ... " : HES
45
Syrian city : ALEPPO
47
Rose in "Golden Girls" : BETTY
49
Neckline style : VEE
50
Chills the bubbly : ICES
51
Church section : NAVE
52
Dendrologist's concern : TREE
53
"The ___ that rocks ... " : HAND
54
Schwandorf's river : NAAB
55
King of the Huns : ATLI
58
Apt. units : RMS
59
___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
60
Gov. Kay ___ of Neb. : ORR
61
Comedian Louis : NYE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 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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