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Beverly Tivin
Beverly Tivin

New York Times, Saturday, July 29, 1989

5-Down : Tillie of comics

Author:
Beverly Tivin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q W X Y }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Beverly Tivin has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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B
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C
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,508
Across
1
French fry : CHIP
5
Stale : TRITE
10
Tiff : SPAT
14
Oven : OAST
15
Exudes : OOZES
16
Stuff : CRAM
17
Supreme : PREEMINENT
19
Hither : HERE
20
May birthstones : EMERALDS
21
Cricket team : ELEVEN
23
___ strut (plane part) : OLEO
24
Former N.Y.C. mayor : BEAME
25
Stylish : DAPPER
28
Traces : REMNANTS
31
River to the Mediterranean : EBRO
32
Hollowed : CAVED
33
Add : TOT
34
Logger's travois : SLED
35
Annoyed : IRKED
36
Skirt type : MINI
37
What the dr. ordered : MED
38
Truckle, in a way : KNEEL
39
Ponerology topic : EVIL
40
Set right, in a way : ORIENTED
42
Discover : DETECT
44
Lineage : STIRP
45
Mendacious one : LIAR
46
Account : REPUTE
48
Union : MARRIAGE
52
Absolute property in feudal days : ALOD
53
Claim or title to something : PRETENSION
55
Ponder : MUSE
56
Greek dialect : IONIC
57
Rightful : TRUE
58
City in S France : ALES
59
Intimidate : DAUNT
60
Collections : SETS
Down
1
Ecclesiastical mantle : COPE
2
Mischief : HARM
3
Words of understanding : ISEE
4
Mollusk : PTEROPOD
5
Tillie of comics : TOILER
6
Musical form : RONDO
7
Endings for idol and immortal : IZES
8
Decade : TEN
9
Highly regarded : ESTEEMED
10
Outline : SCHEMA
11
Vitamin C for colds, e.g. : PREVENTIVE
12
Swiss river : AARE
13
D. C. group : TMEN
18
Capital of Maldives : MALE
22
Cry from a crow's-nest : LAND
24
Slant : BEVEL
25
Bond: Comb. form : DESMO
26
More qualified : ABLER
27
Incline : PREDISPOSE
28
Swept, as with the eyes : RAKED
29
Invigorating : TONIC
30
Pole or bird : STILT
32
Fawn : CREEP
35
Fearless : INTREPID
36
Versemakers : METRISTS
38
Link closely : KNIT
41
Piano exercises : ETUDES
42
Candid : DIRECT
43
Merit : EARN
45
Quarter preceder : LATIN
46
Hindu deity : RAMA
47
Jewish month : ELUL
48
Computer list : MENU
49
Yorkshire river : AIRE
50
Style; taste: Fr. : GOUT
51
Chemical endings : ENES
54
Kiwi : ROA

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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