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Alice H. Kaufman
Alice H. Kaufman

New York Times, Wednesday, July 4, 1979

26-Down : Broom made of twigs

Author:
Alice H. Kaufman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Alice H. Kaufman has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,830
Across
1
Grate : RASP
5
Gogol's "___ Bulba" : TARAS
10
Alone : SOLE
14
Yale team : ELIS
15
The chosen few : ELITE
16
Russian mountain range : URAL
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Old Glory and bald eagle : NATIONALEMBLEMS
20
Pronoun : ONE
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Afflict with ennui : BORE
22
He wrote "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" : ALBEE
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College quarters : DORM
24
Skin inflammation : ACNE
26
Some are heavenly : BODIES
29
Tending to stick together : CLANNISH
33
Reddish-gray kangaroo : EURO
34
Facilitate : EASE
35
Urban transportation agcy. : MTA
36
Old Glory : STARSANDSTRIPES
41
Assn. : ORG
42
Christmas or shoe follower : TREE
43
Ooze : SEEP
44
Communications : MESSAGES
46
Ices : CHILLS
48
Goad : PROD
49
___ Islands, off Ireland : ARAN
50
Word with sacro : ILIAC
53
Design : PLAN
54
Inquire : ASK
57
Old Glory : REDWHITEANDBLUE
61
Acute; sharp : KEEN
62
Menu : CARTE
63
Portent : OMEN
64
Spanish wives: Abbr. : SRAS
65
Iroquoian people : ERIES
66
Cordage fiber : BAST
Down
1
Nevada city : RENO
2
Actor Alda : ALAN
3
Location : SITE
4
Greek letter : PSI
5
Vickers and Velis : TENORS
6
Tocsin : ALARM
7
Make wrathful : RILE
8
Lunched : ATE
9
Religious sch. : SEM
10
Moody; sulky : SULLEN
11
Prince slain by the Ephraimites : OREB
12
Poor, as an excuse : LAME
13
Besides : ELSE
18
Woodwind : OBOE
19
Old Glory : BANNER
23
Memorable couturier : DIOR
24
"Woe is me!" : ALAS
25
Mold : CAST
26
Broom made of twigs : BESOM
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Extravagant : OUTRE
28
Hauls : DRAGS
29
Yields : CEDES
30
Urge forward : IMPEL
31
Pittsburgh product : STEEL
32
Fasteners on trunks : HASPS
37
Stiffness : STARCH
38
Ex-constellation : ARGO
39
Requirement : NEED
40
"The proof ... ___ the eating" : ISIN
45
Brings forth : SPAWNS
46
Wading birds : CRANES
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Foot's counterpart : HAND
49
Winged : ALATE
50
Annoys : IRKS
51
Sidelong look : LEER
52
Thought : IDEA
53
Elf or lovely woman : PERI
54
___ mater : ALMA
55
Makes an appeal : SUES
56
English county : KENT
58
Cold cubes : ICE
59
Sailor : TAR
60
Dylan or Newhart : BOB

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