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Cromwell
Cromwell

New York Times, Wednesday, July 6, 1983

6-Down : Disintegrate

Author:
Cromwell
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2
Cromwell has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,293
Across
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Tendency : BENT
5
Clothing fabric : SERGE
10
Prefix with john or tasse : DEMI
14
On the Mediterranean : ASEA
15
Experiment : TRIAL
16
Surprise attack : RAID
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F. A. Bartholdi's creation : STATUEOFLIBERTY
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Coterie : SET
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Formed : MADE
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Evangel : GOSPEL
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Skilled : ABLE
24
Apron tops : BIBS
25
Seeds : SPORES
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Special-interest representative : LOBBYIST
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A malted beverage : LAGER
33
American ___, state tree of Del. : HOLLY
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"O brave ___ world ... !" : NEW
35
Employs : USES
36
Short story : CONTE
37
Light out : FLEE
38
Ave. relative : RTE
39
What tyros must learn : ROPES
40
Spout : ORATE
41
Disregard : PASSOVER
43
Type of drawing : CRAYON
44
Ghazels, e.g. : ODES
45
Satiate : CLOY
46
Kitchen tool : SLICER
49
Land of the Peacock Throne, once : IRAN
50
Coal size : PEA
53
Site of a D.C. French creation : LINCOLNMEMORIAL
56
Erstwhile : ONCE
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A sister of Melpomene : ERATO
58
In addition : ALSO
59
Last : WEAR
60
Leo's boss : TAMER
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Distribute : METE
Down
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Singing voice : BASS
2
Italian family of patrons : ESTE
3
Unmixed : NEAT
4
Make lace : TAT
5
Moves quietly : STEALS
6
Disintegrate : ERODE
7
Widespread : RIFE
8
Unit of acceleration : GAL
9
Qualified : ELIGIBLE
10
Stylish; elegant : DRESSY
11
Frontier figure : EARP
12
Tiny creature : MITE
13
Pastoral composition : IDYL
18
Reddish brown : UMBER
19
London cop : BOBBY
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"Scourge of mortals": Homer : ARES
24
Examines closely : BOLTS
25
Drink noisily : SLURP
26
Ristorante offering : PASTA
27
S-shaped moldings : OGEES
28
Anchorite : LONER
29
Mosaic, e.g. : INLAY
30
Take care of : SEETO
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'Twixt : TWEEN
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Partner of fears : HOPES
36
Bedspread : COVERLET
37
Ravel : FRAY
39
Agnes DeMille ballet : RODEO
40
Maine university town : ORONO
42
Cosmos' game : SOCCER
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Uproar : CLAMOR
45
Minoan land : CRETE
46
Poky : SLOW
47
Word with party or date : LINE
48
Peruvian Indian : INCA
49
Moslem priest : IMAM
50
Heap : PILE
51
Senator from N.C. : EAST
52
Medicinal plant : ALOE
54
Former Fed. agency : NRA
55
Ewe's mate : RAM

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