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Peter G. Snow
Peter G. Snow

New York Times, Monday, August 14, 1989

58-Down : Wet

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { B F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 245 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,524
Across
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Stripling : SPRIG
6
Judicious : SAGE
10
Follower of garage or white : SALE
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Partner of kicking : ALIVE
15
Bosc : PEAR
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Washington's bills : ONES
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Baffling question : POSER
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"Damn Yankees" role : LOLA
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Optical-instrument part : LENS
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Home of some Bulldogs : DESMOINESIOWA
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Linkletter : ART
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Asner and Begley : EDS
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Personnel director's activity : HIRING
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Withered : SERE
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Expressions of delight or regret : AHS
34
Soon : ANON
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Concern of a C.P.A. : ACCT
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Slang : ARGOT
39
Home of some Bulldogs : RUSTONLOUISIANA
42
Previous : PRIOR
43
Okla. city : ENID
44
Jetty : PIER
45
J.F.K., once : SEN
46
Medicinal plant : ALOE
48
Alters, as a bill : AMENDS
50
Consumed : ATE
51
Sigma preceder : RHO
52
Home of some Bulldogs : ATHENSGEORGIA
59
Blackthorn : SLOE
60
Raced : TORE
61
Furze : GORSE
63
Kett of the comics : ETTA
64
Watched : EYED
65
Tanks, etc. : ARMOR
66
Balsa, e.g. : WOOD
67
Some votes : NAYS
68
Tide types : NEAPS
Down
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Pine secretion : SAP
2
Drudge or trudge : PLOD
3
Get up : RISE
4
Burl of songdom : IVES
5
Kind of shepherd : GERMAN
6
Separate : SPLIT
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Very long time : AEON
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Strong wind : GALE
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Pencil part : ERASER
10
Flies alone : SOLOS
11
Once again : ANEW
12
Musical Horne : LENA
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Snaky letter : ESS
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Church instrument : ORGAN
22
Concepts : IDEAS
25
Angelic instruments : HARPS
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Habituate : INURE
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Violinist's purchase : ROSIN
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"___ each life some rain ... " : INTO
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Tea cake : SCONE
30
Small, ornamental case : ETUI
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Once more : AGAIN
32
Sharpened : HONED
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Stripes' partners : STARS
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Singer Laine : CLEO
38
Mature : RIPE
40
Emulate Demosthenes : ORATE
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A neighbor of British Columbia : IDAHO
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Meager : LENTEN
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Henry or J. P. : MORGAN
50
In the lead : AHEAD
51
Clarinet and oboe : REEDS
52
Saxophone type : ALTO
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Oz dog : TOTO
54
Oriental sauce : SOYA
55
Jane or Zane : GREY
56
Author Vidal : GORE
57
Lemmon's girl in a 1963 film : IRMA
58
Wet : ASOP
59
Baste : SEW
62
Vocalized pauses : ERS

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