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Nancy S. Ross
Nancy S. Ross

New York Times, Monday, August 15, 1988

12-Down : Wrestlers' pads

Author:
Nancy Scandrett Ross
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3
Nancy S. Ross has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 22 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Scandrett Ross is an alias for Nancy S. Ross.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,160
Across
1
Pay a visit : CALL
5
Asian serpent : KRAIT
10
"Aeneid" starter : ARMA
14
"___ of the Mind," Shepard play : ALIE
15
Browning's Ben Ezra, e.g. : RABBI
16
Prejudice : BIAS
17
Symphonic favorite : BEETHOVENSFIFTH
20
Guard : SENTINEL
21
Dodger of yore : REESE
22
Guest room, sometimes : DEN
23
Mild expletives : GEES
25
Captain : MASTER
29
Tunes : AIRS
30
Baste : SEW
33
Funnyman Johnson : ARTE
34
Cook's cover : APRON
35
Employ : USE
36
Popular piano piece : MOONLIGHTSONATA
40
Prefix for bar or gram : ISO
41
Architectural ridge : ARRIS
42
Finished : OVER
43
Conger : EEL
44
Faded away : DIED
45
Accent : STRESS
47
Otherwise : ELSE
48
Dep. : STA
49
Cinematic Superman : REEVE
52
Rascal : SCALAWAG
57
Virtuoso's showpiece : EMPERORCONCERTO
60
Dock : PIER
61
Dahl of "Kiss Kiss" : ROALD
62
Clarinet, e.g. : REED
63
Copy editor's term : STET
64
Hitchcock film, with "The" : BIRDS
65
Bills that pay few bills : ONES
Down
1
Holmes's hansoms : CABS
2
Sailor's direction : ALEE
3
Banker's word : LIEN
4
Latvian : LETT
5
Coins of Copenhagen : KRONER
6
"Nevermore" utterer : RAVEN
7
First victim : ABEL
8
___-Saud : IBN
9
Common contraction : TIS
10
"___ Irish Rose" : ABIES
11
Widespread : RIFE
12
Wrestlers' pads : MATS
13
Court figure : ASHE
18
Secrete : HIDE
19
San Joachin valley city : FRESNO
23
Measures the circumference of : GIRTS
24
Greek Cupid : EROS
25
Ike's wife : MAMIE
26
"___ by any other name ... ": Shak. : AROSE
27
Barfly's perch : STOOL
28
"Perfect" number : TEN
29
Plant pest : APHID
30
Debonair : SUAVE
31
___ Park, Colo. valley : ESTES
32
Has on : WEARS
34
Concur : AGREE
37
Soup server : LADLER
38
Eye part : IRIS
39
Neither's partner : NOR
45
Easels, e.g. : STANDS
46
Soft mineral : TALC
47
A Navratilova rival : EVERT
48
Chide : SCOLD
49
Corded fabrics : REPS
50
Release : EMIT
51
Fencer's weapon : EPEE
52
Cicatrix : SCAR
53
Dynamic prefix : AERO
54
St. Paul's designer : WREN
55
To ___ (precisely) : ATEE
56
Asgard dwellers : GODS
58
Scepter's partner : ORB
59
King of France : ROI

Answer summary:
2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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