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Virginia L. Yates
Virginia L. Yates

New York Times, Monday, August 27, 1984

55-Down : Songwriter Carmichael

Author:
Virginia L. Yates
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q V }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Virginia L. Yates has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,711
Across
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Taps : PATS
5
Part of a BLT : BACON
10
Munch : CHEW
14
Atmosphere : AURA
15
Fanny ___ (Baby Snooks) : BRICE
16
At this place : HERE
17
Fermenting grape juice : STUM
18
Magna ___ : CARTA
19
Concerning : INRE
20
Pizazz : OOMPH
22
Joel Chandler Harris rabbit : BRER
23
L-Q connection : MNOP
24
Wings it : PLAYSITBYEAR
27
Piece of cake : BREEZE
29
"___, We Have No Bananas" : YES
30
Consume : EAT
31
Roughneck : YAHOO
35
Lehar's was merry : WIDOW
39
Stepped on it : SPED
41
Accumulate, as bills : RUNUP
43
Brood of pheasants : NIDE
44
Valuable violin, for short : STRAD
46
Motorist's haven : MOTEL
48
Herbert's "The ___ Mill" : RED
49
Born : NEE
51
Ginger or Roy : ROGERS
53
Accept the consequences : FACETHEMUSIC
58
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" lyricist : HOWE
59
Fruit of the pine tree : CONE
60
Tlingit's pole : TOTEM
63
Theater sign : EXIT
64
___ couture : HAUTE
66
Kind of bag : TOTE
67
Propensity : BENT
68
Heron's cousin : EGRET
69
Soho streetcar : TRAM
70
Rim : EDGE
71
Users of 11 Down : DYERS
72
Christiania, today : OSLO
Down
1
El ___, Tex. : PASO
2
Stanley Steamer, e.g. : AUTO
3
Swan or Bunny Berigan : TRUMPETER
4
Swatch, e.g. : SAMPLE
5
U.K. network : BBC
6
Scheherazade and Ali Baba : ARABS
7
High, wispy clouds : CIRRI
8
Musical group : OCTET
9
Close : NEARBY
10
Adds one's two cents' worth : CHIMESIN
11
Hair tint : HENNA
12
Blooper : ERROR
13
Emulate Niobe : WEEP
21
Somewhat obscure : HAZY
25
"It Was a Very Good ___," Sinatra hit : YEAR
26
Wood for an archer's bow : YEW
27
Porgy's woman : BESS
28
Enthralled : RAPT
32
Sing sans words : HUM
33
Yoko ___ : ONO
34
Three strikes : OUT
36
Conductors : DIRECTORS
37
Brandenburg river : ODER
38
Espouses : WEDS
40
Molding with a zigzag pattern : DANCETTE
42
Land of El Misti : PERU
45
One of the Tweedles : DEE
47
Sullivan's "The ___ Chord" : LOST
50
Engraved : ETCHED
52
Early Florentine painter : GIOTTO
53
Tricked : FOXED
54
Astonishing, in a way : AWING
55
Songwriter Carmichael : HOAGY
56
Toughen : ENURE
57
Rhythm for Richard Wilbur : METER
58
Goddess of youth : HEBE
61
Useful Latin abbr. : ETAL
62
Office note : MEMO
65
French conjunctions : ETS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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