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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Friday, August 3, 1979

6-Down : Rushed

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,860
Across
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Morning-after remedy : BROMO
6
What con men and streetwalkers do : HUSTLE
12
A place in the sun : FLORIDA
14
Pops up : APPEARS
16
Apparition : EIDOLON
17
Banquo's ghost, e.g. : SPECTRE
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Broke a fast : ATE
19
Built : ERECTED
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The "it" game : TAG
22
Purchase selectively : SHOP
24
Curl one's lip : SNEER
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___ Fein, Irish society : SINN
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Contemporary of Edison : TESLA
28
"Little Indians" number : TEN
29
Ipso ___ : FACTO
30
Meter reading, for short : AMP
32
Utensils on pencils : ERASERS
34
They essay : TRIERS
37
Like a formal affair : DRESSY
38
Irish airport : SHANNON
39
Angel's favorite sign : SRO
40
Military trainee : CADET
41
Goddess of the harvest : OPS
44
Alpine sound : YODEL
48
Danish-American social worker and writer : RIIS
49
Package fastening : TWINE
51
The last Caesarean emperor : NERO
52
Laders' org. : ILA
53
Piglike : SWINISH
55
Its motto was "We Do Our Part" : NRA
56
Wailing spirit : BANSHEE
58
"The ___ of the Opera," Chaney film : PHANTOM
60
Divas' delights : ENCORES
61
Magazine offerings : SERIALS
62
Stop : DESIST
63
Glaswegian dances : REELS
Down
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"___ Spirit," Coward play : BLITHE
2
County fair entertainments : RODEOS
3
"___ y Plata," Montana motto : ORO
4
Marathon unit : MILE
5
Effuvia : ODORS
6
Rushed : HASTENED
7
Pullman berth : UPPER
8
Dashed : SPED
9
Private eye : TEC
10
Pastry decorations : LATTICES
11
Deeds of chivalry : ERRANTRY
12
Banquet : FEAST
13
About : ANENT
15
Notational signs for musicians : SEGNOS
20
So-so grade : CEE
23
Des ___, Ill. : PLAINES
25
Author of "A Year of Beauty and Health" : SASSOON
27
Catkin : AMENT
29
Imaginary land, in poesy : FAERY
31
Quid ___ quo : PRO
33
B.&O., etc. : RRS
34
Siam today : THAILAND
35
Bride's aura : RADIANCE
36
Like the best winters for skiers : SNOWIEST
38
Matthew, Mark, Luke or John : SCRIBE
42
Prefix with head or hole : PIN
43
Removes dead roses : SNIPS
45
___ floss : DENTAL
46
Flynn and Fauntleroy : ERROLS
47
Rich soils : LOAMS
49
Bird calls : TWEES
50
London district : ESHER
53
Indian title: Var. : SHRI
54
One of the leporidae : HARE
57
"Mayday!" relative : SOS
59
Never: Ger. : NIE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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