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Dorothy N. Davis
Dorothy N. Davis

New York Times, Wednesday, August 30, 1989

1-Down : "When You Wish Upon ___," 1940 song

Author:
Dorothy Davis
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 4.50, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 52, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 17, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Dorothy N. Davis has 14 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Dorothy Davis is an alias for Dorothy N. Davis.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,540
Across
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Cleopatra's snake : ASP
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"I ___ it out of women's faces": Shak. : LEARNT
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Director's command : CUT
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RR depot : STA
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Mesh : ENGAGE
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Tree of the olive family : ASH
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___ Borch, Dutch painter : TER
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"Moonlight in ___": Whiting's 1944 hit : VERMONT
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Beam of light : RAY
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A Met score : ARIA
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Famous uncle : SAM
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___ contendere (legal plea) : NOLO
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Kingdom : REALM
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In the manner of the U.S. Government : FEDERALLY
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"Beautiful ___," 1918 hit song : OHIO
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Greek Cupid : EROS
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Marcello's farewell : CIAO
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Raised ornamentation : BOSS
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J. Low org. : GSA
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Diarist Anaïs : NIN
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Marvel at : ADMIRE
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Mission : ERRAND
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Oahu garland : LEI
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Swift-running bird : EMU
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Physics preceder : META
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Pelion's supporter : OSSA
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Facts, informally : INFO
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Ruler division : INCH
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"On, ___" (a state song) : WISCONSIN
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Dazzling effect : ECLAT
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Palindromic name : OTTO
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Request : ASK
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"The Battle Hymn ... " lyrist : HOWE
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Wildebeest : GNU
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Methuselah, e.g. : OLDSTER
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Sociologist Weber : MAX
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Auction follower : EER
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Geological epoch : EOCENE
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Actress-singer Zadora : PIA
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Son of Gad : ERI
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Stable sounds : SNORTS
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Sonny's sibling : SIS
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"When You Wish Upon ___," 1940 song : ASTAR
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Sound system : STEREO
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Outcast : PARIAH
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Tolstoy's first name : LEV
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Chemical suffixes : ENES
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Small cramp irons : AGRAFES
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Butter : RAMMER
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___ Dinh Diem of S. Vietnam : NGO
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"___ Waltz," Page hit : TENNESSEE
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"___ Moon," 1928 hit : CAROLINA
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"Born in the ___," Springsteen hit : USA
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Word among Friends : THY
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High, craggy hill : TOR
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Plausible excuse : ALIBI
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Varnish ingredient : LAC
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Singer Melba : MOORE
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Man's best friend : DOG
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Reclined : LAIN
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"___ Cassius ... ": Shak. : YOND
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Fla. Indians : SEMINOLES
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Ade book : ARTIE
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Down, at sea : ALOW
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An Arnaz : DESI
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"___ Waltz" (a state song) : MISSOURI
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Horse farm : RANCH
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Us, in Bonn : UNS
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Chimera or Minotaur : MONSTER
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Deed : ACT
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Complete failure : FIASCO
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Walks heavily : CLOMPS
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"Blue ___," 1937 song : HAWAII
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Siouan : OTO
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"The Yellow Rose of ___," 1853 song : TEXAS
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Painter Rockwell ___ : KENT
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Turn right : GEE
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Saul's uncle or grandfather : NER
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Put on : DON
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In medias ___ : RES

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

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