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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Friday, August 30, 1991

2-Down : Like a Bostonian's A

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 47, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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C
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B
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C
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S
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T
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E
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A
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L
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P
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A
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S
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R
A
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P
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R
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Y
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A
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A
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M
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R
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D
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P
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O
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L
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A
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W
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O
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S
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A
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H
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P
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N
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V
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D
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L
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M
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N
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,270
Across
1
TV in Ottawa : CBC
4
Bargain : STEAL
9
Book of the O.T. : PSA
12
Actress Gilbert : SARA
13
Hit hard : PASTE
14
Depend : RELY
16
Soaked : ASOP
17
Composer Bruckner : ANTON
18
Writer Wiesel : ELIE
19
Tourist's activity : STARING
21
With Gullikson, U.S. Open doubles champion: 1984 : MALEEVA
23
Explorer Sven ___ : HEDIN
24
Racing V.I.P. : UNSER
25
Opera by Salieri : ATAR
28
U.S.N. bigwigs : ADMS
30
Michelangelo, to Lorenzo : PROTEGE
33
R.P.I. room : LAB
34
Wonderment : AWE
37
Charlatan : EMPIRIC
38
Clytemnestra's son : ORESTES
40
Jenny : ASS
41
Skid-row habitué : SOT
42
Town criers, in a way : HERALDS
43
Monetary unit of Chile : PESO
44
Star in Draco : ADIB
45
Kind of vein : ILIAC
48
Type of orange : NAVEL
52
A doubles runner-up: 1990 : NOVOTNA
55
A style of music : RAGTIME
57
___ Eireann : DAIL
58
Parts of wheels : AXLES
60
Lay ___ (flatter) : ITON
61
Seed of an invention : IDEA
62
Ways' companion : MEANS
63
Alliance acronym : NATO
64
Call-up org. : SSS
65
Janis of films : ELSIE
66
Honshu bay : ISE
Down
1
Vaisya, e.g. : CASTE
2
Like a Bostonian's A : BROAD
3
Darling of tennis: 1991 : CAPRIATI
4
Team of oxen : SPAN
5
Sharp taste : TANG
6
"Laborare ___ orare" : EST
7
Source of energy : ATOM
8
Laptev feeder : LENA
9
Dresses up : PREENS
10
Monica of tennis : SELES
11
Breathing : ALIVE
12
Waist cincher : SASH
15
Class-ring inscription : YEAR
20
Cross : INTERSECT
22
Sawyer's table : LUMBERING
26
Exchange premiums : AGIOS
27
Right-hand page : RECTO
28
Don Ho's welcome : ALOHA
29
Threw down the gauntlet : DARED
30
Garbanzo's cousin : PEA
31
Broadway's "6 ___ Riv Vu" : RMS
32
Goddess of abundance : OPS
34
Expanse west of Eur. : ATL
35
United : WED
36
Ar chaser : ESS
39
A winner: 1990 : SABATINI
43
Cities in Kan. and Italy : PAOLAS
45
Grayish blue color: Comb. form : INDI
46
Heaps : LOADS
47
Creepers : IVIES
49
Gerulaitis of tennis : VITAS
50
Throw a tantrum : EMOTE
51
Comedian who will succeed Carson : LENO
53
Baptize : NAME
54
Figure skater's feat : AXEL
55
Painter Guido ___ : RENI
56
S African fox : ASSE
59
___ Palmas : LAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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