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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Tuesday, August 8, 1989

48-Down : Deadened

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 324 (avg 1.73)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,518
Across
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Walk in the woods : HIKE
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Ululate : HOWL
9
Insults : SLAPS
14
Roberts of Tulsa : ORAL
15
"The ___ Love Belongs ... " : ONEI
16
"Cheers" barmaid : CARLA
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Weather forecast : HAZYHOTANDHUMID
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Official decree : UKASE
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Lapland "cattle" : REINDEER
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Mrs. Gump : MIN
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Soft, as a sound : LOW
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G.I.'s oasis : USO
27
Words of applause : HIPHIPHOORAY
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Moved, nautically : HOVE
36
Auction ending : EER
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___ Kringle : KRISS
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Condo residence : UNIT
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Rustling sound : SWISH
42
Promontory : CAPE
43
Diving duck : SCAUP
45
Sault, to a Michigander : SOO
46
U.N. member : USSR
47
They give a leg up : HELPINGHANDS
51
Regret : RUE
52
Mario or I. M. : PEI
53
D.D.E. predecessor : HST
56
Trading ship of yore : INDIAMAN
61
Group in a loft : CHOIR
63
Vehicle starring Orson Welles: 1938 : HEARTBREAKHOUSE
66
Broadway lass : ANNIE
67
Soprano Mills : ERIE
68
Algerian seaport : ORAN
69
"Mr. ___ Goes to Town" : DEEDS
70
Small fishing boat : DORY
71
A national symbol of Scotland : KILT
Down
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Expression of ennui : HOHUM
2
Baghdad native: Var. : IRAKI
3
Elia or Lainie : KAZAN
4
Cities in Minn. and Nev. : ELYS
5
Half a greeting call : HOO
6
Can. province : ONT
7
Stand up under use : WEAR
8
Form a queue : LINEUP
9
Dope : SCHNOOK
10
Praise : LAUD
11
Poilu's weapon : ARME
12
Ballerina's bend : PLIE
13
Irani Bani-___ : SADR
18
Sun: Comb. form : HELI
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Eloper with a spoon : DISH
24
Unfolds, in poetry : OPES
25
Voiced sigh of relief : WHEW
27
Riled : HETUP
28
Dander personified? : IRISH
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Hades : ORCUS
30
Narrow inlets : RIAS
31
Vipers : ASPS
32
River of Flanders : YSER
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"Be quiet!" : HUSH
34
Fairy-tale starter : ONCE
35
Small bottle : VIAL
40
Item provided in bars : SOAP
41
Sharpen : HONE
44
Penzance group : PIRATES
48
Deadened : NUMB
49
Adapted : GEARED
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"Ich Liebe ___": Grieg : DICH
53
Nymph of Muslim paradise : HOURI
54
Agave fiber : SISAL
55
River in central England : TRENT
56
"___ the Craziest Dream," 1942 song : IHAD
57
Hawaiian goose : NENE
58
Isak Dinesen, for one : DANE
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Crocus, e.g. : IRID
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Famed fiddler : NERO
62
Snare : HOOK
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"___ for the G String": Bach : AIR
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Typewriter lever : KEY

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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