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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Tuesday, September 16, 1986

33-Down : Hemp fiber

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { B J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,461
Across
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America is one : LAND
5
African republic : CHAD
9
Addict : USER
13
___ fixe : IDEE
14
Region, to Keats : CLIME
15
City in Alaska : NOME
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Expensive : DEAR
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Afghan city : HERAT
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An anagram for nail : LAIN
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Successful : ONTOPOFTHEWORLD
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Zephyr's cousin : GUST
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River inlet : RIA
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The Hague's Peace ___ : PALACE
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International conflict : WORLDWAR
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Winged : ALATE
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Hesitated in speaking : HAWED
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German granny : OMA
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Faction : SIDE
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What the malingerer did : FAKED
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Complacent : SMUG
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Conger : EEL
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Meditated intently : PORED
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New moon, e.g. : PHASE
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Wendell Willkie book : ONEWORLD
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Fabricated : COINED
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Wrath : IRE
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Boutique : SHOP
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Admire greatly : THINKTHEWORLDOF
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___ in (submit) : HAND
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Legally hinder : ESTOP
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English river : OUSE
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Stimulate : URGE
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Ananias and his ilk : LIARS
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Rectangular pier : ANTA
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Perished : DIED
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Emit amplified light : LASE
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Bambi, for one : DEER
Down
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Venetians' resort : LIDO
2
Yemeni port : ADEN
3
Unlike Junior's room : NEAT
4
Detract : DEROGATE
5
Crevice : CLEFT
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Al, the trumpeter : HIRT
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Oriental servant : AMAH
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Discouraged a doer : DETERRED
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Remove cargo : UNLOAD
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Emulate a lark : SOAR
11
Author Ludwig : EMIL
12
Tear : REND
14
Picked : CHOSE
20
Brownish purple : PUCE
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Ferine : WILD
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Leisurely walk : PASEO
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Foreign : ALIEN
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Chef's scoop : LADLE
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Became active : WAKED
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Was obligated : OWED
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Descendant of Eve : WOMAN
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Divert : AMUSE
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Was in a frenzy : RAGED
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Hemp fiber : HARL
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Presage : FORETELL
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Marine cargo : SHIPLOAD
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Scrapple ingredient : PORK
40
Faulty : POOR
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Out of breath : WINDED
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The jaws : CHOPS
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Vowed : SWORE
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Sound of a fall : THUD
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Mata ___ : HARI
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"Bus Stop" playwright : INGE
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Semilegendary Chinese dynasty : HSIA
50
Greek letters : ETAS
51
Sand ridge : DUNE
52
Bone: Comb. form : OSTE
53
Apprehension : FEAR

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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