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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Friday, September 18, 1992

51-Down : Related

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 4, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,655
Across
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___ mater : ALMA
5
Complete; utter : TOTAL
10
Card game for two : JASS
14
Interpret : READ
15
Ancient computers : ABACI
16
"Do ___ others ... " : UNTO
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Modern literary medium : COLORTELEVISION
20
Hill resident : ANT
21
Auriculate : EARED
22
Book of maps : ATLAS
23
Sphere preceder : ATMO
24
Bad ___ , German spa : EMS
25
Literary medium before 17 Across : THEPRINTEDBOOK
32
Fixed relation : RATIO
33
"Trinity" author : URIS
34
Kind of virus : RNA
36
Author Seton : ANYA
37
Doctrine : TENET
39
Feudal estate : FIEF
40
Shriver of tennis : PAM
41
Docile : TAME
42
Hail : GREET
43
Literary medium before 25 Across : PAPYRUSSCROLLS
47
Fitting : APT
48
Wilbur work : POEM
49
Lessen : ABATE
52
Herring species : SPRAT
54
Eureka! : AHA
57
Literary medium before 43 Across : BAKEDCLAYTABLET
60
Emerald Isle : ERIN
61
Commotion : MELEE
62
Auction : SALE
63
Fluff; fuzz : LINT
64
Excalibur, e.g. : SWORD
65
Pitchers' assets : ARMS
Down
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Strongbox of yore : ARCA
2
First name of 33 Across : LEON
3
Brew ingredient : MALT
4
Much ___ ... " : ADO
5
Japanese mat : TATAMI
6
King of the fairies : OBERON
7
Hawthorne product : TALE
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Served winningly : ACED
9
Actress Ullmann : LIV
10
Kipling's "___ Stories" : JUSTSO
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Indigo dye : ANIL
12
Portico : STOA
13
Buck book : SONS
18
Kind of rocket : RETRO
19
Metrical feet : IAMBS
23
Capital of W. Samoa : APIA
24
Emulate Greeley : EDIT
25
Springe : TRAP
26
Medieval goblet : HANAP
27
Root words : ETYMA
28
Styne output : TUNES
29
Homophone for heir : ERE
30
Bay window : ORIEL
31
Use a prie-dieu : KNEEL
35
Sterns : AFTS
37
Piquant : TART
38
Big bird : EMU
39
An opposite of to : FROM
41
Did a steno's job : TYPED
42
Actress Garbo : GRETA
44
Obvious : PATENT
45
Brisker : SPRYER
46
Put paint on : COATED
49
"Green Mansions" hero : ABEL
50
Italian university city : BARI
51
Related : AKIN
52
Ruck : SLEW
53
___ Alto, Calif. : PALO
54
Controversial spray : ALAR
55
Wheel : HELM
56
Sweetsop : ATES
58
A hnd. make a meter : CMS
59
Youth org. : BSA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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