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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Tuesday, September 29, 1981

8-Down : Resident of: Suffix

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J V W }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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D
2
A
3
D
4
S
5
A
6
L
7
A
8
I
9
M
10
U
11
R
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K
13
E
Q
U
I
14
G
L
I
N
T
15
A
S
E
A
16
B
U
T
T
17
E
R
A
N
D
E
18
G
G
M
A
N
19
S
A
Y
20
Z
E
S
T
Y
21
U
N
C
L
E
22
T
R
E
K
23
A
R
E
24
B
25
R
E
A
D
A
26
N
27
D
B
U
T
28
T
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E
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R
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L
A
I
C
32
A
I
L
S
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A
M
I
34
A
Y
A
H
35
P
36
R
O
X
Y
37
C
H
E
F
38
M
O
N
39
R
O
A
M
40
A
O
N
E
41
B
U
T
42
T
E
R
F
I
43
N
44
G
45
E
R
E
D
46
A
P
E
47
E
A
S
T
48
B
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A
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S
T
E
51
T
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A
X
I
S
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A
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S
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A
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L
I
T
T
L
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E
B
U
T
T
E
58
R
C
U
P
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O
R
E
L
60
G
A
N
T
S
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U
T
E
S
62
T
Y
P
E
63
O
R
T
O
64
G
A
Z
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,648
Across
1
Pops in Boston and elsewhere : DADS
5
Jai ___ : ALAI
9
Darkness; gloom : MURK
13
Prefix with poise : EQUI
14
Sparkle : GLINT
15
On the deep : ASEA
16
Free spender from the sticks : BUTTERANDEGGMAN
19
Utter : SAY
20
Piquant : ZESTY
21
Sam or Remus : UNCLE
22
Journey that is no junket : TREK
23
Metric unit of area : ARE
24
Like a thank-you letter : BREADANDBUTTER
31
Secular : LAIC
32
Affects, as a virus : AILS
33
Friend for Fernand : AMI
34
Nursemaid in Calcutta : AYAH
35
Substitute : PROXY
37
Cordon bleu : CHEF
38
Sun. follower : MON
39
Wander : ROAM
40
First-rate : AONE
41
46
Hairy creature : APE
47
A side of New York : EAST
48
Thrash : BASTE
51
What many hail in a hailstorm : TAXIS
53
Botanist Gray : ASA
56
Mrs. Cripps of a G. & S. operetta : LITTLEBUTTERCUP
59
City 200 miles south of Moscow : OREL
60
Family in a Wolfe novel : GANTS
61
Amerinds of the West : UTES
62
Kind; sort : TYPE
63
"___ take arms ... ": Hamlet : ORTO
64
Peer : GAZE
Down
1
Five-time Presidential candidate : DEBS
2
Greenish blue : AQUA
3
Customhouse levy : DUTY
4
Command to Rover : SIT
5
Largest of 50 : ALASKA
6
Fuzz : LINT
7
Singer Gibb : ANDY
8
Resident of: Suffix : ITE
9
Lodestone : MAGNET
10
Seagoing org. : USMC
11
Actual : REAL
12
"Citizen ___" : KANE
14
Cupidity : GREED
17
"Cantos" author Pound : EZRA
18
Spiritual guides : GURUS
22
Part of M.I.T. : TECH
23
How adepts function : ABLY
24
Creek or inlet : BAYOU
25
Pleasingly mirthful : RIANT
26
Mother-in-law of Ruth : NAOMI
27
Fort ___, N.J. : DIX
28
Calif.-Nev. boundary lake : TAHOE
29
Alter; correct : EMEND
30
Abounding : RIFE
31
Shish kebab item : LAMB
35
Part of the epidermis : PORE
36
Brit. answer to the Luftwaffe : RAF
37
Light delivery vehicle : CART
39
Drive back : REPEL
42
Tell on a classmate : TATTLE
43
Abutting : NEXTTO
44
Manners of walking : GAITS
45
To live, to Livy : ESSE
48
Stain : BLOT
49
Well ventilated : AIRY
50
Pace : STEP
51
Ski lift : TBAR
52
Pittypat in "G.W.T.W." : AUNT
53
Transactions : ACTA
54
Canal built by de Lesseps : SUEZ
55
Church part : APSE
57
Psyche component : EGO
58
Toupee: Slang : RUG

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

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