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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Thursday, September 3, 1987

3-Down : Insurrection

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F G J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,813
Across
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Zeus' sister and spouse : HERA
5
Scraps : BITS
9
Woody fiber : BAST
13
Claude's chapeau : BERET
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Glimmer : IDEA
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German industrial region : RUHR
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Manna from heaven? : ABOVEBOARD
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Siouan : OTOE
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Intrepid : RESOLUTE
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Evil spirits : DEMONS
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100 centesimi : LIRA
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Forthwith : BETIMES
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Thrills : ELATES
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El ___ (rich spot) : DORADO
28
Beholden letters : IOU
29
Film critic, e.g. : RATER
31
Supple : LITHE
34
Campus service org. : ROTC
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Hogtied : ROPED
38
Plant shoot : CION
39
Frome of fiction : ETHAN
41
"___ Grows in Brooklyn" : ATREE
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Examine carefully : VET
44
Nymphs on Mt. Ida : OREADS
46
Spuds : TATERS
48
Little pistils : CARPELS
50
Kind of car or phone : AERO
51
Engross : ABSORB
52
Esoteric : ABSTRUSE
56
Physicist Niels : BOHR
57
Why he left grad school? : ANTITHESIS
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Redact : EDIT
60
A dollar is one : NOTE
61
Noted conductor : EREDE
62
D.C. group : REPS
63
___ peur (fearless) : SANS
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Central point : NODE
Down
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Goddess of youth : HEBE
2
A son of Aphrodite : EROS
3
Insurrection : REVOLT
4
Studio for Seurat : ATELIER
5
Flora and fauna : BIOTA
6
Patronymic suffix : IDAE
7
Threefold: Comb. form : TER
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"___ but wiser" : SADDER
9
Trite : BROMIDIC
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Why they eyed the showroom? : AUTOMOTIVE
11
Glistened : SHONE
12
Part of a chignon : TRESS
13
Estop : BAR
17
College treasurer : BURSAR
21
Abbr. after a list of names : ETAL
23
Boll weevil, e.g. : BORER
24
Ireland, to Gaels : EIRE
25
Swag : LOOT
26
The Caine or the Pequod? : AUTHORSHIP
27
Agr., etc. : DEPTS
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Natterjacks : TOADS
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Gardener, at times : HOER
33
Tolkien creatures : ENTS
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Some house adjuncts : CARPORTS
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Abhor : DETEST
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___-do-well : NEER
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Loesslike : EARTHEN
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Saint ___, city in Vt. : ALBANS
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Manolo Ortega, e.g. : TORERO
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Tree trunk in a Scottish sport : CABER
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Dwelling : ABODE
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Whose Rose? : ABIES
52
Mil. command : ATTN
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Employed : USED
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The home team, e.g. : SIDE
55
Suffix with Siam : ESE
58
Profane, in Pahoa : NOA

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