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Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Saturday, September 6, 1980

38-Down : Provides a dotation

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,260
Across
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The Cosmos' game : SOCCER
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Hampshire's quarters : STY
10
Tourist center on the Jumna : AGRA
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Channel swimmer Gertrude: 1926 : EDERLE
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Sundial letters : III
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Land bordering the Persian Gulf : IRAN
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Sit down with an old favorite book : REREAD
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Strength of a certain current : AMPERAGE
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He kayoed "Two-Ton Tony": 1939 : BROWNBOMBER
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Deviation : YAW
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Acolyte or credenza : SERVER
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Morning hrs. : AMS
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O'Hara's Joey : PAL
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Back comb : TEASE
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Litigious one : SUER
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Singer from Boston : AMES
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Adam's ___ (water) : ALE
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Cynosures at cotillions : BELLES
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Like some glasses : RIMLESS
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Heavy overcoats : ULSTERS
40
Consecrate : ANOINT
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Zoo inhabitant : GNU
42
"___ a Kick Out of You" : IGET
43
United : ONED
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Fills to repletion : SATES
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What "she didn't say" : YES
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___-Magnon : CRO
48
Leontyne and Vincent : PRICES
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Implement for a quadrireme : OAR
52
Adjective for the bald eagle : WHITEHEADED
57
Forte of the Vienna Riding School : DRESSAGE
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Ask : INVITE
60
Discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope : DIAS
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M. Anderson's lofty place : TOR
62
Irish goblins : POOKAS
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"The ___ to you!" : SAME
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Relatives of aves. : STS
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Certain clouds : STRATI
Down
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Gavrilo Princip, e.g. : SERB
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River with a fragrant sound : ODER
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Game fish : CERO
4
Homophone for cruise : CREWS
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Kite : ELANET
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Robin, for one : REDBREAST
7
Twins or cats : SIAMESE
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Tone color : TIMBRE
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Kennel sound : YIPE
10
Bruit : AIR
11
Poem probably written at Stoke Poges churchyard : GRAYSELEGY
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Music adapted by the Beatles : RAGA
13
Afresh : ANEW
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Cleans the slate : ERASES
21
Many tubs and palettes : OVALS
25
Prefix with millionaire : MULTI
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Coin of Yugoslavia : PARA
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___ acids : AMINO
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Kind of sherbet : LEMONCREAM
31
Cattail of India : REREE
33
Less open : SLIER
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Valuable assets : BLUECHIPS
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Speedy crossers of the Atlantic : SSTS
38
Provides a dotation : ENDOWS
39
Set free : UNTIE
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Fasteners for stockings : GARTERS
44
Tap : SPIGOT
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"Eyes have they, but they ___": Psalm 115 : SEENOT
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Relish : SAVOR
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Concern of Jimmy the Greek : ODDS
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Song for Domingo : ARIA
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Bowlers : HATS
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Wild mango : DIKA
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Ohio or Utah, to René : ETAT
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Ricky Ricardo on TV : DESI
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Dir. of San Diego from Reno : SSE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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