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Mary M. Murdoch
Mary M. Murdoch

New York Times, Tuesday, January 10, 1989

Author:
Mary M. Murdoch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Mary M. Murdoch has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,308
Across
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___ de Mallorca, Spanish port : PALMA
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Candy or sugar follower : CANE
10
Hoof sound : CLOP
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Newcomer to the U.S.A. : ALIEN
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Furniture style : ADAM
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Table d'___ : HOTE
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Mosslike herbs : STONECROPS
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Elihu, the statesman : ROOT
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Beach acquisition : TAN
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___ Porsena : LARS
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Derby winner's garland : ROSES
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Example, for short : DEMO
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A brother of Ham : SHEM
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Salt tree : ATLE
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Salisbury Plain monument : STONEHENGE
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Stir up : ROUST
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River in SE Eire : NORE
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"___ pro nobis" : ORA
38
Symbol of strength : ROCKOFGIBRALTAR
42
Alias letters : AKA
43
"___ nome," Verdi aria : CARO
44
Besmirch : TAINT
45
Light brown shades : SANDSTONES
49
"___ each life ... " : INTO
50
Makes haste : HIES
51
Little, e.g. : APER
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Number 3 wood : SPOON
56
Early Irish writing system : OGAM
57
Give it ___ (try) : AGO
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Anka or Newman : PAUL
61
Former name of a Colorado River site : BOULDERDAM
64
Other : ELSE
65
Church projection : APSE
66
Artless : NAIVE
67
___ the line (conforms) : TOES
68
Baltic native : LETT
69
Discourage : DETER
Down
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Historian's subject : PAST
2
Canadian prov. : ALTA
3
Celebrity : LION
4
Chess pieces : MEN
5
Anoint, old style : ANELE
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Salad ingredient : CARROT
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Stirs : ADOS
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Pile : NAP
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North Sea feeder : EMS
10
Metallic trim : CHROME
11
Writer Anita : LOOS
12
Siouan : OTOE
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Favorites : PETS
18
Engine parts : CAMS
22
Prepare leftovers : REHEAT
23
Roll top, e.g. : DESK
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Uppity one : SNOB
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German term of address : HERR
26
Tapestry : ARRAS
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___ powder (scrammed) : TOOKA
28
Roman poet, born in Spain : LUCAN
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Type of ring : ONION
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"Tell it ___ Gath" : NOTIN
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Appomattox figure : GRANT
33
Have an ___ the ground : EARTO
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Alarm signal : TOCSIN
39
Kismet : FATE
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French painter: 1771-1835 : GROS
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Den : LAIR
46
Wild Asian dogs : DHOLES
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A fledgling in an aerie : EAGLET
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Fokker fighter in W.W. I : SPAD
52
Correct : EMEND
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Small barracuda : SPET
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___ Alto : PALO
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A river at York : OUSE
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Evict : OUST
57
Mine entrance : ADIT
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Donated : GAVE
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Hebrew measure : OMER
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French social event : BAL
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Unclose, to the Bard : OPE
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Norma or Charlotte : RAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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