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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Wednesday, November 7, 1990

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J K X }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 31.0
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,974
Across
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Conditions : TERMS
6
Beer flavoring : HOPS
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Boor : CAD
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Catch some Z's : SLEEP
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Sheltered, on the briny : ALEE
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Island east of Java : BALI
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Skirt style : ALINE
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Monetary unit of Italy : LIRA
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Part of U.C.L.A. : UNIV
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Tryst : RENDEZVOUS
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Contest : RACE
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Fourth-rate grade : DEE
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Square dance V.I.P. : CALLER
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Out of breath : WINDED
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What shalom means : PEACE
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Muslim ruler : AMEER
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Blood cell : CORPUSCLE
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Clothing : GARB
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Mme. Curie : MARIE
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Resign from : QUIT
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Stamina : ENDURANCE
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Potato, e.g. : TUBER
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Tither's portion : TENTH
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Fold : CREASE
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Deli meat : SALAMI
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By way of : VIA
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Thicke or King : ALAN
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Lucille Ball was one : COMEDIENNE
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Monologist Sahl : MORT
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"___ Central Park" : UPIN
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Present a case : PLEAD
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Drill : BORE
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Monthly payment : RENT
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Kind of labor : SLAVE
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Some : ANY
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Closes : ENDS
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Consumed : EATEN
Down
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Russian despot : TSAR
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That Parisienne : ELLE
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Bridle strap : REIN
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Heal : MEND
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Radar catch : SPEEDER
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Reduce 50% : HALVE
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Potpourri : OLIO
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Llama land : PERU
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Maritime painting : SEASCAPE
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Venice "street" : CANAL
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Carroll heroine : ALICE
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Cousteau employee : DIVER
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Kind of vaudeville : BURLESQUE
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Zorro's mark, to Fergie : ZED
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Puncture preceder : ACU
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Carry on, as war : WAGE
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"___ Old Cowhand" : IMAN
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Twerp's cousin : NERD
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Society ingenue : DEBUTANTE
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Spot for a swing : PORCH
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Buffalo's lake : ERIE
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"This ___ Be Love" : CANT
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Desi Arnaz's homeland : CUBA
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Is situated : LIES
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Raison d'___ : ETRE
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Handiwork? : MANICURE
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Dreamer's eye movement, for short : REM
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Gad about : TRAIPSE
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El ___ of España : CID
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Brazilian dance : SAMBA
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Crazy as ___ : ALOON
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Friend of Moe and Curly : LARRY
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Heat outlets : VENTS
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U.S. match for Becker : OPEN
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Do as told : MIND
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Raines or Grasso : ELLA
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Nifty : NEAT
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Church section : NAVE
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End of a Steinbeck title : EDEN

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