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Virginia P. Abelson
Virginia P. Abelson

New York Times, Friday, November 9, 1984

Author:
Virginia P. Abelson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 13.2
Virginia P. Abelson has 11 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,785
Across
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Cheated : STUNG
6
Working plan, for short : SPEC
10
City NNW of Nimes : ALES
14
Proportion : RATIO
15
Ibert's "Ports of ___" : CALL
16
___ die : SINE
17
Meager : SCANT
18
Besides : ALSO
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Plant matter used as a plant covering : PEAT
20
Joyce Cary novel : THEHORSESMOUTH
23
Ethan Allen's brother : IRA
24
Hams it up : EMOTES
25
Cowboy, at times : BRONCOBUSTER
31
W. H. Hudson heroine : RIMA
32
Homophone for rise : RYES
33
Famed poet's monogram : TSE
36
Balanced : EVEN
37
Edgar or Clio : AWARD
39
Reputed to be : SAID
40
Kin of a burrow : DEN
41
Social group : CLAN
42
Wheel shaft : AXLE
43
Robinson Jeffers poem : ROANSTALLION
47
"In ___ and ... " : ONEEAR
50
A descendant of Aaron : ELI
51
Tyrone Power movie: 1947 : NIGHTMAREALLEY
57
Cousin of notte : SERA
58
Merrimack plating : IRON
59
Nimbi : AURAE
61
Twain's "___ Diary" : EVES
62
Septet for Sinbad : SEAS
63
Terrier breed : CAIRN
64
Hebrew letter : TETH
65
He pained Paine : TORY
66
Napped leather : SUEDE
Down
1
Jrs. become these : SRS
2
Sensitivity : TACT
3
A D-day beach : UTAH
4
"___ to Five," 1981 film : NINE
5
Type of novel : GOTHIC
6
Beetle or charm : SCARAB
7
Buddies : PALS
8
Otherwise : ELSE
9
Shut up : CLOSETED
10
"I am ___ as Job ... ": Shak. : ASPOOR
11
U.S.A. or U.S.N. officer : LIEUT
12
Growing out : ENATE
13
Low and Thomas : SETHS
21
Río de ___ : ORO
22
Bovary and Defarge : MMES
25
Reared : BRED
26
Cleave : RIVE
27
Presage : OMEN
28
A Bobbsey twin : NAN
29
Monitor lizards : URANS
30
A Leb. neighbor : SYR
33
One of almost 12,000 in N.Y.C. : TAXI
34
Farm building : SILO
35
Anthony or Barbara : EDEN
37
Henny Penny, e.g. : ALARMIST
38
Pallid : WAN
39
___ soda : SAL
41
Chesterfield, e.g. : COAT
43
Old stuff in new form : REHASH
44
Itty-bitty : TEENSY
45
A.C.S.A. state : ALA
46
Whitman's bloomers : LILACS
47
Town near Buzzards Bay : ONSET
48
Snow, in Santiago : NIEVE
49
White heron : EGRET
52
Martian: Comb. form : AREO
53
Simba's outburst : ROAR
54
Feast in Lanai : LUAU
55
New York canal : ERIE
56
Court follower : YARD
60
Wind dir. : ENE

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

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