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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Thursday, December 12, 1991

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 49.2
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,374
Across
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Bearing : MIEN
5
A first name in photography : ANSEL
10
Pull for : BACK
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___ account : ONNO
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Italian white wine : SOAVE
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Meanie : OGRE
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Used (to) : ACCUSTOMED
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R.P.I. home : TROY
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Weapons for negotiation : BARGAININGCHIPS
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Bran source : OAT
23
Cubic meter : STERE
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Palatial protection : MOAT
26
Turnovers : PIES
28
Vintner's shady spot : ARBOR
32
Rate-fixing agcy. : ICC
33
Eve's opposite : MORN
34
Erotic : STEAMY
35
Partnership : CAHOOTS
37
Rode : NEEDLED
38
Hebrew letters : ALEPHS
39
Erect : REAR
40
Far from sml. : LGE
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"___ luego" : HASTA
42
Stitched : SEWN
43
Grouch : BEAR
44
"___ a Girl ... " : IWANT
46
For each : PER
47
Some economic downers : STOCKMARKETDIPS
54
Vehicle for Hirsch : TAXI
55
Interrupts : BREAKSINON
56
Expanse : AREA
57
Take a powder : LEAVE
58
"The ___ Love" : MANI
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He wrote "The High and the Mighty" : GANN
60
Icelandic literary works : EDDAS
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AFB enlisted man : SSGT
Down
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A son of Lot : MOAB
2
Llama leader of old : INCA
3
Makes inroads : ENCROACHES
4
Nutty confection : NOUGAT
5
___ spumante : ASTI
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High time for mad dogs : NOON
7
Geisha guitar : SAMISEN
8
Occasions : EVENTS
9
Shelf : LEDGE
10
Vexed : BOTHERED
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Cultural lead-in : AGRI
12
Jockey's aid : CROP
13
Ivories : KEYS
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Convened : SAT
21
Lunar super bowl : CRATER
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Hebrew prophet : MICAH
25
Fla. city : OCALA
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Nursery assemblage : POTS
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Collector from John Q. : IRS
29
Degas subjects : BALLERINAS
30
End : OMEGA
31
Actress Winona ___ : RYDER
33
Hudson branch : MOHAWK
34
Actor Penn : SEAN
36
Glasses specialist : OPTICIAN
37
Novel : NEW
39
Tire type : RETREAD
42
Caught : SNARED
43
Darkens : BEDIMS
45
Walk leisurely : AMBLE
46
TD sextet : PTS
47
Dateless : STAG
48
Home of Irish kings : TARA
49
Plow pullers : OXEN
50
Intoxicating Polynesian drink : KAVA
51
___ out (supplements) : EKES
52
"Turandot" character : PONG
53
Tizzy : SNIT

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

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