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Rhonda Kraus
Rhonda Kraus

New York Times, Thursday, February 21, 1985

Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 30.9
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,889
Across
1
Mount in the Cascade Range : SHASTA
7
Break a fast : EAT
10
Spanish landlady : AMA
13
Aide : HELPER
14
Puts in a setting : ENCHASES
16
Like the Earth's shape : OBLATE
17
Book after Ezra : NEHEMIAH
18
Disaccustom : WEAN
19
Neighbor of Bol. : ARG
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Compact : TREATY
22
Shoe part : INSOLE
25
Pelagic predators : ERNS
26
Entertain : AMUSE
29
Chinese, in Roma : CINESI
31
Former Turkish officials : PASHAS
33
B.&O. depot : STA
34
Masticate : CHEW
38
Table spread : OLEO
39
Hate : ABHOR
41
Verdi heroine : AIDA
42
Campus bldg. : DORM
43
School of whales : GAM
44
Cater basely : PANDER
46
Entrance to Hades : EREBUS
49
Ship's upward heaving : SCEND
50
Alone : SOLO
52
Workers' org. : AFLCIO
54
Breathing problems : APNEAS
56
Memo heading : FYI
57
Fatty's problem : FLAB
61
Deli offering : PASTRAMI
63
Clarify : REFINE
65
"___ Deadly Sins": Weill : THESEVEN
66
Grippers for the Gipper : CLEATS
67
Pose : SIT
68
Word with lap or drop : DEW
69
Lacquer ingredients : ELEMIS
Down
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Display : SHOW
2
Cupbearer on Olympus : HEBE
3
Actress Nazimova : ALLA
4
Fluffy dishes : SPANISHOMELETS
5
Eastern holiday : TET
6
Regions : AREAS
7
Memphis-to-Knoxville dir. : ENE
8
After sieben : ACHT
9
"___ rosemary ... ": Ophelia : THERES
10
Meccawee, e.g. : ASIAN
11
Protein providers : MEATS
12
Pallid : ASHY
14
Breakfast treat : ENGLISHMUFFIN
15
___ bean (a Ky. tree) : AMERICANCOFFEE
20
Fabulous bird : ROC
23
Govt. sponsor of opera, etc. : NEA
24
Within: Comb. form : ENTO
26
Footless : APOD
27
Hawaiian loincloth : MALO
28
Addict : USER
30
Crabbe role: 1958 : EARP
32
Wise one : SAGE
35
Skin : HIDE
36
Nod neighbor : EDEN
37
Turn aside, with "off" : WARD
40
Slavic nurse : BABA
45
"___ Lay Dying": Faulkner : ASI
47
Emulated Simba : ROARED
48
Like Renard : SLY
50
Turkish cavalryman : SPAHI
51
Beginning : ONSET
53
"Odyssey" enchantress : CIRCE
54
Bldg. units : APTS
55
Except : SAVE
58
Author O'Flaherty : LIAM
59
Oppositionist : ANTI
60
Mrs. Truman : BESS
62
European gull : MEW
64
Wright wing : ELL

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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