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Elissa Koolyk
Elissa Koolyk

New York Times, Monday, February 22, 1988

Author:
Elissa Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 1
Elissa Koolyk has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,985
Across
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Raptorial flier : EAGLE
6
Cheer : RAH
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Extent : SCOPE
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Canary's cousin : SERIN
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One of the ratites : EMU
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Certain cockerel : CAPON
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Moment : TRICE
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Voracious flier : CORMORANT
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Met production : OPERA
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Type of grin : TOOTHY
23
Standards : NORMS
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A Shoshonean : UTE
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Turkey portions : LEGS
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Andronicus : TITUS
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Function : ROLE
36
Farewell : ADIEU
38
Common or horse follower : SENSE
40
Clothe, with "up" : TOG
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Those who proverbially flock together : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
44
Building addition : ELL
45
Soul : ANIMA
46
"___ Foolish Things ... ": 1935 song : THESE
47
For fear that : LEST
49
Beer mug : STEIN
51
Once, once : ERST
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News agcy. : UPI
54
Clothe : DRESS
56
Created anew : REMADE
59
Homo sapiens, e.g. : BIPED
62
European robin : REDBREAST
65
Homes for 41 Across : NIDES
67
Steps over a fence : STILE
68
Dove call : COO
69
"Life ___ Beautiful" : CANBE
70
Heads, in France : TETES
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Complexion : HUE
72
Relative on mother's side : ENATE
Down
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Superlative ending : EST
2
It precedes dynamic : AERO
3
Props man : GRIP
4
Authorized : LICENSED
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Primero mes : ENERO
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Type of room, for short : REC
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First of a Latin trio : AMO
8
Aggrieve : HURT
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Skedaddle : SCOOT
10
America's 39th President : CARTER
11
Colorful marine fish : OPAH
12
___ express : PONY
13
Suffix with exist : ENT
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Puddinglike dessert : MOUSSE
21
Actor Carney : ART
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One not suited for the job : MISFIT
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Cooked, in a way : STEAMED
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Tag : LABEL
28
Roman official : EDILE
29
Lasses : GIRLS
31
Inequitable : UNFAIR
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Different : OTHER
34
Soil deposit : LOESS
35
Everglades denizen : EGRET
37
Springsteen's "Born in the ___" : USA
39
Gormandize : EAT
42
Kind of kick, in football : ONSIDE
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De Niro or Redford : THESPIAN
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Fall : TUMBLE
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Beak : NEB
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Shaves : PARES
55
Because : SINCE
56
Anatomical network : RETE
57
Revise : EDIT
58
Every's partner : EACH
60
Ferber or Best : EDNA
61
Liability : DEBT
62
Q-U connection : RST
63
Old French coin : SOU
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Tot's "piggy" : TOE
66
Bishopric : SEE

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