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Donald V. Lee II
Donald V. Lee II

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New York Times, Sunday, February 4, 1990

Author:
Donald V. Lee II
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 69, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { A J Q X }, Scrabble score: 564 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 124, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 87, Grid flow: 57.6
Donald V. Lee II has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,698
Across
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Medicinal root bark or S.C. mountain : SSSFRS
7
While on the contrary : WHERES
13
Finial : EPI
16
Music-industry acronym : SCP
19
Circus swing : TRPEZE
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Spanish city : SEVILL
21
Crumbly soil : MRL
22
Poi source : TRO
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Hemingway title : TOHVENDHVENOT
25
Harden by heat : BKE
26
Harvest : REP
27
Arrow poison : INEE
28
Eagles' nests : ERIES
29
Of a religious festival : PENTECOSTL
32
Basketball player : CGER
33
Pay attention : MIND
34
Settle by intervention : MEDITE
35
It comes in reams : PPER
36
South Pacific island group : TONG
37
Goneril's father : LER
38
Level : FLTTEN
40
Water from steam, e.g. : CONDENSTION
45
___ de foie gras : PTE
46
Musical instruments : ORGNS
49
Diversion : PSTIME
50
Unexceptional : ORDINRY
52
Former Raider QB : STBLER
53
Liquid vessels : BSINS
54
Small flasks : CNTEENS
55
Thieves : STELERS
56
Tolstoy et al. : LEOS
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___ High Command of W.W. II : LLIED
58
Greeted : WELCOMED
60
Sicilian volcano : ETN
61
Sailor : SEMN
62
Hurdy-gurdies : ROTS
63
Brewer's yeast : BRM
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Streetside pillars : LMPPOSTS
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Dried orchid tubers : SLEPS
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Parsonage : MNSE
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Unfortunate event : DISSTER
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Type of lock or wheel : MORTISE
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Thomas and Robert : PINES
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Roil anew : RESTIR
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Worker along the Thames : RIVERMN
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Flower parts : STMENS
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Dexterous : DROIT
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Spurious wing of a bird : LUL
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Indulgent, in a way : GRNDFTHERLY
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Receives with approval : CCEPTS
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River islets : ITS
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Couples : PIRS
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Small point of land : SPIT
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Feel indignant : RESENT
93
Elaborate meal : FEST
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Tasteless or uncultured : CRSS
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Restaurant order for two : CHTEUBRIND
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Threaten : MENCE
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Bristlelike parts : SETE
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French king : ROI
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"Cavalleria" temptress : LOL
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Cameraman : CINEMTOGRPHER
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Early Christian pulpit : MBO
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Carpentry need : NIL
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Wrought-iron grating : GRILLE
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Resident of Haifa : ISRELI
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Former Boston ace : SIN
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City in Nev. : ELY
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Landed properties : ESTTES
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Discipline : CHSTEN
Down
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Radio interference : STTIC
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East Indian garment : SRONG
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Algerian cavalry soldier : SPHEE
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Pyrexia : FEVER
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Demolish : RZE
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Brightly colored polyp : SENEMONE
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Capital residents : WSHINGTONINS
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Lifted with effort : HEVED
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Projecting rims : EVES
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Shower : RIN
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Lover on the run : ELOPER
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Scheduled : SLTED
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Fortify : EMBTTLE
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Budgerigar : PRKEET
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Of the small intestines : ILEC
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Key work : STRSPNGLEDBNNER
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Establish : CRETE
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Abele or aspen : POPLR
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Empties : DRINS
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Stylish; smart: Slang : NIFTY
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Fit to be surgically treated : OPERBLE
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Bad guy : MENIE
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Harnessed oxen : TEMS
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Weighted : LODED
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Primitive family symbols : TOTEMS
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Qualified : CPBLE
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Caucasian inhabitant : OSSET
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Part of N.A.A.C.P. : NTIONLSSOCITION
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Ross and Rigg : DINS
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Incensed : IRTE
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Solve grammatically : PRSE
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Close by : NER
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Ladies of Spain: Abbr. : SRS
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Compass dir. : NNW
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Brown ermines : STOTS
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Loud and continued noise : CLMOR
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Range of view : SCOPE
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Salmon or frog, e.g. : LEPER
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Household gods : LRESNDPENTES
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Rove; ramble : SPTITE
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Munitions depot : RSENL
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Untidy : MESSY
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Chew : MSTICTE
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Dravidian language : TMIL
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Former U.K. coin : SOV
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Blaze and Brenda : STRRS
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Delineate : LIMN
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Marceau forte : MIME
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Yugoslav town : DRD
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Noun-forming suffix : IER
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Yacht race : REGTT
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Trails : PTHS
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Muscovite's land : RUSSI
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Advantageous : STRTEGIC
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Sideways : LTERLLY
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Complete failure : FISCO
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Precook : PRBOIL
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Late Hindu leader and namesakes : INDIRS
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Beats it : SCRMS
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Irrational fear : PHOBI
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Confine at the zoo : ENCGE
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Dow or ewe : FEMLE
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Weinberger et al. : CSPRS
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Put back on the burner : REHET
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Engraved pillars : STELE
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European songbird : SERIN
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Armbones : ULNE
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Dissolve : MELT
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Bryant or Loos : NIT
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Hasty; reckless : RSH

Answer summary:
87 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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