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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Thursday, February 6, 1992

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { F K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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C
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,430
Across
1
Eisenhower was one in 1911 : PLEBE
6
A-F connection : BCDE
10
Smidgen : DAB
13
Mutiny : REVOLT
15
Baba bath in Brest : RHUM
16
Mayberry lad, sometimes : OPE
17
Vitamin C source : ORANGEJUICE
19
Baseball's Hodges : GIL
20
Comedienne Vance : DANITRA
21
Pitcher Hershiser : OREL
22
Merry Marseilles month : MAI
25
Edward II dreaded this Scot : ROBERTBRUCE
27
Cancel : UNDO
29
Malt addition : ESE
30
Super : AONE
31
Got nosy : SNOOPED
34
Word bk. : DICT
36
With 37 Across, fish dish : SALMON
37
See 36 Across : MOUSSE
41
Poppycock! : PISH
43
Sourdough's activity : PANNING
44
Leaning : BIAS
46
Lat. case : ABL
48
Go slowly : DRAG
49
Queen of rhyme time? : MOTHERGOOSE
53
Casanova was one : SPY
54
Word of woe : ALAS
55
Conceit : EGOTISM
57
Luau souvenir : LEI
58
Defeatist's grumble : WHATSTHEUSE
62
Coffee maker : URN
63
Sign up : HIRE
64
Dines at home : EATSIN
65
Tippler : SOT
66
Some are even : ODDS
67
Intended : MEANT
Down
1
Burning Tree instructor : PRO
2
Celtic sea god : LER
3
Lisa on "Green Acres" : EVA
4
Hold together : BOND
5
Somewhat large composer? : ELGAR
6
Meanies : BRUTES
7
Sang like a cicada : CHIRRED
8
Coin for Hamlet : DUCAT
9
Uncle, to 25 Across : EME
10
Kennel adjunct : DOGRUN
11
Each : APIECE
12
Ball girl? : BELLE
14
" ... a ___ clock scholar" : TENO
18
Shifted a sail : JIBED
21
Resonant : OROTUND
22
Rumple : MUSS
23
Sally Kirkland movie: 1987 : ANNA
24
Elvis, to many : IDOL
26
Quiche ingredient : BACON
28
Marching bands' sounds : OOMPAHS
32
Self-assurance : POISE
33
Printing spaces : ENS
35
A Texas Hogg : IMA
38
Letter opener : SIRS
39
Breeze : SNAP
40
Like a custard : EGGY
42
Careworn : HAGGARD
43
Story lines : PLOTS
44
Jacket or dance : BOLERO
45
Start of a Gershwin song title : ITAINT
47
Northern constellation : BOOTES
49
Bad, to Brutus : MALUS
50
Concealed once more : REHID
51
Place : SITE
52
Soprano Faith ___ : ESHAM
56
Apportion : METE
58
Song from "Sunny" : WHO
59
Clothing-label letters : USA
60
Sermon topic : SIN
61
An end for depend : ENT

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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