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Barbara J. Weakley
New York Times, Monday, March 4, 1985
Author:
Barbara J. Weakley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 19.4
Barbara J. Weakley has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 E | 3 S | 4 T | 5 S | 6 A | 7 F | 8 E | 9 S | 10 A | 11 S | 12 E | 13 A |
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14 A | R | E | A | 15 A | L | A | T | E | 16 C | A | R | L |
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17 R | I | L | L | 18 L | O | R | N | A | 19 C | L | A | D |
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20 B | E | L | I | 21 E | V | E | 22 A | P | 23 P | E | A | S | E |
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24 S | T | E | 25 L | A | D | D | E | R |
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26 A | 27 S | 28 A | M | A | R | 29 C | 30 H | 31 H | A | R | E | |||
32 C | A | N | A | L | 33 L | E | O | N | E | 34 N | 35 I | 36 B |
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37 M | I | E | N | 38 T | O | N | N | E | 39 R | A | T | A |
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40 E | D | T | 41 P | R | U | N | E | 42 K | E | P | I | S |
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43 A | S | A | D | A | Y | 44 I | N | J | U | N | E |
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45 C | 46 O | 47 N | R | A | D | 48 N | E | O | ||||||
49 I | C | E | D | T | E | 50 A | 51 S | L | E | I | 52 G | 53 H | 54 T |
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55 N | A | P | E | 56 I | G | 57 E | T | A | 58 C | O | I | R |
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59 C | L | A | N | 60 N | I | S | E | I | 61 E | R | S | E |
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62 H | A | L | T | 63 S | N | E | R | D | 64 D | E | S | K |
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,900
Across
1
Defeat : BEST
5
Strongboxes : SAFES
10
Sailing : ASEA
14
Space : AREA
15
Winged : ALATE
16
Poet Sandburg : CARL
17
Brooklet : RILL
18
A Doone : LORNA
19
Garbed : CLAD
20
Give credence to : BELIEVE
22
Mollify : APPEASE
24
Jeanne, e.g.: Abbr. : STE
25
Elopers' aid : LADDER
26
Mad ___ : ASAMARCHHARE
32
Panama or Erie : CANAL
33
Sierra ___ : LEONE
34
Fountain-pen part : NIB
37
Bearing : MIEN
38
Metric ton : TONNE
39
Pro ___ : RATA
40
A N.Y. time : EDT
41
Trim : PRUNE
42
Military caps : KEPIS
43
"And what is so rare ___?" : ASADAYINJUNE
45
Robert or William of films : CONRAD
48
Modernist : NEO
49
Summer refreshment : ICEDTEA
51
Dexterity : SLEIGHT
55
Mane locale : NAPE
56
"___ Kick Out of You" : IGETA
58
Coconut-husk fiber : COIR
59
Tribe : CLAN
60
Japanese-American : NISEI
61
Gaelic : ERSE
62
Sentry's word : HALT
63
McCarthy's fellow traveler : SNERD
64
Office item : DESK
Down
1
Sarcastic remark : BARB
2
Pa. port : ERIE
3
Traffic in : SELL
4
Amulet : TALISMAN
5
Serving need : SALVER
6
Lily's relative : ALOE
7
Partner of wide : FAR
8
Lab burner : ETNA
9
Amphibious vehicle : SEAPLANE
10
Acquiesce : ACCEDE
11
Kind of bar : SALAD
12
Wipe out : ERASE
13
Wood for bridges : ALDER
21
Space-saving abbr. : ETAL
23
Peel : PARE
26
Highest point : ACME
27
Declared : SAID
28
Dill of the Bible : ANET
29
Darken : CLOUD
30
Hair coloring : HENNA
31
This goes with milk : HONEY
34
Chevrotain : NAPU
35
Have ___ for (hold a grudge) : ITIN
36
Supply station : BASE
38
Used-car lot items : TRADEINS
39
Was jubilant : REJOICED
41
College entrance exam : PSAT
42
Joint below a femur : KNEE
43
Passionate : ARDENT
44
Like some tiles : INLAID
45
Dead certainty : CINCH
46
Fla. city : OCALA
47
Asian country : NEPAL
50
Not fer : AGIN
51
Mob or gang follower : STER
52
Skirt section : GORE
53
Sibilant sound : HISS
54
Migration : TREK
57
Compass dir. : ESE
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 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.