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Elaine George
New York Times, Monday, April 11, 1988
Author:
Elaine George
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 45.8
Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Elaine George has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 L | 2 A | 3 M | 4 P | 5 S | 6 O | 7 B | 8 S | 9 A | 10 C | 11 T | 12 A | |||
13 O | B | O | E | 14 H | A | R | I | 15 T | H | I | R | 16 D |
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17 S | L | O | W | 18 P | O | K | E | S | 19 M | A | N | I | A |
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20 S | E | N | I | L | E | 21 A | S | 22 S | O | R | T | E | D |
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23 S | T | Y | 24 S | K | I | T | 25 I | S | L | E |
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26 R | 27 A | H | S | 28 D | E | S | E | R | 29 T | S | ||||
30 A | L | I | 31 M | A | T | 32 S | E | E | M | 33 S | 34 T | 35 O |
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36 P | O | N | 37 D | E | R | 38 A | M | A | T | O | L |
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39 S | T | E | E | R | E | 40 D | 41 A | M | P | 42 A | L | E |
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43 S | E | N | I | 44 O | R | S | 45 T | R | E | S |
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46 E | 47 R | 48 A | S | 49 O | L | L | A | 50 R | U | T | ||||
51 R | E | L | E | 52 N | T | E | D | 53 V | E | R | S | 54 U | 55 S |
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56 S | N | O | R | E | 57 M | I | 58 L | E | S | T | O | N | E |
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59 T | E | N | T | S | 60 M | E | A | T | 61 L | U | T | E |
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62 W | E | S | T | 63 A | S | P | S | 64 E | T | O | N |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,034
Across
1
Gooseneck, e.g. : LAMP
5
Cries loudly : SOBS
9
Court minutes : ACTA
13
Musette : OBOE
14
Name in spydom : HARI
15
___ rate (inferior) : THIRD
17
Sluggards : SLOWPOKES
19
Excessive enthusiasm : MANIA
20
Gerontological : SENILE
21
Various : ASSORTED
23
Unkempt abode : STY
24
Short sketch : SKIT
25
Bit of land amid water : ISLE
26
Stadium cheers : RAHS
28
Abandons : DESERTS
30
"The Greatest" : ALI
31
Word after door or place : MAT
32
"And ___ shake the spheres": Dryden : SEEMSTO
36
Reflect : PONDER
38
An explosive : AMATOL
39
Directed : STEERED
41
Elec. unit : AMP
42
A Canadian export : ALE
43
Twelfth graders : SENIORS
45
Very, in Paris : TRES
46
Epochs : ERAS
49
Spicy stew : OLLA
50
Deadly routine : RUT
51
Softened : RELENTED
53
Against : VERSUS
56
Night noise : SNORE
57
Significant event : MILESTONE
59
Canvas abodes : TENTS
60
Vegetarian's anathema : MEAT
61
Mandolin's cousin : LUTE
62
Oater's locale : WEST
63
Slithering killers : ASPS
64
Collar or jacket : ETON
Down
1
Forfeiture : LOSS
2
Qualified : ABLE
3
Illegal booze : MOONSHINE
4
Lapwings : PEWITS
5
Word with lace or tree : SHOE
6
Acorn's source : OAK
7
What born losers don't get : BREAKS
8
Pantywaists : SISSIES
9
Vapor: Comb. form : ATMO
10
Certain charming quality : CHARISMA
11
Shades : TINTS
12
African gazelle : ARIEL
16
Miami's county : DADE
18
Layer : PLY
22
Rivers : STREAMS
24
Bridge reversal : SET
26
Knocks : RAPS
27
"Thanks ___!" : ALOT
28
"Letting 'I ___' wait ... ": Shak. : DARENOT
29
What an R.N. takes : TEMP
31
Nothing more than : MERE
33
Begins a journey : STARTSOUT
34
Decorated metalware : TOLE
35
Bullfight cries : OLES
37
Sweets : DESSERTS
40
Predicament : DILEMMA
41
Ex-coach Parseghian : ARA
44
Songs of yore : OLDIES
45
Snapper : TURTLE
46
Formerly, formerly : ERST
47
Freshen : RENEW
48
Solo : ALONE
50
Legal matter : RES
52
Bird's-___ soup : NEST
53
Animal docs : VETS
54
Golden-rule word : UNTO
55
Homophone for scene : SEEN
58
Toddler's favorite spot : LAP
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later.
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