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Frances Hansen
Frances Hansen

New York Times, Monday, May 2, 1988

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Frances Hansen has 81 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 40 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,055
Across
1
"___ Lisa" : MONA
5
Decorous : STAID
10
The nouveaux riches put it on : RITZ
14
Starbuck's captain : AHAB
15
Jay Silverheels role : TONTO
16
Spooky-sounding lake : ERIE
17
Blushing : ROSY
18
"___ of Murder," 1948 film : ANACT
19
The Swedish Nightingale : LIND
20
With 51 Across, the pursuit of happiness? : CHASINGTHELAST
23
British Teddy boys : MODS
24
Trim trees : LOP
25
African jungle jaunt : SAFARI
28
Overshoes for the pursuer : GALOSHES
33
"The ___ lama/He's a priest": Nash : ONEL
34
Merganser : SMEW
36
Fishing net : SEINE
37
Balsam, e.g. : FIR
38
Kind of lantern : CHINESE
40
Faucet : TAP
41
Heart chambers : ATRIA
43
Castor's mother : LEDA
44
Marquand sleuth : MOTO
45
Pursuer's protector : RAINCOAT
47
Man of a Thousand Faces : CHANEY
49
Thun's river : AAR
50
___ Rabbit, Uncle Remus friend : BRER
51
See 20 Across : BUSONARAINYDAY
58
Beethoven's birthplace : BONN
59
Pile up : AMASS
60
___-majesté : LESE
61
Piedmontese wine center : ASTI
62
Belief : TENET
63
Oil cartel acronym : OPEC
64
Filmed : SHOT
65
Vestibule : ENTRY
66
Home of the Jazz : UTAH
Down
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Antony or Connelly : MARC
2
Words of surprise : OHOH
3
Spaced-out agcy.? : NASA
4
Immeasurably deep : ABYSMAL
5
Alden spoke for him : STANDISH
6
Hammer's partner : TONGS
7
Medical-school subj. : ANAT
8
Seven-year affliction : ITCH
9
"You don't say!" : DOTELL
10
Backslide : RELAPSE
11
Pupil's place : IRIS
12
Touch with color : TINT
13
British omega : ZED
21
Super suffix : IOR
22
At large : LOOSE
25
Up to now : SOFAR
26
Bryant or Louise : ANITA
27
Iron: Comb. form : FERRI
28
Dramatist Jean : GENET
29
Filled with wonder : AWED
30
Find in a serendipitous way : HITON
31
Akin on Mom's side : ENATE
32
Former Indian infantryman : SEPOY
35
"___ 18," 1961 Uris book : MILA
38
Chocolate source : CACAO
39
Vestry : SACRISTY
42
Teed off : INASNIT
44
Gymnast Retton : MARYLOU
46
Rococo : ORNATE
48
Layer : HEN
50
More despicable : BASER
51
"Tommyrot!" : BOSH
52
Golden-rule word : UNTO
53
Sobeit : AMEN
54
Carry on about : RANT
55
Govt. branch : DEPT
56
On the briny : ASEA
57
"Ugh!" new style : YECH
58
Kind of relief : BAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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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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