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Christy Ridley
Christy Ridley

New York Times, Monday, June 1, 1992

Author:
Christy Ridley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 5, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.7
Christy Ridley has 54 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,546
Across
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Mammoth ___ National Park in 38 Down : CAVE
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Bow, Barton or Schumann : CLARA
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Happy : GLAD
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Arabian sultanate : OMAN
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Wading bird : HERON
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Tops : AONE
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Path for Daniel Boone : WILDERNESSTRAIL
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Shelter : LEE
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Wheels for Nero : ROTAE
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Cleanse in water : RINSE
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Rational : SANE
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Lillie and Arthur : BEAS
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Western region of 38 Down bought from Chickasaws : JACKSONPURCHASE
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" ... lovely as ___": Kilmer : ATREE
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Emend : EDIT
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Bunk : BED
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___ d'état : COUP
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Czar's decree : UKASE
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Melody : SONG
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Single : ONE
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Ending for song : STER
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Notched, as a leaf : EROSE
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Land ___, national recreation area in 38 Down : BETWEENTHELAKES
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Formerly, of yore : ERST
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Grain crop : OATS
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Jai-alai basket-mitt : CESTA
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"No ___ talk to me": Housman : USETO
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Water, in Lyon : EAU
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Southeastern hts. of 38 Down : APPALACHIANMTNS
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Actual : REAL
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Augmenting : EKING
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Pier : ANTA
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Freshen : PERK
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Irish dramatist : SYNGE
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Artless : NAIF
Down
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Hood : COWL
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Female friend in France : AMIE
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Singer Jerry ___ : VALE
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Conclusion : END
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Time: Comb. form : CHRONO
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Meager; frugal : LENTEN
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In which 38 Down ranks 37th : AREA
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Young flowers : ROSEBUDS
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Reply to a ques. : ANS
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Flashy; flamboyant : GARISH
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Bank transaction : LOAN
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Tropical cuckoos : ANIS
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Strike out : DELE
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Rub out : ERASE
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Region : TRACT
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Straw beehive : SKEP
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Amerind or canal : ERIE
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Biblical patriarch : JACOB
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Expiate : ATONE
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Vinegar bottle : CRUET
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Chipper: Dial. : PEART
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Desi Arnaz's autobiography : ABOOK
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Perceive : SENSE
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Borders : EDGES
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Salt Lake City team : UTES
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Bicentennial state: June 1, 1992 : KENTUCKY
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Sp. married women : SRAS
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Of an ecological succession : SERAL
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Singer John : ELTON
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"Can ___?": J. Rivers : WETALK
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Farm chore : HOEING
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Fodder : EATAGE
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Freshwater fish : CARP
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Blunted sword : EPEE
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Sail support : SPAR
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Climb, in a way : SHIN
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Lab burner : ETNA
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Opposed : ANTI
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Flying org. : USAF
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D.D.E.'s 1956 opponent : AES
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Fortify : MAN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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