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Evelyn Benshoof
Evelyn Benshoof

New York Times, Tuesday, June 24, 1980

Author:
Evelyn Benshoof
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q U X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 29.9
Evelyn Benshoof has 71 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,186
Across
1
Arab headdress : AGAL
5
Redford or Newman : ACTOR
10
Elan : DASH
14
Tough guy : BOZO
15
Move smoothly : GLIDE
16
Earthen pot : OLLA
17
Selves : EGOS
18
Begin again : RENEW
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Athletic field : OVAL
20
Double chair : LOVESEAT
22
Related on the father's side : AGNATE
24
Accessible : OPEN
25
Locust, e.g. : TREE
26
Views : SCENES
29
Dodge : SIDESTEP
33
Sloshed along : WADED
34
Plum : GAGE
35
Charter : HIRE
36
Tropical cuckoos : ANIS
37
Dwelt : LIVED
38
Sicilian landmark : ETNA
39
Actress Lillian : ROTH
40
Past : OVER
41
Not as distinct : PALER
42
Had it coming : DESERVED
44
Unorthodox doctrine : HERESY
45
It is so : AMEN
46
Vehicle for a drayman : CART
47
Pen : CORRAL
50
Tennis rout : LOVEGAME
54
Fail to do : OMIT
55
___ des Beaux-Arts, Paris : ECOLE
57
News item : OBIT
58
Bombast : RANT
59
Where R.L.S. is buried : SAMOA
60
Waiter, in Berlin : OBER
61
Therefore : ERGO
62
Used up : SPENT
63
Borge, for one : DANE
Down
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Former union leader : ABEL
2
___ dancer : GOGO
3
U.S.S.R. sea : AZOV
4
Fall in love with : LOSEONESHEARTTO
5
Concurs : AGREES
6
Kind of sweep : CLEAN
7
Dye : TINT
8
Keats product : ODE
9
"Wherefore have ye ___ evil for good?": Gen. 44:4 : REWARDED
10
Delight : DOONESHEARTGOOD
11
Thomas ___ Edison : ALVA
12
Lath : SLAT
13
Sound : HALE
21
Accelerated : SPED
23
Haw's opposite : GEE
25
Inspiration for Blake : TIGER
26
Turf : SWARD
27
Kayak : CANOE
28
Emulates Charles Dudley Warner : EDITS
29
Set apart : SAVED
30
Appellation : TITLE
31
Fish-eating birds : ERNES
32
Arctic explorer : PEARY
34
Conferred : GIVEN
37
Devoid of affection : LOVELESS
41
French parent : PERE
43
British mil. school : RMA
44
Attack : HAVEAT
46
Panamanian port : COLON
47
Essential part : CORE
48
Sharif : OMAR
49
Encircle : RING
50
Capital of Togo : LOME
51
Eban : ABBA
52
Look : MIEN
53
Raison d'___ : ETRE
56
Mortarboard : CAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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