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Nancy McCarthy
Nancy McCarthy

New York Times, Monday, June 7, 1982

Author:
Nancy McCarthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Nancy McCarthy has 47 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
2
A
3
G
4
S
5
S
6
C
7
O
8
U
9
T
10
A
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L
12
L
13
E
B
R
O
14
A
O
R
T
A
15
E
R
I
E
16
L
E
E
R
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G
R
E
E
N
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B
A
C
K
S
19
P
E
E
R
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A
G
E
21
T
I
T
H
E
S
22
N
E
V
E
R
23
P
A
N
E
24
S
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A
B
L
E
D
26
D
E
R
A
N
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G
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E
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S
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P
R
E
S
S
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C
O
R
A
L
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R
A
T
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E
E
R
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C
O
T
E
S
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E
S
E
36
A
T
E
37
B
O
D
E
S
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S
39
T
E
E
N
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R
E
T
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U
R
N
E
D
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B
L
E
N
D
S
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T
A
T
S
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B
O
O
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H
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S
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O
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R
T
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E
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A
N
T
H
E
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M
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S
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G
R
E
E
N
S
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W
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A
R
D
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E
R
A
T
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T
E
A
R
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T
O
P
E
E
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R
O
M
E
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S
O
L
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S
W
O
R
D
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S
N
A
P
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,899
Across
1
Beldams : HAGS
5
Reconnoiter : SCOUT
10
Everyone : ALL
13
Spanish river : EBRO
14
Large artery : AORTA
15
A Great Lake : ERIE
16
Sidelong look : LEER
17
Singles, vees and sawbucks : GREENBACKS
19
Body of equals : PEERAGE
21
Taxes of a sort : TITHES
22
At no time : NEVER
23
Window section : PANE
24
Fur clad : SABLED
26
Drives mad : DERANGES
30
Weigh heavily upon : PRESS
31
Yellowish red : CORAL
32
Cat's quarry : RAT
33
Poet's "always" : EER
34
Pigeon or sheep shelters : COTES
35
Nationality: Suffix : ESE
36
Goddess of infatuation : ATE
37
Portends : BODES
38
Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
40
Gave back : RETURNED
42
Intermingles : BLENDS
43
Makes lace : TATS
44
Author Tarkington : BOOTH
45
Combat mission : SORTIE
48
Patriotic hymns : ANTHEMS
51
Grassy turf : GREENSWARD
54
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
55
Lacerate : TEAR
56
Pith helmet : TOPEE
57
The Eternal City : ROME
58
The sun : SOL
59
Blade : SWORD
60
Break suddenly : SNAP
Down
1
Be of use : HELP
2
Busy as ___ : ABEE
3
Special-services soldier : GREENBERET
4
Horses of a certain color : SORRELS
5
Sank in the middle : SAGGED
6
Kitchen tool : CORER
7
Pay dirt : ORE
8
Shoshonean : UTE
9
Trumpet blasts : TANTARAS
10
Foot area : ARCH
11
Resembling : LIKE
12
Minus : LESS
15
Devoured : EATEN
18
Twofold : BINAL
20
The birds : AVES
23
Israeli Labor Party leader : PERES
24
Catch fish, in a way : SPEAR
25
Rugged peak : ARETE
26
Was overly fond : DOTED
27
Wading bird : GREENHERON
28
Mitigated : EASED
29
British weapons : STENS
31
Morse and zip : CODES
34
Competitions : CONTESTS
37
Intelligent one : BRAIN
38
Animal track : SLOT
39
Ties up : TETHERS
41
Total : UTTER
42
Furnished bail : BONDED
44
Having less equipment : BARER
45
N.C.O.'s : SGTS
46
Mountain: Comb. form : OREO
47
Actual : REAL
49
Nursery word : MAMA
50
Marching pace : STEP
52
Smash hit : WOW
53
G.I.'s overseas address : APO

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

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