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Elaine George
Elaine George

New York Times, Tuesday, July 28, 1987

Author:
Elaine George
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q U Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 37.4
Elaine George has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,776
Across
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Plant disease : SCAB
5
Armbones : RADII
10
Bat a gnat : SWAT
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Trademark : LOGO
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Red Sox rightfielder : EVANS
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Prong : TINE
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"Family Ties" son : ALEX
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Puppet : MARIONETTE
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Shopkeeper : MERCHANT
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Defeated : BEATEN
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"___ She Sweet?": 1927 song : AINT
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Old MacDonald's place : FARM
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Was clement : SPARED
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Felt amazement : MARVELED
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Criticize : PAN
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Room's adornment scheme : DECOR
35
Author Jong : ERICA
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"___ Death," Grieg passage : ASES
38
Street show : RAREE
40
Card game for three : SKAT
41
Disgrace : SHAME
43
Bellini opera: 1831 : NORMA
45
Homophone for air : ERE
46
Annual event in Boston : MARATHON
48
Flora : PLANTS
50
Korean statesman : RHEE
51
Spirit : ELAN
52
Share the lead : COSTAR
55
Difficult to change or break : IRONCLAD
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Obvious : PLAINASDAY
61
Hawaiian city : HILO
62
Egyptian dancer : ALME
63
At large : LOOSE
64
Microwave : OVEN
65
Nitwits : SAPS
66
Distributed bit by bit : DOLED
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Take it easy : REST
Down
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Close with a bang : SLAM
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Cabbagelike plant : COLE
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Antiquing device : AGER
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A freight train : BOXCAR
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Court officer, at times : REMANDER
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___-garde : AVANT
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Scoot : DART
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Zoology suffix : INI
9
Certain barometric line : ISOBAR
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Liners : STEAMERS
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E. German champion figure skater : WITT
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Help to create a pot : ANTE
13
Harold of comics : TEEN
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Courage : NERVE
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Sped : HIED
24
Word with way or sea : FARER
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Sudden spell of activity : SPASM
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Former Turkish title : PASHA
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Lend ___ (listen) : ANEAR
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Andalusian city : MORON
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Compare : LIKEN
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Cocteau's "Le Grand ___" : ECART
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Dorm topics : DATES
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Kayak or birch-bark : CANOE
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Show-offs : SMARTIES
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Engaged : EMPLOYED
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Allen or Frome : ETHAN
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Comedian King : ALAN
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Proclaim : HERALD
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Secure : ANCHOR
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Cancel : ERASE
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Auditors, for short : CPAS
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Spicy stew : OLLA
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Coarse hominy : SAMP
55
Celebrity : IDOL
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In person : LIVE
57
Pub drinks : ALES
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"___ Tread on Me" : DONT
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U.S.-Ont. canals : SOO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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