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Beverly Tivin
New York Times, Saturday, July 29, 1989
Author:
Beverly Tivin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q W X Y }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 33.2
Beverly Tivin has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 H | 3 I | 4 P | 5 T | 6 R | 7 I | 8 T | 9 E | 10 S | 11 P | 12 A | 13 T |
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14 O | A | S | T | 15 O | O | Z | E | S | 16 C | R | A | M |
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17 P | R | E | E | 18 M | I | N | E | N | T | 19 H | E | R | E |
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20 E | M | E | R | A | L | D | S | 21 E | 22 L | E | V | E | N |
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23 O | L | E | O | 24 B | E | A | M | E | ||||||
25 D | 26 A | 27 P | P | E | R | 28 R | E | M | N | A | N | 29 T | 30 S |
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31 E | B | R | O | 32 C | A | V | E | D | 33 T | O | T |
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34 S | L | E | D | 35 I | R | K | E | D | 36 M | I | N | I |
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37 M | E | D | 38 K | N | E | E | L | 39 E | V | I | L |
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40 O | R | I | 41 E | N | T | E | D | 42 D | 43 E | T | E | C | T |
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44 S | T | I | R | P | 45 L | I | A | R | ||||||
46 R | 47 E | P | U | T | E | 48 M | A | R | R | I | 49 A | 50 G | 51 E |
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52 A | L | O | D | 53 P | 54 R | E | T | E | N | S | I | O | N |
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55 M | U | S | E | 56 I | O | N | I | C | 57 T | R | U | E |
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58 A | L | E | S | 59 D | A | U | N | T | 60 S | E | T | S |
© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,508
Across
1
French fry : CHIP
5
Stale : TRITE
10
Tiff : SPAT
14
Oven : OAST
15
Exudes : OOZES
16
Stuff : CRAM
17
Supreme : PREEMINENT
19
Hither : HERE
20
May birthstones : EMERALDS
21
Cricket team : ELEVEN
23
___ strut (plane part) : OLEO
24
Former N.Y.C. mayor : BEAME
25
Stylish : DAPPER
28
Traces : REMNANTS
31
River to the Mediterranean : EBRO
32
Hollowed : CAVED
33
Add : TOT
34
Logger's travois : SLED
35
Annoyed : IRKED
36
Skirt type : MINI
37
What the dr. ordered : MED
38
Truckle, in a way : KNEEL
39
Ponerology topic : EVIL
40
Set right, in a way : ORIENTED
42
Discover : DETECT
44
Lineage : STIRP
45
Mendacious one : LIAR
46
Account : REPUTE
48
Union : MARRIAGE
52
Absolute property in feudal days : ALOD
53
Claim or title to something : PRETENSION
55
Ponder : MUSE
56
Greek dialect : IONIC
57
Rightful : TRUE
58
City in S France : ALES
59
Intimidate : DAUNT
60
Collections : SETS
Down
1
Ecclesiastical mantle : COPE
2
Mischief : HARM
3
Words of understanding : ISEE
4
Mollusk : PTEROPOD
5
Tillie of comics : TOILER
6
Musical form : RONDO
7
Endings for idol and immortal : IZES
8
Decade : TEN
9
Highly regarded : ESTEEMED
10
Outline : SCHEMA
11
Vitamin C for colds, e.g. : PREVENTIVE
12
Swiss river : AARE
13
D. C. group : TMEN
18
Capital of Maldives : MALE
22
Cry from a crow's-nest : LAND
24
Slant : BEVEL
25
Bond: Comb. form : DESMO
26
More qualified : ABLER
27
Incline : PREDISPOSE
28
Swept, as with the eyes : RAKED
29
Invigorating : TONIC
30
Pole or bird : STILT
32
Fawn : CREEP
35
Fearless : INTREPID
36
Versemakers : METRISTS
38
Link closely : KNIT
41
Piano exercises : ETUDES
42
Candid : DIRECT
43
Merit : EARN
45
Quarter preceder : LATIN
46
Hindu deity : RAMA
47
Jewish month : ELUL
48
Computer list : MENU
49
Yorkshire river : AIRE
50
Style; taste: Fr. : GOUT
51
Chemical endings : ENES
54
Kiwi : ROA
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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