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Dorothy Smitonick
New York Times, Tuesday, July 30, 1985
Author:
Dorothy Smitonick
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.5
Dorothy Smitonick has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 H | 2 E | 3 N | 4 C | 5 E | 6 T | 7 E | 8 B | 9 E | 10 T | 11 V | 12 P | 13 S |
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14 A | S | A | L | L | 15 A | N | I | L | E | 16 A | A | A |
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17 B | A | G | O | F | 18 T | R | I | C | K | S | 19 N | N | W |
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20 A | U | S | S | I | E | 21 G | E | S | T | 22 I | T | Y |
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23 E | N | C | 24 A | M | P | 25 A | 26 R | T | I | E |
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27 S | 28 E | 29 C | T | 30 L | A | S | 31 M | A | Y | E | R |
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32 O | R | A | 33 S | 34 A | P | S | 35 D | E | S | C | ||||
36 V | E | N | 37 E | E | R | S | 38 P | E | N | P | A | 39 L | 40 S |
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41 O | G | P | U | 42 S | A | L | T | 43 S | E | E |
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44 U | 45 N | F | I | T | 46 C | T | R | 47 B | E | A | T |
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48 D | O | W | S | E | 49 L | A | R | 50 V | 51 A | E | ||||
52 A | T | O | 53 M | 54 A | I | N | 55 E | N | L | 56 A | 57 C | 58 E |
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59 L | E | R | 60 B | U | N | D | 61 L | E | O | F | J | O | Y |
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62 L | A | M | 63 E | R | I | E | S | 64 D | R | A | P | E |
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65 S | R | S | 66 R | A | C | E | D | 67 E | Y | R | E | S |
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,048
Across
1
Therefore : HENCE
6
Jewish month : TEBET
11
L.B.J. and R.M.N., once : VPS
14
Angry ___ get-out : ASALL
15
Old-womanish : ANILE
16
Drivers' org. : AAA
17
Houdini's grip? : BAGOFTRICKS
19
N.Y.-to-Ore. dir. : NNW
20
Down Under native : AUSSIE
21
Exploit : GEST
22
Suffix with acid : ITY
23
Tent : ENCAMP
25
Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
27
Unification Church, e.g. : SECT
30
___ Vegas : LAS
31
Movie mogul : MAYER
32
A feast ___ famine : ORA
33
Weakens : SAPS
35
Jr., e.g. : DESC
36
Superficial displays : VENEERS
38
Friendly correspondents : PENPALS
41
N.K.V.D. predecessor : OGPU
42
Season : SALT
43
Diocese : SEE
44
Not suitable : UNFIT
46
Football pos. : CTR
47
Defeat : BEAT
48
Use a divining rod : DOWSE
49
Tadpole, caterpillar, etc. : LARVAE
52
From ___ Z : ATO
53
Chief : MAIN
55
Cover with netting : ENLACE
59
Celtic Neptune : LER
60
Present for Mom and Dad : BUNDLEOFJOY
62
Hood's exit : LAM
63
Iroquoian group : ERIES
64
Statue's garb : DRAPE
65
Frat vets : SRS
66
Sped : RACED
67
Circuit courts : EYRES
Down
1
"New Earth" composer: 1935 : HABA
2
Jacob's twin : ESAU
3
Equine has-beens : NAGS
4
Hideaway for a skeleton? : CLOSET
5
Impish : ELFIN
6
Sailor : TAR
7
Puzzles : ENIGMAS
8
Muscles : BICEPS
9
Order having teeth : ELKS
10
Affirmation of beliefs : TESTAMENT
11
Conceited person? : VANITYCASE
12
Kind of girdle : PANTIE
13
Twain hero : SAWYER
18
P.I. : TEC
24
Dolomites or Pennines : ALPS
26
Grate : RASP
27
Former Soho coin, for short : SOV
28
Homophone for air : ERE
29
Pandora's box, in a way : CANOFWORMS
33
"___ Song," Huston hit : SEPTEMBER
34
Indonesia's ___ Islands : ARU
35
Crandall of baseball : DEL
37
Sponsorship : EGIS
38
Catherine ___, last wife of Henry VIII : PARR
39
Meadow : LEA
40
Coterie : SET
42
Straphanger : STANDEE
44
Mo and Stu from Ariz. : UDALLS
45
"Shed ___!": Keats : NOTEAR
46
Hospital department : CLINIC
47
Habitat for bats? : BELFRY
50
Gaggle formation : VEE
51
Positive pole : ANODE
54
Aroma : AURA
56
Slightly open : AJAR
57
Survive problems : COPE
58
Easy on the ___ : EYES
61
Eng. monetary units, formerly : LSD
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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