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Alice H. Kaufman
Alice H. Kaufman

New York Times, Wednesday, July 4, 1979

Author:
Alice H. Kaufman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Grid flow: 22.6 Grid has duplicate clues.
Alice H. Kaufman has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,830
Across
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Grate : RASP
5
Gogol's "___ Bulba" : TARAS
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Alone : SOLE
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Yale team : ELIS
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The chosen few : ELITE
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Russian mountain range : URAL
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Old Glory and bald eagle : NATIONALEMBLEMS
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Pronoun : ONE
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Afflict with ennui : BORE
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He wrote "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" : ALBEE
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College quarters : DORM
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Skin inflammation : ACNE
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Some are heavenly : BODIES
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Tending to stick together : CLANNISH
33
Reddish-gray kangaroo : EURO
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Facilitate : EASE
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Urban transportation agcy. : MTA
36
Old Glory : STARSANDSTRIPES
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Assn. : ORG
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Christmas or shoe follower : TREE
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Ooze : SEEP
44
Communications : MESSAGES
46
Ices : CHILLS
48
Goad : PROD
49
___ Islands, off Ireland : ARAN
50
Word with sacro : ILIAC
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Design : PLAN
54
Inquire : ASK
57
Old Glory : REDWHITEANDBLUE
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Acute; sharp : KEEN
62
Menu : CARTE
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Portent : OMEN
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Spanish wives: Abbr. : SRAS
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Iroquoian people : ERIES
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Cordage fiber : BAST
Down
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Nevada city : RENO
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Actor Alda : ALAN
3
Location : SITE
4
Greek letter : PSI
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Vickers and Velis : TENORS
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Tocsin : ALARM
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Make wrathful : RILE
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Lunched : ATE
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Religious sch. : SEM
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Moody; sulky : SULLEN
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Prince slain by the Ephraimites : OREB
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Poor, as an excuse : LAME
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Besides : ELSE
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Woodwind : OBOE
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Old Glory : BANNER
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Memorable couturier : DIOR
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"Woe is me!" : ALAS
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Mold : CAST
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Broom made of twigs : BESOM
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Extravagant : OUTRE
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Hauls : DRAGS
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Yields : CEDES
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Urge forward : IMPEL
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Pittsburgh product : STEEL
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Fasteners on trunks : HASPS
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Stiffness : STARCH
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Ex-constellation : ARGO
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Requirement : NEED
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"The proof ... ___ the eating" : ISIN
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Brings forth : SPAWNS
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Wading birds : CRANES
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Foot's counterpart : HAND
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Winged : ALATE
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Annoys : IRKS
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Sidelong look : LEER
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Thought : IDEA
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Elf or lovely woman : PERI
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___ mater : ALMA
55
Makes an appeal : SUES
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English county : KENT
58
Cold cubes : ICE
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Sailor : TAR
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Dylan or Newhart : BOB

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