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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Tuesday, August 1, 1989

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Grid flow: 26.5
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,511
Across
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Home of the Dolphins : MIAMI
6
Further a felony : ABET
10
Stag or cob : MALE
14
Prominent settler in Plymouth : ALDEN
15
Pointer on a roof : VANE
16
Controversial pesticide : ALAR
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Hamlet's weapons of "outrageous fortune" : SLINGSANDARROWS
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Asian holiday : TET
21
Ingenue, e.g. : ROLE
22
One of the Horae : IRENE
23
Antitoxin: Comb. form : SERO
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Perry's royal creator? : ERLE
26
Tingly, prickly sensation : PINSANDNEEDLES
32
Yields, as land : CEDES
33
Bark : RIND
34
Future benedict's words? : IDO
35
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
36
Union general : MEADE
38
Post : MAIL
39
Sometime traffic sign : SLO
40
Ganges garb : SARI
41
Part of a Dante work : CANTO
42
Fiercely or wholeheartedly : HAMMERANDTONGS
46
Turgenev's birthplace : OREL
47
Choice : RARE
48
A New Zealander : MAORI
51
Dada, e.g. : CULT
52
U.S.N. man : CPO
55
The whole's small section : TIPOFTHEICEBERG
59
Fam. member : GRAN
60
Lacerate : REND
61
Croc's cousin : GATOR
62
Fish dish : EELS
63
Little colonists : ANTS
64
Livre toter, at times : ELEVE
Down
1
Spar : MAST
2
"Winnie ___ Pu" : ILLE
3
Mine entrance : ADIT
4
Chess pieces : MEN
5
Entry : INGRESS
6
Singer Frankie : AVALON
7
Cause of harm : BANE
8
Terminate : END
9
Hyson or souchong : TEA
10
Damaged : MARRED
11
Medicinal plant : ALOE
12
Scene of some parties : LAWN
13
Gaelic : ERSE
18
Rail : SORA
19
Vexed : RILED
23
Dirk of yore : SNEE
24
Site of Phillips University : ENID
25
M. Coty : RENE
26
Alexander's birthplace : PELLA
27
Jargon : IDIOM
28
Sap : DRAIN
29
Tael : LIANG
30
Works on galleys : EDITS
31
Alone : SOLO
32
One kind of register : CASH
36
Foal producer : MARE
37
Of an epoch : ERAL
38
Leonine locks : MANE
40
Letter stroke : SERIF
41
Retinue : CORTEGE
43
Foolish ones, à la Rickles : MORONS
44
Celtic priests : DRUIDS
45
Agalite : TALC
48
Lien of a sort: Abbr. : MTGE
49
Early Irish nobleman : AIRE
50
Hyalite or geyserite : OPAL
51
Penny : CENT
52
Whale : CETE
53
Ont. or Que. : PROV
54
Bugaboo : OGRE
56
Refrain syllable : TRA
57
Partlet : HEN
58
___ masqué : BAL

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