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Shirley Soloway
Shirley Soloway

New York Times, Tuesday, September 1, 1992

Author:
Shirley Soloway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 21.1
Shirley Soloway has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,638
Across
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Nag : CARP
5
Syrian head : ASSAD
10
Bridge coup : SLAM
14
On a cruise : ASEA
15
Evans or Hunt : LINDA
16
Sinatra's youngest : TINA
17
Order for a butcher : SKIRTSTEAK
19
Black, to Blake : EBON
20
Domingo, e.g. : TENOR
21
Utah lily : SEGO
22
"___-meeny ... " : EENY
23
Where to buy franks : DELIS
25
Give the facts again : RETELL
27
Send forth : EMIT
29
"___ Fideles" : ADESTE
32
Gardeners' creations : BEDS
35
Cambodian neighbor : LAOS
38
Thin porridge : GRUEL
39
Dory implement : OAR
40
Type of salmon : SOCKEYE
42
Election winners : INS
43
Belief : CREDO
45
Sonja Henie's hometown : OSLO
46
"___ girl!" : ATTA
47
Evaluate : ASSESS
49
Entertainer Lorna ___ : LUFT
51
Victor's loot : SPOILS
54
Change the prices : RETAG
57
Commotion : TODO
59
Slippery ones : EELS
61
Begets : SIRES
63
"Believe ___ Not" : ITOR
64
Low capital : SHOESTRING
66
Food-container info : NTWT
67
Slender candle : TAPER
68
Prepare for publication : EDIT
69
Scads : TONS
70
Milwaukee's Bradley Center, e.g. : ARENA
71
Sandra and Ruby : DEES
Down
1
Show roster : CAST
2
Inquired : ASKED
3
Any queen of France : REINE
4
Releases conditionally : PAROLES
5
Hirt and Smith : ALS
6
Takes a load off : SITS
7
React derisively : SNEER
8
Motto : ADAGE
9
John Wayne film of 1945 : DAKOTA
10
Pittsburgh pro : STEELER
11
Court action : LIBELSUIT
12
Presently : ANON
13
Numerous : MANY
18
Fat-free : TRIM
24
Farm warehouse : SILO
26
Sidle : EDGE
28
Cantina choice : TACO
30
Camper's cover : TENT
31
"Born Free" star : ELSA
32
___ Raton, Fla. : BOCA
33
Corn portions : EARS
34
Reprove : DRESSDOWN
36
Rubber-stamps : OKS
37
Do a clerk's job : SELL
40
Mediocre : SOSO
41
"On ___ Toes" : YOUR
44
Sends out of the country : DEPORTS
46
Clothed : ATTIRED
48
Nicaraguan's nap : SIESTA
50
Song or gab ending : FEST
52
Light-opera composer : LEHAR
53
Incline : SLOPE
55
Get taken for ___ : ARIDE
56
Bottled spirit : GENIE
57
Hue : TINT
58
Kruger of films : OTTO
60
Observed : SEEN
62
NCO's : SGTS
65
Madrid Mrs. : SRA

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