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7 pre-Shortz crosswords by Betty Leary

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Betty Leary

Elizabeth "Betty" Leary (née Gallagher) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1915 and was raised in New Rochelle, N.Y. She was the mother of fourteen children, an artist, writer, election poll worker, television game-show contestant, and crossword constructor. In 1957, she was a contestant on Name That Tune, hosted by George DeWitt.

Her tune-naming partners were Mario the Butcher from Long Island and a preacher's wife from California. This trio was on for about seven weeks, winning the top prize of $25,000, shared equally. Mrs. Leary was selected as a contestant because she could name tunes, but chiefly because her twelve children and her first granddaughter filled the entire first row of the Broadway theater where the show was filmed.

She also did a few TV commercials, one in which she extolled the virtues of an Almond Joy candy bar by singing "sometimes I feel like a nut. Sometimes I don't."

Thu 3/16/1978
WARPPASTABRIM
AGARACTEDRODE
SECONDHANDDEALS
PRYADENWADES
COLDBAIT
GROUSEBURGHER
RUNSSARAHLUI
ONSPEAKINGTERMS
WEEVEERSRIBE
STEEREDUPROAR
SLOTONUS
PICKYRASPSPA
STRINGSATTACHED
TEAMROMEOHATE
SAGOSCARPIDES
Sun 11/11/1973 SOME OF THE PEOPLE
CLEOSUSANJANES
ASHIERSETARIAPILEUP
STALLSHEAVENSTOBETSY
MARYODEAEGALITESTO
SILLILLSANTMEIN
ROIBELLADONNACATS
TVSETSTACITCHM
MOTELSRUNTSLAIQUE
AVERYSERTACLOSEUPS
PERENICENELLYISMEOS
RUDOLAFECCEMEN
ASSMOLLYCODDLESANTE
DESTINEDORAGEDRAHS
ATEASEIMAGESIGNET
PTSALISAPOPGUN
ABESBLACKMARIAEEE
REEDHEMAMILRSVP
ERRSENORASEMYSILES
CATHERINEWHEELASTART
ATHENEDONTCRYERECTS
PEARTSSGTSROSE
Sun 8/13/1972 CLUING THINGS IN
EDGARMASONHARDUPHAT
SORRYADAREAROUSEABSI
CRIMEANDDETECTIONNOVELS
EMPSDIALSSKILSFELON
SSEFOAMYTIESHAMMETT
PARCSETHEROGEE
MARINOSEEMANEATERS
MARYROBERTSRINEHARTLAW
ELKEELLESMONONLIMA
COIRSTIESITSYQUEASY
UREJETSATUAUND
MYSTERYANDSUSPENSETALES
EERAROSOLEOEXT
ELLERYEMEUGETINEPHA
NOONBRESTBEBOPBAAL
OCTSIRARTHURCONANDOYLE
WHODUNITSNIKEABASE
RIENTABOODEPOT
CREASEYPARAORCASEDS
HALTSTAXESAGIRLOMIT
MYSTERYWRITERSOFAMERICA
SOIETEEVEEGIRTSBALKY
NEDSNEADSTASSEBLESS
Sun 1/10/1971 CALLING ALL MEN
RACERCANOEDOLAF
PAROLEUSURPEDBORA
DAYCAMPPHILHARMONIC
AGOALLOOTEATIMEZIF
REFSBAALSHBSLONE
ESSJACKANAPESCHANGE
UNITESERATAVAST
CANINESTERRORHUI
ESSEXOOZESESOTERIC
ACHTFORPETESSAKEANO
SOIEALLOIALUTBSP
EONSWEETWILLIAMOBIT
SPEWINGSANOLDPRIDE
EDSSTYLUSROOSTER
TOTALONEGSORROW
SCORESTOETHEMARKAVA
ATMSEAUSLEDSBROS
ROTTERRIERAESEARTH
BOBUPANDDOWNTESSERA
EMERBELATEDERMINE
RSVPREMATSREELS
Sun 3/2/1969 GUESS WHO
ABJUREJANISSATINEB
LEASTSEVERTFACILEONO
EMCEESJACKINTHEBOXPGS
COKEHUSKLOCATETELIC
TABPOINTBLTROTOLAN
ONEHORSESAMARAALLYE
NIMBPICARESQUEAMES
SIPPEDERINYSUPDOARA
LAMPDADOESUPASBAKED
ARBORLINNBALEDISLED
IALAAMSSTILTSHOCKS
CHEAPJACKULTOFONESJIB
JAPANNOBLESORANADE
CAROMBONESHERSENCLS
PACERTAXIHISSESOKES
ARKTOITOSIERSDALLAS
ROBEJOHNNYCAKEDUAD
LEVISOSLERSQUIDNUNC
IQEDSESVLSMURESLAR
INUSEPATRIAMEANALTA
MIIEVERYMANJACKGAMBIT
PACSTALLSDUNCEREMOVE
INKSKYESTEADSTAYED
Tue 6/13/1967
SHOPTATARADDA
TOROALICERIAL
ROANPIPEDREAMS
ACTIPESTLEGEO
WHEATENICER
RIDPAGINATE
ADDSNIGHTSPOT
ABECAPOTHEH
REPAIRMENFUSS
STURDIERBIN
RYESAUTOMAT
UNAAPPELSWINE
RETALIATESNANA
DIEMNITREEMIL
UNDOSLATSDIES
Thu 5/18/1967
FLUBASLEDOLOR
RINRILEYOLIVE
UNDERDONEOGEES
IDEMITSAVAUNT
TYRIANSORE
SNIGOVERTAKE
TOTEMADENOBAD
AMANFLIRTLONG
BANCLASSVEVEY
UNDERACTRARE
ARKRETABLE
QUARTEKOPNOIR
UPSETUNDERTAKE
ATONESEINEREC
DONORSENTADST
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