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16 pre-Shortz crosswords by Nancy W. Atkinson (1923-2021)

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Nancy W. Atkinson had 16 known crosswords in the Times, with at least one in each of the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

Besides the Times, she was published by the Washington Post, the Register and Tribune Syndicate, and other outlets.

For the Bicentennial in 1976, she co-constructed a massive crossword in the shape of the Liberty Bell. Published in syndication across the country, the puzzle had 677 clues. Its answers included all of the U.S. Presidents, the 50 states, and a host of American history entries. She collaborated on it with David Appel, features editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Nancy Ellen Whittier was born in Maine in 1923. Her father was an executive at the advertising firm Young & Rubicam. Her mother was a homemaker. She graduated from Cornell in 1945 with a degree in English literature.

At Cornell, she met Ralph Atkinson, an engineering student. Nancy and Ralph married in 1945. In 1946, following Ralph's service as a Seabee in the Navy, the couple moved to Fort Kent, Maine, one of the state's northernmost towns. There they taught high school and were featured in a Liberty magazine article about teachers in rural areas.

In 1952, they settled in the Boston suburb of Winchester, Massachusetts, where they raised three children. All the while, Nancy maintained her family's ties to Maine, spending summers in Boothbay Harbor. In 1990, she and Ralph retired to Falmouth Foreside, Maine, near Portland. In addition to crosswords, she was an avid bridge player.

She passed away in 2021 at the age of 97.

Sun 7/26/1992 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?
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CATTLEMANJOSHUAPIRATE
THEOFFICIALSTORYAGORAS
SIRRASISMSOUTSVOLE
ONECALISKIPPYTHEFLY
FISHCALLEDWANDAPIER
AIDAHITETHEABYSS
AFRICANQUEENAFROSTOLA
REALSUNNYPANTSSUIT
PALEASOTTGYPSYORDE
ASPGOATEERIAMEAN
THERIVERROUNDMIDNIGHT
VALEEWEROBSONAES
MIMEMODELONSSEARLE
OVEREAGERANDESSPEW
RANGIRLOFALIENPLATOON
TRUEGRITOLGAIANA
RATETHEUNTOUCHABLES
COLOROFMONEYARNEALT
UVASASURELISDEARIE
BIKINIFRENCHCONNECTION
INEVERTITANSLATCHONTO
CEREDIDAHOEPHASESS
Tue 4/30/1991
MBAARRSGRADED
IALWEARNUMERO
CRAZIESTOLIVER
ARNOLDPALMER
SOLIOEDAPT
OCHELSASKNEE
PRETERITSONAR
TIPINPUTMOIRE
INANEPASSKEYS
OGREATEUPOSA
NEDASIALIA
ASHLEYWILKES
HERETOMANDOLIN
USURERMREDERI
BEMIREANDYYEP
Tue 4/16/1991
OFTSPABOLTS
CROONERREPORTS
HAYMARKETSQUARE
IKELEERMEN
BASTECASTSPED
ORTGNUWHOPS
LEARETIAHAL
ASTRAWINTHEWIND
IESNORIANOR
ASSESISTEGO
DETSORCASTROP
ANILAIRSTU
POCKETFULLOFRYE
TRAINEEAUNTIES
ALTARSEEGAP
Thu 9/6/1990
MIACANESSPOOL
INVARIANTCATTY
CROCODILEAURIC
KENTELIWALLACH
SIDESBAH
CALBERTHAOPAL
AMOLESOTGALA
REBOXEDBELATED
OBANNUBENTRY
MARCODESSAITS
HALAMPHI
SALAMANDERSOME
AFINEALLIGATOR
LAKERDELTAWING
TREYSASSETSOO
Sun 8/13/1989 TRIPLE PLAYS
LAMENESSNORIATOCKS
ERODIBLEANATTOLUIRE
COUNTRYRACEPERFECTBOX
ASTAOEILSIMIANOONT
REORATCHESSTIFLES
RINGEDLAYERMOOLA
ESSENCESRASHEROFTEN
TOLACARATTUROVE
ATLASSELTAMHAILED
MAEATTEMPTBOUNCER
EXAMINERFORWORDHEADED
TROVAREPOTPIESATE
MINUETTECTENCANTO
OMENAMMOESSSOOT
BERTHAMIDSTRESPECTS
AUDIEASAFEEYELET
STRIPEDIRONISTERE
CHINLEADERSHEMHARE
REFERENCESOFHONOROVER
ISLETSENTUPNOTALONE
PEERSSTOTSENTWINED
Sun 11/23/1986 "DEAR MARTY AND ANNIE HALL,
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ORDINARYPEOPLETINPLATE
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ROWTHEGODFATHERROTAL
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RACERSPENDAMOILIII
ERRORTHEAPARTMENTCDE
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NEFSBREVEEDOENTERS
ARSENOESEGABRAT
SITELOFTCOMINGHOME
CHARIOTSOFFIREINURE
ROMANTICJULIAANDBENHUR
ANAPURNAOSTOSISIGNORE
MENPOEMYESTERASANOX
Sun 11/15/1981 ID'S
PROVESSHRUBSCICERO
REVISITALIENEEASAROCK
ELECTRICLAMPTAEBIRDSAH
RTEBAITEEKASTIELA
STLOSINEKARENSNOMAN
POIROTACHITRISEADA
AREYOUELOPEDPELEERR
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RIELRAINSMBESEEN
ETALMINNIEMOUSEWDITEM
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ASGOODSNOBSENTINHORN
POUSSERODENTMITTEN
THETHINKERARDEIPSI
ORSTOLARANEESOENONE
NWTGIRLGEDASSIGNER
SLICEELAPSERITEAEON
PACSHAGMETSEARELS
ADAPTERLEARANDHAMLETWS
TYPEEHMINCISEDDISJOIN
SPREESSTEPPEBAKERY
Sun 4/22/1979 NAME STRETCHING
SALUTESWAMPSADLEA
AGATESSPIDERSSCRIBING
MUTANTTITANICTOEDANCE
BACHTOBACHHOMERUNSREIN
ASHENOREENILEIRANO
TRYSTSESTEEMSSITAR
BABAASSUNCASSTEEL
IMOGENEARDORGOBLET
GANGSSPIGOTRILEYOCTO
HOEKALERTOVERSNAIL
PRIVETSLATEENTERED
ABAMADEABEALINEFORERE
MORMONSWAYNESTRIPY
IOTASELANDHOLEDIOR
STENBLOKEYOKELSONCUE
NEISSEFAUREACREAGE
ATHOSBURSAERAASAN
APIANENGARDEENDALL
SPETSVIALALDINESMU
SORTHANDELBARMUSTACHES
ESCAPADEROOSTERIDEATE
TEENAGERSALTIREKELLER
SDSLIDFLOSSINTERS
Sun 11/7/1976 COMBOS
HISSLUGMALLSSMUPAD
ANTIHEROELAIOAIMJAVA
WROTEOUTDALEYANDBAILEY
NEWMANSCHUMANANDTRUMAN
EUREHOSESTREAKNUB
AMPSPARADEDARGICEL
RIOTACTNEAREDMEANEST
ILECHASESLOPESIG
OLARESCALEVERADEBIT
SANDERENABLEISSUEEKE
ENDEDANDREIACTONSLED
DBLKEELANDSTEELEALA
ABEEARROSOURARIHINNY
MIASTAIRISLANDRECEDE
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IRISENDSBYANDLIT
OCARINASEAMERMISTAKE
FAMEISTFROLICSANER
FROATOASTOUCHMAUD
WELLINGTONANDELLINGTON
GABLEANDGRABLEOUTTHERE
ASADLEAAVOIRENTITLES
SHESTYHESTSSAYSLOS
Sun 1/18/1976 REINING IN
CHEKHOVMECCATROUSER
IONESCOATHOSRAPTURE
CLAYMENCHECKOUTTIMES
AIMSANTSCHECKSLACT
DEONEOSKIRTSECTS
ARRAGAWAINOTEA
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CHECKERBOARDSQUARES
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EGERSENSUMHATH
EGGARETTASVIABRO
DERMDASHERGASPBRIT
DOUBLECHECKERTIDIEST
ADELINETHEMEISOLATE
SELECTSASNEWCHEKKER
Sun 6/30/1974 IMPORTANT PEOPLE
PATONTRUDEAUAIRGAS
PAHLAVIPONIARDSSLEEVE
AMITIESSELASSIEWARIER
LILRAFANETRAASNO
MEIRTANAKACASTROANDCHOU
PAINCOKESHONGREARS
SCAMPUELEJUTAIS
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NOPEIDICSTOATARES
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EMEERATEALECSYAPYEG
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GUSTAVBAUDOUINANDHASSAN
ESTEEARVBSEEEANO
NEARERRELEASESBRANDTS
DUTIESSTARDUSTAPPEASE
AMENRAATTESTSRABAT
Sun 5/27/1973 DOING THE SCALES
LAUGHSMURASKISCUBA
APPLIESONEUPONROPES
NOTUPTOSTANDARDONTAP
ALOTUPATDIRERSTOKE
ILOSPUMONETAITWEN
ONSHIPORCANUPENDS
ETONFBSONSREC
URSAECROARSINARUSH
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NORSRNDREMORESORT
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USINGUPLINNETTORUS
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BOOSECUPSTANO
UNISONACTEDMISSUS
PUNSARAVISIONSSPA
STURMDANTETALKSNAP
ERRORUPPERSANDLOWERS
TIEUPLEISTERSENUSSI
SADESTSETSESRAMSES
Sun 4/25/1971 FIRST READER
PRETESTBESIDEEDITORS
LUCERNERELINEDTOTALUP
ANOMIESELIZABETHGOUDGE
ISLANDSINTHESTREAMTAPE
NOOSIDEUSEESNADAD
TUGOFNOWSNEMOSBADS
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TEALLAINEHASLET
TASSNOBTAIRICHARDNEY
OBANAVASSCOUTCAROISE
FORGEETHENLARGEDGSA
FUTURESHOCKALBERTSPEER
LTRASTEROIDEDECORNS
ETESCOSTUMEDLIESDIET
ROSEMARIESPERTNTSASO
LARYNXREVESSOUL
SALEPALEWIVESTROPIC
STDSGAMESSETAFORNO
TEAGABAETASALAEVA
OWNAURISREICHANDFRASER
MACLAINEANDSHAWELOPERS
PRELUDEGEEZERSNOSENSE
STRIKERARRANTSWATTER
Sun 2/22/1970 WORD ASSORTMENT
AMASSEARACHESHAREM
LIVEANDLETLIVETAMARA
PRECIOUSSTONESONEDAY
ARRLOCOSIGNSUPNITA
COSTNEROSETINMOTION
AREASDAVITODOR
RHSNINEMANVISTAS
FLAGONSDARERSIBERIA
LAMEDUCKSENTSEINERS
ATASBOOSDEISTSSALS
REDULUSSETASAI
EDAMTRINESRUGAJUNE
SAVAGESDRABDEPLORES
UTAHANWAFFLESTALEST
PETALSRESEALSSOT
ETAHPEELSSEATS
EARNSAMEDALCUPSDRAW
ALAITEARGASGALLRIA
RENEGEREACHAGREEMENT
TRACESSAVEONESBREATH
OTTERTRESSUREPARSE
Sun 4/20/1969 CABINET DECOR
SHULTZSAVINSCHEERS
ETAMINECLOVENHARDIN
CARPETSALLEGEARIOSO
UNESSTIRUPELLAMER
SSSSPIRETRUKIST
DADSEEHISLOTUS
KEYNOTERSMINTJULEP
PENNAMEINGRATE
ANGELICASLAGAREAFAR
UNISNOWPASSESTALE
CENTOSEAIMPARENTS
IDEASSERRAEGOLCHI
SYSTEMSLIDSENMITIES
TREEMANENTREAT
CLEARWINGSHOWERERS
CLODSSTDPITYES
HOODUCSSACROFUN
ASKSAPHANKARASINE
SEINERETERNEBLOUNTS
ETNEANLAURELILLICIT
ROGERSLURERSTEETHE
Sun 6/24/1951 HIDDEN MEANINGS
WALTARIDISALLESCHUMAN
IDEATESIRANIANCHORALE
LOGGIASGIFFORDRINGLET
SNIGRURDARNOPEKETCH
OASESSAHARADRIEDRETE
NIRISCALICLEANASDOR
ASPIRINSTUNSEBON
VITSNEAKSUNITEDLOOSE
ANOATALFOOTMENMARSHY
LONGTOMBOGUSETHANCEE
EDENICPURLSBRIANPULL
NOMESGLOZEKYACKDALLE
TRESFREYAMERGERATAFT
IONBRAVAPANNEMOUNTIE
NUTLEYEGALITERAGAIRE
ESSESKNEZESSPIREAOER
SOARSOBOLOVERRAN
RIPMEATTENACLESANVO
EGADSTATEEXULTSMINER
UNTAPIRAETNASAIMIRA
TORNADOPOUTERSMCMAHON
EROSIONINGESTABEATING
RELENTSREESSAYAREOLAS
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