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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, January 12, 1987

52-Across : Lubricant

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,579
Across
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Box : SPAR
5
A Celt : GAEL
9
Coin originally called disme : DIME
13
Scarlett O'Hara's home : TARA
14
Old Norse poems : RUNES
16
___ of March : IDES
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Collar or jacket : ETON
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Unit or tract follower : ARIAN
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Melodies : AIRS
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Song from "A Chorus Line" : WHATIDIDFORLOVE
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Former French coin : SOU
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Public vehicle : BUS
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Sports enthusiast : FAN
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Caustic remark : SARCASM
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Depot on a RR : STA
35
Greek god of war : ARES
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Saw or hammer : TOOL
38
A Philippine island : BATAN
40
Song identified with Ruth Etting : LOVEMEORLEAVEME
43
Odor : SMELL
44
British carbine : STEN
45
Region : AREA
46
Cereal spike : EAR
47
Serves : ATTENDS
50
Blunder : ERR
51
Fruit drink : ADE
52
Lubricant : OIL
54
First popular song that won an Emmy : LOVEANDMARRIAGE
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Assert : AVER
64
Stock-exchange memberships : SEATS
65
Stumble : TRIP
66
Start of Caesar's message : VENI
67
Follow : ENSUE
68
Ireland, to 5 Across : EIRE
69
Poker stake : ANTE
70
Despot : TSAR
71
Rank : RATE
Down
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Fret : STEW
2
Trail : PATH
3
Venezuelan copper center : AROA
4
Is in a rage : RANTS
5
Receive a college degree : GRADUATE
6
Gold: Comb. form : AURI
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Wife of Geraint : ENID
8
Sheet of paper : LEAF
9
Tunes in the radio : DIALS
10
One's own: Comb. form : IDIO
11
___ Griffin, TV host : MERV
12
To be, to Tiberius : ESSE
15
Supercilious people : SNOBS
21
Large Hawaiian hawks : IOS
22
Cuban dance : RUMBA
25
Not true : FALSE
26
Fragrance : AROMA
27
At no time : NEVER
29
Perch : ROOST
30
Dance dip in Spain : CORTE
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Ethan or Woody : ALLEN
32
Cubic meter : STERE
33
One who domesticates : TAMER
34
Close to, in poesy : ANEAR
36
Parisian's condiment : SEL
39
Actress Gardner : AVA
41
Rimsky-Korsakov opera : MLADA
42
One who sanctions : ENDORSER
48
Taut : TENSE
49
Title Churchill had : SIR
51
Eagle's nest : AERIE
53
Metric liquid measure : LITER
54
Molten rock : LAVA
55
Hot spot : OVEN
56
Air passage : VENT
57
Disfigurement on a car : DENT
58
Bulk : MASS
59
Polynesian spirit : ATUA
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Operatic offering : ARIA
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Encircled : GIRT
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Fencing sword : EPEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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