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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Saturday, January 25, 1992

37-Across : Whets

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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Y
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E
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G
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G
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C
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L
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A
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S
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B
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A
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I
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T
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A
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O
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S
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C
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A
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S
T
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L
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S
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E
P
T
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W
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H
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A
T
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L
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G
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O
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R
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N
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S
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H
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L
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N
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A
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A
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H
A
T
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E
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H
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O
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S
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M
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D
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E
L
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F
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K
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C
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L
O
T
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T
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A
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F
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O
R
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N
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A
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A
L
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C
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L
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U
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G
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N
D
S
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B
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O
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A
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L
O
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G
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R
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S
H
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H
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O
R
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S
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E
V
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L
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D
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C
K
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F
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,418
Across
1
Peteman : YEGG
5
Kidney : CLASS
10
Lure : BAIT
14
Land measure : ACRE
15
Vampire : LAMIA
16
Killer whale : ORCA
17
Riddle I : WHATSABUCCANEER
20
Tennis ploy : LOB
21
Eastern potentate : AMIR
22
Fabulists : LIARS
23
Convertiplane : STOL
24
Tribal division : SEPT
26
Riddle II : WHATARELEGHORNS
33
Wife of Menelaus : HELEN
34
Sutherland forte : ARIA
35
Chapeau : HAT
36
He wrote "The Israelis" : ELON
37
Whets : HONES
39
Style : MODE
40
Pixie : ELF
41
Road division : FORK
42
Coccagee : CIDER
43
Answer I, with "a" : LOTTOPAYFORCORN
47
Seed covering : ARIL
48
Wings for aves : ALAE
49
Adhered : CLUNG
52
Objectives : ENDS
53
Neckpiece : BOA
56
Answer II : LONGERSHOEHORNS
60
Wicked : EVIL
61
Merits : EARNS
62
Poop or orlop : DECK
63
Gala : FETE
64
Discharge : EGEST
65
Rams' mates : EWES
Down
1
Jolly boat : YAWL
2
Reverberate : ECHO
3
Snatch : GRAB
4
Obtain : GET
5
Noise : CLAMOR
6
Apt to change : LABILE
7
Asian border river : AMUR
8
Thus : SIC
9
Pouch : SAC
10
Skipjack : BONITO
11
District : AREA
12
Bakery worker : ICER
13
Sailors : TARS
18
Mephisto : SATAN
19
Greek vowel : ALPHA
23
British machine gun : STEN
24
Withered : SERE
25
Shield : EGIS
26
Early invention : WHEEL
27
Cry of surprise : HELLO
28
Airborne : ALOFT
29
Spare and tall : LANKY
30
Rose: Comb. form : RHODO
31
Consumer advocate : NADER
32
Taffrail's locale : STERN
37
Shoshonean : HOPI
38
Evangelist Roberts : ORAL
39
Mickey and Minnie : MICE
41
Counterfeit : FORGE
42
A 1929 event : CRASH
44
Snarl : TANGLE
45
Maniples : FANONS
46
Most aged : OLDEST
49
Pitch indicator : CLEF
50
Nothing, to Courier : LOVE
51
Army group : UNIT
52
"Die ___," Sudermann play : EHRE
53
Concoct : BREW
54
Fairy-tale starter : ONCE
55
Inquires : ASKS
57
Arikara : REE
58
Droop : SAG
59
Parabasis, e.g. : ODE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle.

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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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