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James R. Burns
James R. Burns

New York Times, Monday, January 5, 1987

68-Across : Less exciting

Author:
James R. Burns
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
James R. Burns has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,572
Across
1
Popular TV war sitcom : MASH
5
Nose-bag filler : OATS
9
Golden Gloves contests : BOUTS
14
Treaty associate : ALLY
15
Early stringed instrument : VIOL
16
Golf "army" leader : ARNIE
17
Seated upon : ATOP
18
Writer Lazarus : EMMA
19
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
20
First U.S.-born saint : MOTHERSETON
23
Showed the way : LED
24
Wing : ELL
25
Public outburst : SCENE
27
Silent-screen superstar : SWANSON
31
Found treasure : TROVE
33
National sports org. : AAU
34
Tennyson's Arden : ENOCH
37
Downright : STARK
39
Actress Lollobrigida : GINA
41
Thin cooked cereal : GRUEL
43
O'Neill's "___ Christie" : ANNA
44
"Toys in the ___," Hellman play : ATTIC
46
Parisian mothers : MERES
48
Longing for Japanese money? : YEN
49
Farm storage structures : SILOS
51
Weight added for stability : BALLAST
53
Anglo-Saxon slaves : ESNES
55
"Life With Father" author : DAY
56
Provide weapons : ARM
58
G. K. Chesterton's clerical sleuth : FATHERBROWN
64
___ and desist : CEASE
66
Make over : REDO
67
"Dies ___" : IRAE
68
Less exciting : TAMER
69
Seed covering : ARIL
70
Walking stick : CANE
71
Pours forth : SPEWS
72
Go out with : DATE
73
Coaster : SLED
Down
1
Royal form of address : MAAM
2
Singing voice : ALTO
3
Position : SLOT
4
Punctuation mark : HYPHEN
5
Too lengthy : OVERLONG
6
Intentions : AIMS
7
Large volume : TOME
8
Wood strips : SLATS
9
Gonfalons : BANNERS
10
"___ pro nobis" : ORA
11
Chekhov play: 1899 : UNCLEVANYA
12
Become fatigued : TIRE
13
Cardamom or sesame : SEED
21
Otherwise : ELSE
22
Nov. preceder : OCT
26
Part of N.B. : NOTA
27
Heroic prose tale : SAGA
28
Delays : WAITS
29
Rosalind Russell title role : AUNTIEMAME
30
Criterion : NORM
32
Cousins of fish hawks : ERNES
35
Minnesota Fats implement : CUE
36
Marjoram, e.g. : HERB
38
"Critique of Pure Reason" author : KANT
40
Feels under the weather : AILS
42
Starring part : LEADROLE
45
Bestows upon : CONFERS
47
House foundation : SLAB
50
R. Carson subject : SEA
52
Ira Gershwin forte : LYRICS
54
Fine violin, for short : STRAD
56
Takes measures : ACTS
57
Gather in : REAP
59
Wife of Zeus : HERA
60
Redact : EDIT
61
Kind of history : ORAL
62
Slack off : WANE
63
Indigence : NEED
65
Ply a needle : SEW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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