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Brian G. Tyler
Brian G. Tyler

New York Times, Friday, January 9, 1976

32-Across : Assayer's vessel

Author:
Brian G. Tyler
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Brian G. Tyler has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,645
Across
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Golf-tour players : PROS
5
Curve part : ARC
8
Govt. agency : FBI
11
North and South : POLES
13
Juice-glass residue : PULP
15
Pressing necessity : IRON
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Metric measure : STERE
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Fasten : SEAL
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Secretary : DESK
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Insured vehicles : COVEREDWAGONS
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March 15 : IDES
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Powdery mineral : TALC
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Right and obtuse : ANGLES
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Fixations : FETISHES
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Provoked : DARED
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Assayer's vessel : CUPEL
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Persian or alley : CAT
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Good hole card : ACE
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Blunder : BONER
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G.I. org. : USO
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Meddle : PRY
38
Construction-site sight : CRANE
39
Less dangerous : SAFER
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Rashness : TEMERITY
43
Alcoholic insect, perhaps : BARFLY
44
Andy's partner : AMOS
45
Fire or garage event : SALE
46
Cattle trade : STOCKEXCHANGE
51
Inventor James : WATT
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Constantly : EVER
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Utter pompously : MOUTH
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Molding : OGEE
56
Fork part : TINE
57
British and others : ISLES
58
Head part : EAR
59
Cattle sound : LOW
60
Or ___ : ELSE
Down
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Letter adjunct: Abbr. : PPS
2
Campus org. : ROTC
3
Spread : OLEO
4
Obsequious : SERVILE
5
Church parts : APSES
6
Regretted : RUED
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Talon : CLAW
8
Slap, in Paris : FRENCHCUFF
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Domineer : BOSS
10
India, for one : INK
12
Did a lawn job : SEEDED
14
Silver item : PLATTER
15
Star athletes, to children : IDOLS
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In medias ___ : RES
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Appropriate name for a hurricane : GAIL
24
Adjust : ADAPT
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Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
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Thing involving Zane or Lady Jane : GREYMATTER
27
Girl or bone : FUNNY
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Sword : EPEE
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Canvas support : EASEL
30
Tall or short : STORY
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Paint layer : COAT
35
Meat cut : BRISKET
38
Nile swimmer, for short : CROC
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Deli offering : SALAMI
40
Sandy : ARENOSE
42
Act the ham : EMOTE
43
Scrooge word : BAH
45
Something often loose : SCREW
46
Forsyte, for one : SAGA
47
Vile : EVIL
48
Strange: Prefix : XENO
49
Hoodwink : GULL
50
French seasons : ETES
51
Grief : WOE
54
Congress unit: Abbr. : HSE

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

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