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John Greenman
John Greenman

New York Times, Tuesday, October 13, 1981

59-Across : Word of regret

Author:
John Greenman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
John Greenman has 52 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 12 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,662
Across
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" ... with the greatest of ___" : EASE
5
Newscaster Lindstrom : PIA
8
Resounded : RANG
12
Novel by Durrell : CLEA
13
Ankara citizens : TURKS
15
Birthstone for 19 Across : OPAL
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G.B.S. play : HEARTBREAKHOUSE
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Indian summer mo. : OCT
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Sharp rebukes : RAPS
21
Beat at Belmont : OUTRAN
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Chorine : GIRL
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Analyze sentences : PARSE
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"Upon my soul!" is one : PHRASE
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Antediluvian : OLD
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"For ___ a jolly good fellow ... " : HES
30
Highlander's shoulder covering : PLAID
31
Guinea or Rock Cornish : HEN
33
Emitted, with "forth" : SENT
34
Shoemakers' gear : LASTS
35
Finis : END
36
Ladder rung : STAVE
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Construction workers, of a sort : ANTS
38
Ripen : AGE
39
Kind of card : TAROT
40
Mystery writer Josephine : TEY
41
Berliner's article : DER
43
Snow in Miami : RARITY
45
Visit often : HAUNT
47
Tinted : HUED
48
Complied with : OBEYED
50
Stiff bristle : SETA
51
Lillie or Arthur : BEA
54
Joseph Conrad story : HEARTOFDARKNESS
57
Weed in a grain field : TARE
58
Fatigued : WEARY
59
Word of regret : ALAS
60
Wee leftovers : ORTS
61
Where mdse. is sold : MKT
62
Oversupply : GLUT
Down
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She doted on Narcissus : ECHO
2
Guinness : ALEC
3
Pew, for one : SEAT
4
Spike of corn : EAR
5
Medal : PURPLEHEART
6
Angers : IRES
7
Alias : AKA
8
Haley opus : ROOTS
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" ... clean hands, and ___": Psalm 24 : APUREHEART
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Space Age acronym : NASA
11
Narrow valley : GLEN
13
Transports for skiers : TBARS
14
Alpine toast : SKOAL
17
Three-toned chords : TRIADS
18
Aptly named painter of ranch scenes : HURD
22
Charleston breakfast dish : GRITS
23
Welty novel, with "The" : PONDERHEART
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Carpenter's tool : PLANE
25
John Patrick play, with "The" : HASTYHEART
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Agent on a mission : ENVOY
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Bit of marginalia : STET
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City map : PLAT
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U.K. division : ENG
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Solemn : STAID
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Lightning bolt : STREAK
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Work for piano and violin : DUET
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Provide with income : ENDOW
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"The Singing Cowboy" : AUTRY
46
Film actor Lew : AYRES
48
"___ be in England ... ": Browning : OHTO
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Tolerate : BEAR
50
Neighbor of Wyo. : SDAK
51
Nautical time signal : BELL
52
Rebekah's hirsute son : ESAU
53
Kind of prof. : ASST
55
Not masc. or neut. : FEM
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Racing has-been : NAG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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