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Peter G. Snow
Peter G. Snow

New York Times, Saturday, October 19, 1985

18-Across : Fine fiddle, for short

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { H Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,129
Across
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Origin : GERM
5
Attic assembly : AGORA
10
Where the Solo flows : JAVA
14
Kind of vector : AREA
15
Open to view : BARED
16
River to the Caspian : URAL
17
___ dice (bluffer's game) : LIAR
18
Fine fiddle, for short : STRAD
19
___ Halaby (Queen Noor of Jordan) : LISA
20
Mo. for groups of seven? : SEPTETS
22
Narrow passages : DEFILES
24
Uneven: Abbr. : IRR
25
Yogi of the Yankees : BERRA
26
Deputy's residence : VICARAGE
30
Ubiquitous Yule bell-ringers : SANTAS
34
Where Qum is : IRAN
35
Phone : CALL
37
Senator Hawkins : PAULA
38
Vigor : PEP
39
Zone of the ___: 1920-23 : STRAITS
41
Langley A.F.B. group : TAC
42
Sign up : ENROL
44
Manche capital : STLO
45
Nickname for a Scot : JOCK
46
Chills anew : REICES
48
Characteristics : EARMARKS
50
Lacking enthusiasm : TEPID
52
Basis of the decimal system : TEN
53
Relevant mo.? : APROPOS
56
Evergreen mo.? : JUNIPER
60
Applaud : CLAP
61
Of an arm bone : ULNAR
63
Ripped : TORE
64
Carte before the course : MENU
65
Net : SEINE
66
Speed skater Pleshkova : OLGA
67
Roadside sign : EATS
68
Sidled : EDGED
69
Space : ROOM
Down
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Units of acceleration : GALS
2
Site of Mercyhurst College : ERIE
3
Harvest : REAP
4
Mo. for a sci-fi alien? : MARTIAN
5
Theoretical : ABSTRACT
6
Weapons for hoods : GATS
7
Governor of Ind. : ORR
8
English novelist: 1814-84 : READE
9
Summers : ADDERS
10
Queen's mo.? : JULIANA
11
Plant part : ARIL
12
Violet holder : VASE
13
Oh, woe! : ALAS
21
Make a mistake : ERR
23
Braces drum cords : FRAPS
25
Tardy : BELATED
26
Treacherous one : VIPER
27
Shalom girl? : IRENE
28
Blue Grotto site : CAPRI
29
Needlefish : GARS
31
Pangloss, e.g. : TUTOR
32
Follower of 13 Down : ALACK
33
Drops a quarterback : SACKS
36
Actress Kedrova : LILA
39
Slumber : SLEEP
40
Twisted, as meanings : TORTURED
43
Mo. for an ink producer? : OCTOPUS
45
Custodian's mo.? : JANITOR
47
Mate : SPOUSE
49
Tom, Dick and Harry : MEN
51
"The faun is ___ ... ": Jarrell : ISLED
53
Capsheaf : ACME
54
Nultiel record, e.g. : PLEA
55
Rage, verbally : RANT
56
Actress Wyman : JANE
57
Kind of pony : POLO
58
"Tantum ___," hymn section : ERGO
59
Paper quantity : REAM
62
Dress stone : NIG

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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