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Walter Covell
New York Times, Wednesday, October 28, 1992
23-Across : Steakhouse chef's action
Author:
Walter Covell
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Walter Covell has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1 S | 2 E | 3 L | 4 A | 5 H | 6 S | 7 S | 8 O | 9 V | 10 K | 11 A | 12 L | 13 E |
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14 P | L | A | N | E | T | 15 P | R | E | 16 O | B | O | L |
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17 A | U | S | T | R | A | 18 L | I | A | N | 19 C | R | A | W | L |
20 T | D | S | 21 M | I | E | N | 22 D | I | A | |||||
23 S | E | A | 24 R | I | N | G | 25 W | E | T | N | 26 E | 27 S | 28 S |
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29 E | T | S | 30 H | A | T | E | 31 A | W | E |
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32 A | 33 M | 34 A | T | I | 35 E | A | S | T | 36 A | M | I | R |
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37 M | E | X | I | C | 38 A | N | S | T | A | 39 N | D | O | F | F |
40 A | S | I | A | 41 N | O | T | E | 42 A | I | N | T | S |
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43 S | T | A | 44 A | T | L | E | 45 T | R | E | |||||
46 S | A | L | 47 I | N | E | S | 48 S | E | C | U | 49 R | 50 E | 51 S |
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52 S | T | D | 53 N | E | R | O | 54 A | N | I |
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55 R | 56 U | 57 S | S | I | A | 58 N | D | R | E | S | 59 S | I | N | G |
60 U | N | A | U | 61 T | I | A | 62 S | I | T | S | I | N |
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63 M | U | L | E | 64 E | L | K | 65 A | S | S | E | S | S |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,695
Across
1
Psalms words : SELAHS
7
Former coin of G.B. : SOV
10
Kin of cabbage : KALE
14
Mercury, e.g. : PLANET
15
Prefix with fix : PRE
16
Old Greek money : OBOL
17
Swimming stroke : AUSTRALIANCRAWL
20
N.F.L. scores : TDS
21
Bearing : MIEN
22
Rad. x 2 : DIA
23
Steakhouse chef's action : SEARING
25
Damp state : WETNESS
29
Latin connectors : ETS
30
Abhor : HATE
31
Reverential fear : AWE
32
Valuable violin : AMATI
35
Bridge seat : EAST
36
Bahrain potentate : AMIR
37
Draw or tie : MEXICANSTANDOFF
40
Afghan's continent : ASIA
41
Do, e.g. : NOTE
42
Nonstandard verbs : AINTS
43
RR structure : STA
44
Salt tree : ATLE
45
Uno plus due : TRE
46
Certain solutions : SALINES
48
Fastens : SECURES
52
Norm: Abbr. : STD
53
Son of Agrippina : NERO
54
Black bird : ANI
55
Salad topper : RUSSIANDRESSING
60
Two-toed sloth : UNAU
61
Padre's sister : TIA
62
Participates : SITSIN
63
Backless slipper : MULE
64
Wapiti : ELK
65
Rate : ASSESS
Down
1
Once-stylish footwear : SPATS
2
Avoid artfully : ELUDE
3
"And every ___ queen": Kingsley : LASSA
4
Hill dweller : ANT
5
Reclusive : HERMITIC
6
Discolors : STAINS
7
Make yarn : SPIN
8
"___ pro nobis" : ORA
9
Feud : VENDETTA
10
Muslims' sacred book : KORAN
11
Goat's-hair fabric : ABA
12
Kind of beam : LOW
13
Annex : ELL
18
Journey part : LEG
19
Summon to court : CITE
24
Networks of nerves : RETIA
25
Devastate : WASTE
26
De Valera : EAMON
27
Founder of Lilliput : SWIFT
28
Slaves of yore : SERFS
30
Hurry : HASTE
32
Accumulate : AMASS
33
Memorable hostess : MESTA
34
Forming a center line : AXIAL
35
Chemical compounds : ENOLS
36
René's farewell : ADIEU
38
Precede chronologically : ANTEDATE
39
Deep stupor : NARCOSIS
44
Opposed : ANTI
45
Singer Brewer : TERESA
47
Come forth : ISSUE
48
Sun. talk : SER
49
Poker option : RAISE
50
City near Dallas : ENNIS
51
Omens : SIGNS
53
Bismarck is here: Abbr. : NDAK
55
Jamaican export : RUM
56
Burmese statesman : UNU
57
Gal of songdom : SAL
58
Naught : NIL
59
Kin of aves. : STS
Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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