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Walter Covell
Walter Covell

New York Times, Wednesday, October 28, 1992

48-Across : Fastens

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.
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© 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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