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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, October 29, 1990

28-Across : Regional language

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,965
Across
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Health resorts : SPAS
5
Choir voice : ALTO
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Meara or Bancroft : ANNE
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Eight furlongs : MILE
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Healthy : SOUND
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Water fowl : COOT
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And others: Abbr. : ETAL
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Bill of fare : CARTE
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Pitch : TONE
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TV game show : WHEELOFFORTUNE
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Whale: Comb. form : CET
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Bikini part : BRA
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Highways : ROUTES
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Regional language : DIALECT
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Competent : ABLE
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Preface : PROEM
35
Jackie's second mate : ARI
36
TV soap opera : GENERALHOSPITAL
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Guido's high note : ELA
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Revoke, as a legacy : ADEEM
42
Field of granular snow : NEVE
43
Repudiate : DISAVOW
45
Pair of jacks, e.g. : OPENER
47
Jujube : BER
48
Impair : MAR
49
TV mystery show : MURDERSHEWROTE
57
Actress Turner : LANA
58
Ward off : REPEL
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Jejune : ARID
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Sour : ACID
61
Kind of drum : SNARE
62
Hawaiian goose : NENE
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Fountain or Rozelle : PETE
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Jogging gait : TROT
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Despot : TSAR
Down
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Hooded merganser : SMEW
2
Core : PITH
3
Wings for Amor : ALAE
4
Chosen one : SELECTEE
5
Broad neck scarves : ASCOTS
6
Lounge about : LOAF
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Sod : TURF
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Aware of skulduggery : ONTO
9
Real : ACTUAL
10
Midday : NOON
11
Not one : NONE
12
Hot time in Nice : ETE
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Stiff felt hats : DERBIES
21
Civil War general : LEE
22
Vagrant : TRAMP
25
Stormed : RAGED
26
Editorial marks on old manuscripts : OBELI
27
Armbones : ULNAS
28
Ruin : DOOM
29
Consumed : EATEN
30
Desire very much : CRAVE
31
Roofer : TILER
33
Beaver skin, in Western lingo : PLEW
34
Unit of fluidity : RHE
37
Talked irrationally : RAVED
38
Worshipers : ADORERS
39
Free from mistakes : INERRANT
44
Chafe : ABRADE
45
Brunch order : OMELET
46
Handle clumsily : PAW
49
A spice : MACE
50
Monad : UNIT
51
Lease : RENT
52
Box : SPAR
53
Poor boy's cousin : HERO
54
Mine finds : ORES
55
Singer Turner : TINA
56
River in Germany : EDER
57
Track circuit : LAP

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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