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Irene Smullyan
Irene Smullyan

New York Times, Thursday, October 29, 1992

13-Across : Donau feeder

Author:
Irene Smullyan
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Irene Smullyan has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,696
Across
1
In a line : AROW
5
Media giant abroad : BBC
8
Ripped : TORE
12
U. of New Mexico athlete : LOBO
13
Donau feeder : RAAB
15
Landed : ALIT
16
"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
17
Height: Comb. form : ACRO
18
Glacial snow : NEVE
19
Sign-off at proms : GOODNIGHTLADIES
22
Taken at face value : APRIORI
23
Build : ERECT
24
Arctic bird : AUK
25
Transparent theater drop : SCRIM
27
Learning place for working adults : NIGHTSCHOOL
31
Secular : LAY
34
Rubber trees : ULES
35
Auto-club insignia : AAA
36
Quote : CITE
37
Wager : BET
38
Belladonnas : NIGHTSHADES
42
Musical sounds : TONES
43
Collar : NAB
44
Card for Cassandra? : TAROT
46
J. O'Hara's "From the ___" : TERRACE
50
Soprano role in "The Magic Flute" : QUEENOFTHENIGHT
53
Female bear, to Fabius : URSA
54
Alaskan city : NOME
55
Wind-borne : EOLIC
56
Notice of demise, for short : OBIT
57
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
58
Komatik, e.g. : SLED
59
Sturdy fishing boat : DORY
60
Collected facts : ANA
61
French port : SETE
Down
1
Noted journalist: 1910-89 : ALSOP
2
Helicopter part : ROTOR
3
O.T. prophet and namesakes : OBADIAHS
4
Exhausted : WORNOUT
5
Norse god of poetry : BRAGI
6
Handel contemporary : BACH
7
Sulky : CART
8
One behind the other : TANDEM
9
Fatty : OLEIC
10
Fasten firmly : RIVET
11
Pierre's vacation times : ETES
14
Ravel composition : BOLERO
16
Turkish title : AGA
20
Annoys : IRKS
21
Seed covering : ARIL
25
Iranian rulers : SHAHS
26
Redingote, e.g. : COAT
27
Gist : NUB
28
___ de France : ILE
29
Secure : GET
30
Batting-practice prop : CAGE
31
Cover : LID
32
Goddess of infatuation : ATE
33
Assent : YES
36
Ballerina's leap : CABRIOLE
38
Midday : NOON
39
Chant : INTONE
40
Dirk for Ko-Ko : SNEE
41
Gear for Dobbin : HARNESS
42
Entente : TREATY
44
Kind of jet engine : TURBO
45
Valhalla group : AESIR
46
Greeks' unlucky letter : THETA
47
Shoelace tip : AGLET
48
Reprimand : CHIDE
49
Familiar abbr. : ETC
50
Part of Q.E.D. : QUOD
51
Public meetings : FORA
52
Govt. agent : TMAN

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

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