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Fred Toole
Fred Toole

New York Times, Tuesday, October 6, 1987

47-Across : ___ Irregulars, aides of 20 Across

Author:
Fred Toole
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Fred Toole has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,846
Across
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Chinese nanny : AMAH
5
Mild oath : DARN
9
Erstwhile Russian rulers : TSARS
14
Tardy : LATE
15
Charles Lamb : ELIA
16
Needing to scratch : ITCHY
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Cruising : ASEA
18
Transgressions : SINS
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Faulty car: Slang : LEMON
20
Doyle's detective : SHERLOCKHOLMES
23
French head : TETE
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Matter, legally : RES
25
Start eating : FALLTO
28
In the distance : AFAR
30
City railways : ELS
33
Farewell : ADIEU
34
Fit of pique : SNIT
35
Genus of olives : OLEA
36
Mystery solved by 20 Across : THESPECKLEDBAND
39
Male offspring : SONS
40
Singer Jerry : VALE
41
Ancient port of Rome : OSTIA
42
Ft. Benning, Ga., inst. : OCS
43
Weary : TIRE
44
Shining : LUCENT
45
Bolt's partner : NUT
46
Forbidden, in Frankfurt : TABU
47
___ Irregulars, aides of 20 Across : THEBAKERSTREET
54
Remove a beard : SHAVE
55
Rainbow goddess : IRIS
56
Out of work : IDLE
57
Exterior : OUTER
58
Chablis or Chianti : WINE
59
Beaks : NEBS
60
Employers : USERS
61
Freezes : ICES
62
Bothersome bug : GNAT
Down
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"Ah, me!" : ALAS
2
TV series on Korean War medicos : MASH
3
Suits to ___ : ATEE
4
Unpitying : HEARTLESS
5
Mississippi River discoverer : DESOTO
6
"Wonderland" girl : ALICE
7
Arena for skaters : RINK
8
Versifier Ogden ___ : NASH
9
Farmer, at times : TILLER
10
Rises from : STEMS
11
Peak : ACME
12
Greek letters : RHOS
13
Dictionary abbr. : SYN
21
Abate : LETUP
22
Speechify : ORATE
25
DeLuise role : FATSO
26
Type of committee : ADHOC
27
Property claims : LIENS
28
Foot-leg connector : ANKLE
29
Office need : FILE
30
Gladden : ELATE
31
Russian revolutionary : LENIN
32
Slain Egyptian leader: 1981 : SADAT
34
Wound mark : SCAR
35
Beclouding : OBSCURING
37
Musical about Sra. Perón : EVITA
38
Mistrust : DOUBT
43
Potatoes and yams : TUBERS
44
Scottish maids : LASSES
45
At no time : NEVER
46
Threefold : TRINE
47
In this manner : THUS
48
Abominate : HATE
49
New Zealand bird : KIWI
50
___ the Red : ERIC
51
Noted British nobleman : EDEN
52
Banishment isle : ELBA
53
Try : TEST
54
Former French coin : SOU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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