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Ernst Theimer
Ernst Theimer

New York Times, Thursday, November 16, 1989

49-Across : Southern drink

Author:
Ernst Theimer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 4, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Ernst Theimer has 50 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,618
Across
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Hamstring : LAME
5
Loin muscle : PSOAS
10
Food fish : SHAD
14
Dismounted : ALIT
15
French story : ETAGE
16
Forum wear : TOGA
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With 26 Across, an alimentary admonition : DONOTPUTALLYOUR
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However : YET
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He wrote "The Nazarene" : ASCH
22
Of yore : OLDEN
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Heroic : EPIC
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Cupola : DOME
26
See 17 Across : EGGSINONEBASKET
33
Inclines : LEANS
34
Presently : ANON
35
Turn to the driver's side : HAW
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Common French infinitive : ETRE
37
Resolve a sentence : PARSE
39
Facts : DATA
40
Homo sapiens : MAN
41
Only : SOLE
42
Captured : TAKEN
43
With 56 Across, an alimentary admonition : ITISNOUSECRYING
47
Injure : HARM
48
Place for a speaker : DAIS
49
Southern drink : JULEP
52
Military adjutant : AIDE
53
Resort : SPA
56
See 43 Across : OVERSPILLEDMILK
60
Jump : LEAP
61
Black-ink item : ASSET
62
Jai ___ : ALAI
63
"G.W.T.W." locale : TARA
64
Scum : DROSS
65
European capital : BONN
Down
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"Tramp" in a song : LADY
2
Lily's kin : ALOE
3
Coin : MINT
4
D.D.E. command : ETO
5
Digestive enzyme : PEPSIN
6
Wall covering : STUCCO
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Vow : OATH
8
Turkish commander : AGA
9
Nice salt : SEL
10
Fashions : STYLES
11
Gangster : HOOD
12
Flu symptom : AGUE
13
Mend : DARN
18
Historical hanging material : TAPIS
19
Fictional salesman : LOMAN
23
Feudal serf : ESNE
24
Lairs : DENS
25
Woodwind : OBOE
26
Fragrant oleoresin : ELEMI
27
Bribe : GETAT
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Embellished, as food : GARNI
29
Nostrils : NARES
30
Uniform color : KHAKI
31
Consumed : EATEN
32
Pluck a guitar : TWANG
37
Indigent : POOR
38
Astringent : ALUM
39
Time periods : DAYS
41
Breaks off : SNAPS
42
Attempted : TRIED
44
Tibetan guide : SHERPA
45
Old Roman superintendents : EDILES
46
Younger sons : CADETS
49
Shock : JOLT
50
Iris layer : UVEA
51
Tragic king : LEAR
52
As well : ALSO
53
Missile housing : SILO
54
Scheme : PLAN
55
Related : AKIN
57
Cushion : PAD
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A neighbor of Leb. : ISR
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Fairy queen : MAB

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

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