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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Friday, December 13, 1985

61-Across : Wild plum

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,184
Across
1
Lunar area : MARE
5
"The night ___ thousand eyes" : HASA
9
Outstanding : OWED
13
Exercised : USED
14
Thirst and memory quencher of mythology : LETHE
15
Rating a 10? : AONE
16
Start of a Franklin quotation : THEHEARTOFAFOOL
19
Williams or Weems : TED
20
"___ ear ... " : INONE
21
Cotton thread : LISLE
22
Actor Richard : EGAN
23
"___ Kapital" : DAS
24
Quotation: Part II : ISINHISMOUTHBUT
32
Resign : DEMIT
33
Poison sometimes blown from guns : INEE
34
Artie's wife, once : AVA
35
Reeking : OLID
36
An anagram for trace : CARET
38
Some Feds. : TMEN
39
Masefield heroine : NAN
40
Placket : SLIT
41
Moroccan capital : RABAT
42
Quotation: Part III : THEMOUTHOFAWISE
46
Salt's dir. : ENE
47
Famed coloratura : PONS
48
Chimp's cousin : ORANG
51
Kind of wit : ATTIC
53
Men or boys : HES
56
End of quotation : MANISINHISHEART
59
Kett of comics : ETTA
60
Perform : ENACT
61
Wild plum : SLOE
62
Spool : REEL
63
Spoils : ROTS
64
Prove : TEST
Down
1
Jeff's buddy : MUTT
2
Noted netman : ASHE
3
Marsh growth : REED
4
Anglo-Saxon letter : EDH
5
Stalkers of tiny fish : HERONS
6
Envelope abbr. : ATTN
7
Brogan or sabot : SHOE
8
Gen. Pershing's men : AEF
9
Palookalike : OAFISH
10
Sparks : WOOS
11
Chemical compound : ENOL
12
Printing directive : DELE
14
The Pineapple Isle : LANAI
17
Octave : EIGHT
18
Wingy : ALATE
22
Arthurian lass : ENID
23
Twosome : DUET
24
"___ Know Why," Wonder hit : IDONT
25
Psalms sound : SELAH
26
Ammonia derivative : IMINE
27
Hilarity : MIRTH
28
Romberg's "___ Kiss" : ONE
29
Dear deer : BAMBI
30
Eye parts : UVEAS
31
Plume holder? : TANTE
36
Aid for Spade : CLUE
37
Islet : AIT
38
Shooters : TAWS
40
Carols : SONGS
41
Western estate : RANCH
43
Low; servile : MENIAL
44
Branch of physics : OPTICS
45
Palm off : FOIST
48
Hebrew period : OMER
49
Assessment : RATE
50
Stake : ANTE
51
Part of A.D. : ANNO
52
Who or which : THAT
53
Irwin of golf : HALE
54
Antony's faithful servant : EROS
55
Another printing directive : STET
57
Comparative ending : IER
58
Superlative ending : EST

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

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