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William E. Heinemann
William E. Heinemann

New York Times, Monday, December 21, 1981

17-Across : Sly trick

Author:
William E. Heinemann
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
William E. Heinemann has 21 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,731
Across
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___ Antony : MARC
5
Pentateuch : TORAH
10
Affirmatives : YEAS
14
River into the Baltic : ODER
15
Wing part : ALULA
16
Escutcheon border : ORLE
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Sly trick : WILE
18
Like Cugat's rhythm : LATIN
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Cartoonist Gross : MILT
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"Call Me ___" : MADAM
22
Feast of Lights : HANUKKAH
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Trek led by Moses : EXODUS
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Amigo's emphatic approval : SISI
27
Jewish month : ADAR
29
She could use clues re locale of ewes : BOPEEP
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Hiding place: Slang : STASH
37
Facts and figures : DATA
39
Graceful woman : PERI
40
Noblewoman : LADY
41
Small container for liquids : PHIAL
42
Goad : URGE
43
Algerian port : ORAN
44
Holiday boon for some : REST
45
Comedian Richard : PRYOR
46
Snack for José : TAMALE
48
Soothe : EASE
50
A son of Jacob and Israeli tribe : GADS
52
Horn made from a ram's horn : SHOFAR
56
Candelabra for 22 Across : MENORAHS
60
Battery terminal : ANODE
61
Shake ___ (hie) : ALEG
62
Demolish : TOTAL
64
___ ha-Shanah : ROSH
66
In ___ of (instead of) : LIEU
67
Molding : OVOLO
68
Diva's song : ARIA
69
Take on cargo : LADE
70
Solomon ruled one : REALM
71
Desires : YENS
Down
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Cut the lawn : MOW
2
___ a dozen : ADIME
3
Enjoy a vacation : RELAX
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Belief : CREDO
5
Collection of Jewish law : TALMUD
6
Wave, in Spain : OLA
7
Boaz's wife : RUTH
8
Another name : ALIAS
9
Twain's childhood home : HANNIBAL
10
Holy day in Tishri : YOMKIPPUR
11
Estrada : ERIK
12
___ breve : ALLA
13
Adam's third son : SETH
21
One of Esau's wives : ADAH
23
Serviceman's org. : USO
25
Hebrew letter (same as tsadi) : SADHE
28
___ Cain : RAISE
30
Weird : EERY
31
Therefore : ERGO
32
Atlantic Beach attraction : PIER
33
Vegas machine : SLOT
34
Home of Irish kings : TARA
35
Genesis name : ADAM
36
Where 56 Across are displayed : SYNAGOGUE
38
British bye-byes : TATAS
41
Pillager : PREDATOR
45
Laborer south of the border : PEON
47
Roman household god : LAR
49
Haifa greeting : SHALOM
51
Go away, with "off" : SHOVE
53
Raid : FORAY
54
Worship : ADORE
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Type of bag used in baseball : RESIN
56
Shopping-center feature : MALL
57
Lamb's pen name : ELIA
58
Requirement : NEED
59
Portico : STOA
63
" ... justice for ___" : ALL
65
Owns : HAS

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

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