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Albert J. Klaus
New York Times, Tuesday, December 29, 1992
19-Across : Al Pacino film: 1975
Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 249 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 B | 2 I | 3 R | 4 D | 5 P | 6 A | 7 T | 8 P | 9 R | 10 O | 11 P |
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12 A | D | A | R | 13 L | U | R | 14 E | 15 T | O | I | L | E |
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16 L | I | N | E | 17 A | R | I | A | 18 A | U | G | E | R |
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19 D | O | G | D | 20 A | Y | A | F | T | 21 E | R | N | O | O | N |
22 G | U | S | 23 L | E | N | 24 D | R | S | ||||||
25 S | 26 I | 27 R | E | D | 28 S | E | R | A | 29 P | E | ||||
30 P | R | O | 31 I | 32 B | I | S | 33 M | E | R | 34 G | 35 E | 36 R |
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37 I | M | P | 38 E | T | U | S | 39 C | O | R | S | A | G | E |
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40 T | A | Y | L | O | R | 41 A | I | R | S | 42 T | O | N |
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43 E | R | R | 44 A | N | D | 45 O | 46 B | E | S | E |
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47 T | 48 A | G | 49 E | S | T | 50 E | N | E | ||||||
51 C | A | T | A | 52 N | D | T | H | 53 E | C | A | N | 54 A | 55 R | 56 Y |
57 A | B | O | N | E | 58 R | I | L | L | 59 U | S | E | E |
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60 N | O | N | C | E | 61 O | L | L | A | 62 M | E | S | A |
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63 T | R | E | E | 64 L | A | T | 65 B | A | T | S |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,757
Across
1
Larry of N.B.A. fame : BIRD
5
TV host Sajak : PAT
8
Rigid support : PROP
12
Purim's month : ADAR
13
Entice : LURE
15
Sheer linen cloth : TOILE
16
Row : LINE
17
Operatic melody : ARIA
18
Boring tool : AUGER
19
Al Pacino film: 1975 : DOGDAYAFTERNOON
22
Astronaut Grissom : GUS
23
Author Deighton : LEN
24
A.M.A. members : DRS
25
Begot : SIRED
28
Mexican man's cloak : SERAPE
30
Faxon or Kite : PRO
31
Large wading bird : IBIS
33
Amalgamation : MERGER
37
Stimulus : IMPETUS
39
Small bouquet : CORSAGE
40
President after Polk : TAYLOR
41
Broadcasts : AIRS
42
Heavy weight : TON
43
Page boy's activity : ERRAND
45
Corpulent : OBESE
47
Label : TAG
49
Superlative suffix : EST
50
Chemical ending : ENE
51
"The ___," B. Hope film : CATANDTHECANARY
57
" ... her poor dog ___" : ABONE
58
Rivulet : RILL
59
Type of plaintiff : USEE
60
The one occasion : NONCE
61
Stewpot : OLLA
62
Small plateau : MESA
63
Puka or upas : TREE
64
Kin of long. : LAT
65
Baseball equipment : BATS
Down
1
Kind of eagle : BALD
2
One's own: Comb. form : IDIO
3
Tolled : RANG
4
Sprinkle with flour : DREDGE
5
Pintner products : PLAYS
6
Distinctive air : AURA
7
Paltry trinkets : TRIFLES
8
Cops on their beats? : POUNDERS
9
Austerity : RIGOR
10
Margarines : OLEOS
11
Honey buzzard : PERN
14
He's out to munch : EATER
15
Gob : TAR
20
Account examiner : AUDITOR
21
Charm : ENAMOR
25
Barbecue rod : SPIT
26
"La Douce" : IRMA
27
Glutinous; viscous : ROPY
28
Fam. member : SIS
29
___ non grata : PERSONA
32
Rough and prickly : BURRED
34
Swinger in the garden : GATE
35
These may take trips : EGOS
36
Director Clair : RENE
38
Refined grace : ELEGANCE
39
El ___, Spanish hero : CID
41
Formican mound : ANTHILL
44
Houston athlete : ASTRO
46
Daze : BENUMB
47
Small drum : TABOR
48
Make up for : ATONE
50
Renown : ECLAT
51
Tilt : CANT
52
Tipper Gore, ___ Aitcheson : NEE
53
She, in Sonora : ELLA
54
Cruising : ASEA
55
Remainder : REST
56
Affirmative votes : YEAS
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.