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Larry Goldhirsch
Larry Goldhirsch

New York Times, Friday, December 6, 1985

21-Across : "Little Iodine" creator

Author:
Larry Goldhirsch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Larry Goldhirsch has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,177
Across
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___-bang (recklessly) : SLAM
5
Drains : SAPS
9
Mansard features : EAVES
14
Claudius's successor : NERO
15
Kind of Australian grass : ULLA
16
Hives : UREDO
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At any time : EVER
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"Oz" author : BAUM
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A sister of Jupiter : CERES
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Lessor's return : RENT
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"Little Iodine" creator : JIMMYHATLO
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Party to a bill of exchange : DRAWEE
25
Store detective, at times : EYER
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Catenaries : ARCS
28
Etna and Pelée, e.g. : SPEWERS
33
Annulments : ABOLITIONS
37
Mother of Romulus and Remus : ILIA
38
Composer of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" : MARKS
39
Proper : DUE
40
Assign : ALLOT
41
Teen malady : ACNE
42
Arrange systematically again : RETABULATE
44
___ McCoy : THEREAL
46
Early Virginian : DARE
47
R.L.S. component : INIT
49
Delivered goods in trust : BAILED
53
"Little Orphan Annie" creator : HAROLDGRAY
58
QB Brian : SIPE
59
Look ___ (hurry up) : ALIVE
60
Demanding : HARD
61
Rocketry org. : NASA
62
Entertainer Anouk : AIMEE
63
Yugoslav of yore : TITO
64
Organic compound : ENOL
65
Noted violinist : STERN
66
Snick and ___ : SNEE
67
L.A. sports team : RAMS
Down
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Klinker cohort : SNERD
2
Simple machine : LEVER
3
Cobo Hall, for one : ARENA
4
"Beetle Bailey" creator : MORTWALKER
5
Theme : SUBJECT
6
Jai ___ : ALAI
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Egret feature : PLUME
8
Golf great : SAMMYSNEAD
9
Cheat : EUCHRE
10
Neighborhood : AREA
11
Green, in heraldry : VERT
12
High-born, in Hesse : EDEL
13
Mediocre : SOSO
22
Slangy affirmatives : YEPS
24
Goddess of strife : ERIS
27
Certain windows : SIDELIGHTS
29
"The Spirit" creator : WILLEISNER
30
"___ Cinders," 1926 film : ELLA
31
Tumult : RIOT
32
Stuff : SATE
33
He loves: Lat. : AMAT
34
Musical family name : BACH
35
Eure neighbor : ORNE
36
Umpire's call : OUT
40
Astral body : AURA
42
"Anthem" author : RAND
43
A role for Beverly Sills : BABYDOE
45
Actress Brennan : EILEEN
48
Drill : TRAIN
50
Woody vine : LIANA
51
College in S England : EPSOM
52
Monty Hall achievements : DEALS
53
German composer Joseph : HAAS
54
Got off a steed : ALIT
55
Frost : RIME
56
Again : OVER
57
Uffizi display : ARTE

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 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.

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