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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Thursday, December 8, 1983

55-Across : Crowbar

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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J
2
E
3
S
4
T
5
A
6
S
7
T
8
R
9
O
10
O
11
F
12
F
13
A
14
U
B
E
R
15
S
T
O
O
P
16
U
R
A
L
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J
O
N
A
18
T
H
A
N
W
I
19
N
T
E
R
S
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U
N
T
I
R
I
N
G
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N
O
S
T
R
O
22
N
E
E
D
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C
I
T
E
24
S
25
U
26
M
M
E
R
27
C
R
O
U
T
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O
29
N
30
S
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A
N
E
A
R
32
F
L
A
N
S
33
K
I
T
34
T
A
R
N
35
P
L
A
N
S
36
T
A
X
I
37
E
R
G
38
B
R
I
N
E
39
S
E
P
O
N
40
S
M
E
41
A
R
I
N
G
42
S
P
R
I
N
G
43
D
I
E
T
44
R
O
A
R
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L
46
E
47
A
V
E
S
48
L
A
P
W
I
49
N
50
G
51
S
52
A
L
B
E
R
T
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B
A
C
O
N
F
A
L
L
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M
I
E
N
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L
E
V
E
R
56
I
S
E
E
57
B
A
T
T
58
Y
E
A
R
S
59
C
H
E
W
© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,448
Across
1
Joke : JEST
5
Type of physics : ASTRO
10
Eighth-century Mercian king : OFFA
14
"Deutschland ___ Alles" : UBER
15
Bend down : STOOP
16
Russia's ___ Mountains : URAL
17
Comedian from Dayton : JONATHANWINTERS
20
Indefatigable : UNTIRING
21
Our, in Milano : NOSTRO
22
Require : NEED
23
Quote : CITE
24
Singer Donna from Boston : SUMMER
27
Small toasted pieces of bread : CROUTONS
31
Lend ___ (heed) : ANEAR
32
Custard-filled tarts : FLANS
33
Outfit : KIT
34
Pool in a range : TARN
35
Schemes : PLANS
36
TV sitcom : TAXI
37
Work unit : ERG
38
Salty water : BRINE
39
Mush : SEPON
40
Campaigner's calumnious act : SMEARING
42
Byington of filmdom : SPRING
43
Fare : DIET
44
Laugh loudly : ROAR
45
"Autumn ___," 1950 song : LEAVES
48
Plovers : LAPWINGS
52
Teapot Dome figure : ALBERTBACONFALL
54
Manner : MIEN
55
Crowbar : LEVER
56
" ... 'I eat what ___'!": Carroll : ISEE
57
Wadded cotton fibers : BATT
58
Thurber's "The ___ with Ross" : YEARS
59
Gnaw : CHEW
Down
1
Magic, West African style : JUJU
2
Black : EBON
3
Transmitted : SENT
4
Railroad worker : TRAINMAN
5
More pallid : ASHIER
6
Little Bighorn event: 1876 : STAND
7
Chinese society : TONG
8
Line : ROW
9
Judgments : OPINIONS
10
Start : OUTSET
11
Annoy : FRET
12
Jamie of "After MASH" : FARR
13
Too : ALSO
18
Shoe-factory employee : TREER
19
South wind : NOTUS
23
Large wading bird : CRANE
24
Cloys : SATES
25
Strip of weapons : UNARM
26
Meld : MERGE
27
Loud resounding noise : CLANG
28
Giraffe's relative : OKAPI
29
Johnson's ex-teammate : NIXON
30
What some rays do : STING
32
Powdered quartz : FLINT
35
Sacerdotal : PRIESTLY
36
Admirable or awful : TERRIFIC
38
Thorny bush : BRIER
39
Mass of fish eggs : SPAWN
41
A coming : ADVENT
42
Profound sleeps : SOPORS
44
American blacksnake : RACER
45
Follower of Mary : LAMB
46
Kazan : ELIA
47
Give a yegg a leg up : ABET
48
Etna residue : LAVA
49
Poet or auto : NASH
50
Merriment : GLEE
51
Quite a lot : SLEW
53
Hairy insect : BEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 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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