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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, February 13, 1989

23-Across : Wears away

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, 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.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,342
Across
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Song creators' group est. Feb. 13, 1914 : ASCAP
6
Sammy ___, lyricist : CAHN
10
___ Gershwin, lyricist : IRA
13
S. American woolly animal : LLAMA
14
Frenchman's girlfriend : AMIE
15
Pub drinks : ALES
16
Window parts : PANES
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Art cult : DADA
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City in Yugoslavia : NISH
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Dishes for four persons : STARTERSET
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Thurmond of N.B.A. fame : NATE
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Has creditors : OWES
23
Wears away : ERODES
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Hunting caravan on foot : SAFARI
29
Showy bird : EGRET
31
Plant form : ECAD
32
Kind of cone or dive : NOSE
34
Lesser ___ (bearcat) : PANDA
38
Bring a person to court : ARRAIGN
40
Severe : AUSTERE
42
Oozes : SEEPS
43
School-year division : TERM
45
Margarine : OLEO
46
Eagle's weapon : TALON
48
"Easter Parade" composer : BERLIN
50
Be cautious : BEWARE
53
"Ain't She Sweet?" composer : AGER
55
Bedouin, e.g. : ARAB
56
Amends again : RECORRECTS
62
Brad, e.g. : NAIL
63
Western alliance acronym : NATO
64
Anticipate : AWAIT
65
African fox : ASSE
66
Level : EVEN
67
___ cotta : TERRA
68
Allow : LET
69
W. Beatty film: 1981 : REDS
70
"Over the Rainbow" composer : ARLEN
Down
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Swiss mountains : ALPS
2
Louver : SLAT
3
First miracle site : CANA
4
Part of N.A. : AMER
5
Spiritual overseer : PASTOR
6
Staff officers' unit : CADRE
7
Accumulates : AMASSES
8
Conceal : HIDE
9
More tidy : NEATER
10
Homeric epic : ILIAD
11
Residue, in Rennes : RESTE
12
Remains after combustion : ASHES
15
Critical note maker : ANNOTATOR
20
J. R. in "Dallas" : EWING
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Opposite of Dems. : REPS
25
Red and Baltic : SEAS
26
43,560 square feet : ACRE
27
Price of transportation : FARE
28
Capable of adjusting : ADAPTABLE
30
Equipment : GEAR
33
Upon : ONTO
35
Actress Gwyn : NELL
36
Three, in Bonn : DREI
37
Long time period : AEON
39
Danube tributary : ISAR
41
Yellowish-brown pigment : UMBER
44
Performed : ENACTED
47
Alan Jay ___, lyricist : LERNER
49
Lists of mistakes : ERRATA
50
Trite : BANAL
51
Expunge : ERASE
52
Area measured by a tailor : WAIST
54
Hoods; thugs : GOONS
57
Roof-edge overhang : EAVE
58
Water pitcher : EWER
59
Composer Orff or von Weber : CARL
60
Become fatigued : TIRE
61
___ Kenton, composer-bandleader : STAN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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