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Arthur W. Palmer
Arthur W. Palmer

New York Times, Tuesday, February 13, 1990

21-Across : Milton called this "ignoble"

Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F G J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,707
Across
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Closemouthed one : CLAM
5
Composer of "The Merry Widow" : LEHAR
10
"___ Holden": Bacheller : EBEN
14
Prefix for dynamic : AERO
15
Puff up : ELATE
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Valley : DALE
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Australian glee? : PERTHMIRTH
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"___ boy!" : ITSA
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Small guitar, for short : UKE
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Milton called this "ignoble" : EASE
22
One or the other : EITHER
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In the rear : ASTERN
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Kind of lark or mouse : MEADOW
28
Offspring: Abbr. : DESC
30
Part of a saddle : STIRRUP
33
Guanaco's locale : ANDES
36
Put up, in a way : ANTED
38
Donkey, in Dijon : ANE
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No mere talker : DOER
40
Terror : DREAD
41
"___ boy!" : ATTA
42
"___ the King's Men": Warren : ALL
43
French legislative body : SENAT
44
Detest : ABHOR
45
Gandhi : MAHATMA
47
"___ quam videri," N.C. motto : ESSE
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Models : IDEALS
51
Certify : ATTEST
55
Up-to-date : MODERN
57
Secular clergyman, in France : ABBE
59
Durocher : LEO
60
Knievel : EVEL
61
British vagabond : DOVERROVER
64
Strike out : DELE
65
Horatian product : EPODE
66
Kennedy and Koppel : TEDS
67
Goddess of discord : ERIS
68
Ventures : DARES
69
Words of approximation : ORSO
Down
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Town north of Naples : CAPUA
2
Kin of onions : LEEKS
3
Court decree in Canada : ARRET
4
Bon ___ (witticism) : MOT
5
Famous race site : LEMANS
6
Site of the first Olympic games : ELIS
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Zenana : HAREM
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A.B.A. member : ATT
9
Fixed leftovers : REHEATED
10
Reviser : EDITOR
11
Maine anger? : BATHWRATH
12
Threatener's final word? : ELSE
13
Close : NEAR
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"___ looking at you!" : HERES
23
"___ It My Way" : IDID
25
German dam-reservoir : EDER
27
Possessions : ESTATE
29
"___ Knowledge," 1971 film : CARNAL
31
"For ___ us a child is born ... " : UNTO
32
Juicy fruit : PEAR
33
Eden's proprietor : ADAM
34
Where Augustus died : NOLA
35
Indian restaurant? : DELHIDELI
37
Teachers' org. : NEA
40
Exacted : DEMANDED
41
Aid a thug : ABET
43
Ending for young or old : STER
44
Fall flower : ASTER
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Astaire's sister et al. : ADELES
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Buffalo pros on ice : SABRES
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Relish : SAVOR
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Little eel : ELVER
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Top players in a tournament : SEEDS
54
Trunk : TORSO
55
Ancient Asian : MEDE
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Done : OVER
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The Venerable ___, English scholar : BEDE
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W.W. II Govt. agency : OPA
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Ear: Comb. form : OTO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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