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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Saturday, February 14, 1987

23-Across : ___ metabolism

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J Q X Z }
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, 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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HEART
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,612
Across
1
Greek god of love : EROS
5
Sound seeking attention : HIST
9
Food: Comb. form : SITO
13
Composer Schifrin : LALO
14
Prevent, in court : ESTOP
16
Problem for Peete : TRAP
17
Drying oven : KILN
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Paramour : LOVER
19
Uncommon : RARE
20
Unexpected obstacle : SNAG
21
Degrade : ABASE
22
Type of collar : ETON
23
___ metabolism : BASAL
25
Darling : SWEETHEART
27
Custom : HABIT
30
Warm up again : REHEAT
32
Puts on a pedestal : ADORES
34
Conventuals : NUNS
35
Chew the fat : RAP
38
Disembark : LAND
39
Group of eight : OCTET
41
Missing the bus : LATE
42
Prior, to Prior : ERE
43
Russian range : ALAI
44
Flour, sugar or salt, e.g. : STAPLE
46
Some about-face actions : UTURNS
48
External : OUTER
49
Sentimental emotion : HEARTTHROB
52
Jewish priest's vestment : EPHOD
54
Stupid person : BOOB
55
Cotton thread : LISLE
57
Land measure : ACRE
61
Code word for M : EMMA
62
Of Old Norse poems : EDDIC
63
Ink stain : BLOT
64
Last word at the altar : AMEN
65
Loose : SLACK
66
Bathe : LAVE
67
Seaport in SW Lebanon : TYRE
68
Views : EYES
69
Homophone for use : EWES
Down
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B.P.O.E. members : ELKS
2
Shower : RAIN
3
Earthenware stewpot : OLLA
4
Thrush, for one : SONGBIRD
5
Alas, in Arles : HELAS
6
Line on a map : ISOBAR
7
February 14 : STVALENTINESDAY
8
These are often stubbed : TOES
9
Bond or Baker : STREET
10
Wrathful : IRATE
11
Mystic card : TAROT
12
Type of surgery : OPENHEART
15
Bestows : PRESENTS
24
Olympic imp : ATE
26
Part of "TW 3" : WAS
27
Healthy : HALE
28
Jewish month : ADAR
29
Vomer, e.g. : BONE
31
Tint : HUE
33
Dissolvable materials : SOLUBLES
35
Engrossed : RAPT
36
Tamarisk salt tree : ATLE
37
Kind of group : PEER
40
Telpher : CAR
41
Praiseworthy : LAUDABLE
43
From ___ izzard : ATO
45
Also : TOO
46
Refined : URBANE
47
Join wire ends together : SPLICE
49
Vital center : HEARTBEAT
50
Word with gun or rot : TOMMY
51
Great epicist : HOMER
53
Mild oaths : HECKS
56
Recumbent : IDLE
58
Type of hammer : CLAW
59
Peregrinate : ROVE
60
Hot times in Tours : ETES

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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