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James L. Beatty
James L. Beatty

New York Times, Monday, March 1, 1993

25-Across : Holmes or you

Author:
James L. Beatty
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
James L. Beatty has 18 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,819
Across
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Maugham's "___ and Ale" : CAKES
6
Smile radiantly : BEAM
10
Maxim : SAW
13
Active : ALIVE
14
Rights org. : ACLU
15
Unit of loudness : SONE
16
One cubic decimeter : LITER
17
Who or which : THAT
18
Radius's companion : ULNA
19
Celsius's partner : FAHRENHEIT
21
Decant : POUR
22
Yuletide : NOEL
23
Sans secrecy : OPENLY
25
Holmes or you : SOLVER
29
Title holder : OWNER
31
Entreaty : PLEA
32
Compos mentis : SANE
34
"Two live ___": T.S.E. : ASONE
38
Parisian ruffians : APACHES
40
Control surface on a plane's wing : AILERON
42
Dark reddish-brown : SEPIA
43
Exasperates : IRKS
45
Pedestal part : DADO
46
Southwestern plain : LLANO
48
Play parts : SCENES
50
Visitor : CALLER
53
Pedro's thirst quencher : AGUA
55
Vicinage : AREA
56
Lecturers : ADDRESSERS
62
Fissure : RIFT
63
Child, in Calcutta : BABA
64
"___ in Paris," 1932 song : APRIL
65
Pierre's noggin : TETE
66
"___ a Song Go ... " : ILET
67
Thrash : BASTE
68
Actor Ron ___ : ELY
69
Relinquish : CEDE
70
Fed the kitty : ANTED
Down
1
Leg part : CALF
2
Inter ___ : ALIA
3
___ and kin : KITH
4
Perpetually : EVER
5
Tranquil : SERENE
6
Indulge in balneation : BATHE
7
Level of authority : ECHELON
8
Jai ___ : ALAI
9
Oft-served dish in England : MUTTON
10
Wise lawgiver : SOLON
11
Invalidate : ANNUL
12
Fatigued : WEARY
15
Supplant : SUPERSEDE
20
Swedes' neighbors : NORSE
24
Tintinnabulate : PEAL
25
Mineral springs : SPAS
26
Wine pitcher for Plato : OLPE
27
Bound : LEAP
28
Waver : VACILLATE
30
Frail : WEAK
33
"Pleasure's ___ ... ": Byron : ASIN
35
Port NW of Mascara : ORAN
36
Protuberance : NODE
37
A grandson of Eve : ENOS
39
Irwin of golf : HALE
41
Part of G.I. : ISSUE
44
Highway foundation : ROADBED
47
Jordanian's language : ARABIC
49
Variety of melon : CASABA
50
___ blanche : CARTE
51
Shakespearean sprite : ARIEL
52
Southpaw : LEFTY
54
Sound harshly : GRATE
57
Hill's partner : DALE
58
Pair of draft animals : SPAN
59
Once, once : ERST
60
Ceremony : RITE
61
Luge, e.g. : SLED

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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