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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

New York Times, Thursday, March 15, 1990

47-Across : Part of r.p.m.

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0
Richard Silvestri has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 84 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,737
Across
1
"Be Prepared" org. : BSA
4
Little Iodine, e.g. : BRAT
8
Sulked : MOPED
13
Mercer, for one : AUTO
15
Jellystone Park resident : YOGI
16
Noël Coward's "To Step ___" : ASIDE
17
Neatened : SPRUCEDUP
19
Flax product : LINEN
20
George M. Cohan's ancestors : IRISH
21
Clique : SET
22
Very small : TEENY
23
Hercules, to Iole : CAPTOR
25
Leonie Rysanek's field : OPERA
27
Short coats : REEFERS
30
P.G.A. member : PRO
33
False claim : PRETENSE
37
Trap for congers : EELPOT
39
What errants do : ROVE
40
To the point : TERSE
42
Soviet range : ALAI
43
H. C. Andersen's birthplace : ODENSE
45
Huggins and Houk, once : MANAGERS
47
Part of r.p.m. : PER
48
Referee : ARBITER
50
Eminence ___ (confidential agent) : GRISE
52
Posterior : DORSAL
57
Fable finale : MORAL
59
Zeta follower : ETA
62
Phone or scope preceder : MICRO
63
___ a customer : ONETO
64
Sky : FIRMAMENT
66
"Abdul the Bulbul ___" : AMEER
67
Coloratura Mills : ERIE
68
Tizzy : SNIT
69
Works the bar : TENDS
70
Jan's singing partner : DEAN
71
Place-kicking gadget : TEE
Down
1
Alkaline : BASIC
2
Opposite of infra : SUPRA
3
Anchor position : ATRIP
4
Succinct farewell : BYE
5
A mile contains 320 ___ : RODS
6
Fit of shivering : AGUE
7
Move through the tulips : TIPTOE
8
Like a film falcon : MALTESE
9
Basketry twig : OSIER
10
Hawaiian export : PINEAPPLE
11
Adam's address : EDEN
12
Gainsay : DENY
14
Expel : OUST
18
Odd job : CHORE
24
Lessees : RENTERS
26
Exhibited exultation : PREENED
28
Suffix for journal : ESE
29
Nobelist in Physics: 1938 : FERMI
31
Laugh loudly : ROAR
32
Birdsong of basketball : OTIS
33
Support : PROP
34
Took the train : RODE
35
Streisand hit record : EVERGREEN
36
Number of "Little Indians" : TEN
38
Fail to keep up : LAG
41
Minded the baby : SAT
44
St. Elmo is their patron : SAILORS
46
Bakery emanation : AROMA
49
Bellyached : BEEFED
51
Given a value : RATED
53
Flanges : RIMS
54
Bloodhound's clue : SCENT
55
Bernsen role on "L.A. Law" : ARNIE
56
Actress Lenya : LOTTE
57
Torquilstone defense : MOAT
58
"Don't Tread ___" : ONME
60
Flag : TIRE
61
Bumbry solo : ARIA
65
"All the President's ___" : MEN

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