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Charles Engler
Charles Engler

New York Times, Thursday, March 17, 1983

26-Across : Ecdysiast Ann

Author:
Charles Engler
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Charles Engler has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,182
Across
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Embarrass : ABASH
6
"Trinity" author : URIS
10
Bar, to an imbiber : SPA
13
O'Neill's "___ Millions" : MARCO
14
Settee : SOFA
15
Hill where St. Patrick preached : TARA
17
Shamrock : THREELEAFCLOVER
20
He won laurels for comedy : STAN
21
Coxey's ___ : ARMY
22
Build : ERECT
23
Toxic slitherers : ASPS
25
Vehicles for Moore and McCormack : OPERAS
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Ecdysiast Ann : CORIO
28
Was solicitous : CARED
30
Classic 1935 film re Irish rebels : THEINFORMER
32
New Deal org. : WPA
35
"___, Nanette" : NONO
36
Kind of tray : TEA
37
One of a pair in a tête : OEIL
38
"___ on the Aisle" : TWO
39
Heady drink topped with whipped cream : IRISHCOFFEE
43
Jack or Robert : FROST
44
Tool handles : HAFTS
45
Old-sod moonshine : POTEEN
48
Playwright Connelly : MARC
49
Foghorn's cousin : SIREN
50
Cop, in CB lingo : BEAR
52
Bad cess signal, at times : OMEN
56
A song of 1889 : SLIDEKELLYSLIDE
59
Drink to excess : TOPE
60
"___ Dinka Doo," Durante song : INKA
61
Grinding : MOLAR
62
Chemin-de-___ : FER
63
At no time, to Synge : NEER
64
Fragrance : AROMA
Down
1
Quantities: Abbr. : AMTS
2
Thai money : BAHT
3
Irish cry : ARRA
4
O'Casey outline : SCENARIO
5
" ... crowbar, ___, and barrow": Woodworth : HOE
6
Addicts : USERS
7
Gallivant : ROAM
8
Not up for grabs : IFFY
9
Part of the U.S.A.F. : SAC
10
Ensiled : STORED
11
He's on the road : PAVER
12
Betel palm : ARECA
16
Crafts' companion : ARTS
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In the ___ luxury : LAPOF
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Shunned one : LEPER
24
Old Scratch's delight : SIN
25
Part of a krona : ORE
26
Heavy-coated dog : CHOW
27
Wine: Comb. form : OENO
28
Knight's emblem : CREST
29
Minder of moppets in Manchuria : AMAH
30
Explosive letters : TNT
31
Baseball's Amos : OTIS
32
Warp-crossing threads : WEFT
33
Jays' relatives : PIES
34
Pub potable : ALE
37
Dubious or risqué : OFFCOLOR
39
Broadway revival hit in 1973 : IRENE
40
Newscaster Cochran : RON
41
Circumspect : CHARY
42
Scull : OAR
43
Branch line : FEEDER
45
Attention getter : PSST
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___ vitriol : OILOF
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Worthless stuff : TRIPE
48
Of the cheek : MALAR
50
Pat of N.B. : BENE
51
Sommer : ELKE
53
Actor O'Shea : MILO
54
Town on the IJsselmeer : EDAM
55
Tiber tributary : NERA
57
E.M.K. and the Fitzgeralds : KIN
58
Wee, to Burns : SMA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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