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Charles E. Gersch
Charles E. Gersch

New York Times, Saturday, March 17, 1990

27-Across : Imply by extension

Author:
Charles E. Gersch
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 12, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Charles E. Gersch has 31 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 17 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,739
Across
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Jack-in-the-pulpit or calla : AROID
6
Czech river : OHRE
10
Recedes : EBBS
14
Og of "Finian's Rainbow," e.g. : LEPRECHAUN
16
Rose Murphy, e.g. : ROLE
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"When Irish Eyes ___" : ARESMILING
18
Month after Nisan : IYAR
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Part of un édifice : MUR
20
Bakery workers : ICERS
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Like most films on cable : UNCUT
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He owned "Dem Bums" : OMALLEY
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Wells's partner : FARGO
26
"___ Know," song from "Guys and Dolls" : ILL
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Imply by extension : CONNOTE
29
Dublin's river : LIFFEY
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Kemp's Dept. : HUD
33
Flashlight need, for short : BTRY
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Works diligently : PLIES
36
"Buck Rogers" actor Gerard : GIL
37
Tide of events : TREND
38
Chinese: Prefix : SINO
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"___ Joey," Sinatra film : PAL
40
Sunglasses, slangily : SHADES
41
N.H., Ill. or N.C. town : ENFIELD
43
Beer barrel : KEG
44
One of the dryads : ERATO
45
Discovered : SIGHTED
49
Israeli statesman : BEGIN
51
Part of an opera : SCENA
53
"It's not eggs till it's ___" : OVA
54
Wings for 49 Across? : ELAL
55
Start of a popular Irish ballad : OHDANNYBOY
57
IX : NINE
58
Slightly yellowish color : KELLYGREEN
59
Like 23 Down : EASY
60
Sale-tag legend : ASIS
61
Verbal authority : SAYSO
Down
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Texas shrine : ALAMO
2
"De ___ Natura," Lucretian opus : RERUM
3
Barry McCauley's forte : OPERA
4
Bur. busy in April : IRS
5
Agnes and Cecil : DEMILLES
6
Town in W. Va. : OHLEY
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Extremely small margin : HAIR
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___ of (collides with) : RUNSFOUL
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Chang's close twin : ENG
10
Ancient Irish war cry : ERINGOBRAGH
11
Shunned, Irish style : BOYCOTTED
12
Blue, in Bonn : BLAU
13
Famed muralist : SERT
15
Actress Tyson : CICELY
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Vase : URN
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Comfortable existence : LIFEOFRILEY
25
Pat ___ Mike jokes : AND
27
TV chef : CHILD
28
River in Ireland : ERNE
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Stack for a deejay : LPS
30
Netman Nastase : ILIE
31
"___ Wake": Joyce : FINNEGANS
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Measures larger than ft. : YDS
36
Rainy-day wear : GALOSHES
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"Hail, hail, ___ all here!" : THEGANGS
39
Irish terrier, e.g. : PET
40
___ dip (swim naked) : SKINNY
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Author Fleming : IAN
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Crofts's partner in music : SEALS
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U.S. painter Mark ___: 1890-1976 : TOBEY
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Bacchantes' cries : EVOES
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"A ___ Pigs Would Die," Robert N. Peck novel : DAYNO
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Part of N.B. : BENE
50
Director Kazan : ELIA
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Year in the life of St. Patrick : CDLI
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Russian river : OKA
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Sailing gp. : YRA

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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