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Arthur W. Palmer
Arthur W. Palmer

New York Times, Tuesday, March 19, 1985

61-Across : Employ

Author:
Arthur W. Palmer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Arthur W. Palmer has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,915
Across
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Churl : BOOR
5
Carries into a carrier : LADES
10
Back of the neck : NAPE
14
Karenina or Christie : ANNA
15
Tilted, as the Titanic : ALIST
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Musical work : OPUS
17
N.B.A. team from N.J. : NETS
18
"Oro y ___," Montana motto : PLATA
19
Camper's gear : TENT
20
Hypocritical sorrow : CROCODILETEARS
23
Latin-lesson word : AMO
24
Countryside, to Cicero : RUS
25
Avocados : ALLIGATORPEARS
33
Twosome : DUO
34
Autocrat : TSAR
35
Peephole or loophole : EYELET
36
Saharan : ARID
38
Capek classic : RUR
40
Weak : LAME
41
Sign of affection : CARESS
44
Biddeford's neighbor : SACO
47
Silent : MUM
48
Largest publications : ELEPHANTFOLIOS
51
___ mode : ALA
52
Opposite of pos. : NEG
53
Where trials proceed by leaps and bounds : KANGAROOCOURTS
61
Employ : HIRE
62
What a mob takes a rat for : ARIDE
63
On : ATOP
64
___ mater : ALMA
65
Type of boat : MOTOR
66
Wolfe of fiction : NERO
67
Shine : STAR
68
Dark-complexioned, in poesy : SWART
69
Prin.'s aide : ASST
Down
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Bench for Burger : BANC
2
Lollapalooza : ONER
3
Aware of : ONTO
4
Imp : RASCAL
5
Chihuahua and Pomeranian : LAPDOGS
6
"___ Know," Jim Webb song : ALLI
7
Channel changer : DIAL
8
Inlet : ESTERO
9
Prestige : STATURE
10
___ bene : NOTA
11
Mimic : APER
12
Evokers of groans : PUNS
13
Part of i.e. : EST
21
Leave out : OMIT
22
Make out : ESPY
25
Of the ear or air : AURAL
26
French area, rich in coal : LOIRE
27
Rhine feeder : AAR
28
Reliance : TRUST
29
Slippery one : EEL
30
"Remember the ___" : ALAMO
31
Co-founder of Rome : REMUS
32
Check : STEM
33
European fish : DACE
37
Airport abbr. : DEP
39
W.W. II heroes : RAF
42
Type of rug : SHAG
43
Compliments : SALAAMS
45
Pops event : CONCERT
46
Margarine : OLEO
49
Short of breadth : NARROW
50
Harmless lizard : IGUANA
53
Scot's garb : KILT
54
"Aeneid" opening : ARMA
55
Kind of beer : NEAR
56
City on Kyushu : OITA
57
Aroma : ODOR
58
Hwys. : RTES
59
Rocky peaks : TORS
60
What Lady Macbeth curses : SPOT
61
Owns : HAS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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