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Bert Rosenfield
Bert Rosenfield

New York Times, Wednesday, March 4, 1992

70-Across : Foolish ending

Author:
Bert Rosenfield
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Bert Rosenfield has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,457
Across
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Does gros point : SEWS
5
___ Flow (W.W. II naval base) : SCAPA
10
Jewish month : ADAR
14
Precinct : AREA
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Circle dances : HORAS
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Pen name of writer Viaud : LOTI
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Kind of mirror : FULLLENGTH
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Breathless : AGOG
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Loser to Dwight : ADLAI
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Exit user : GOER
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Wartime sea hazard : MINE
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Diminutive brook : RILLET
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Long, scaleless tropical fish : SNAKEEEL
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Flu-season necessity : TISSUE
29
Unconventional in the 60's : MOD
30
Albanian money : LEK
31
Pedal decade : TOES
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Rodeo appurtenance : LASSO
38
___ de France : ILE
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Sire of five top race horses : BULLLEA
41
Faucet : TAP
42
City NW of Jerusalem : LYDDA
44
Epithet for a Sikh deity : AKAL
45
Fatal ending : IST
46
Pak. neighbor : AFG
48
End-all companions : BEALLS
51
Inflatable ocean denizen : PUFFFISH
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String-section mezzos : VIOLAS
58
___ now (to date) : ASOF
59
Exploit : DEED
61
Husband of Pocahontas : ROLFE
62
Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
63
Polynesian garb : GRASSSKIRT
65
Cyma recta : OGEE
66
He fought Basil in "Robin Hood" : ERROL
67
"___ first ... " : IFAT
68
"Book of Nonsense" author : LEAR
69
Ragwort : TANSY
70
Foolish ending : NESS
Down
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Muslim month : SAFAR
2
In a learned way : ERUDITELY
3
Popular : WELLLIKED
4
Pacific shrubs : SALALS
5
"___ sells ... " : SHE
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D.C. group : CONG
7
Ancient Greek city : ARGOS
8
Eucharistic plate : PATEN
9
Hindu retreat : ASHRAM
10
Tree-lined promenade : ALAMEDA
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Herd stray : DOGIE
12
Harmonious : ATONE
13
Star in Orion : RIGEL
18
Prevaricates : LIES
24
Skirt for Makarova : TUTU
26
Tonic nut : KOLA
28
Klamath weed : EOLA
30
___ Abner : LIL
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B.P.O.E. man : ELK
33
Bacon unit : SLAB
35
Renoir rendering : STILLLIFE
36
Flavoring bark : SASSAFRAS
37
Choose : OPT
39
Golf stroke : BAFF
40
Alt. : ELEV
43
More unhinged : DAFFIER
47
Sandra Dee role : GIDGET
49
Affectations : AIRS
50
Pay a visit : LOOKIN
51
Word of mouth : PAROL
52
Custom : USAGE
53
Retina part : FOVEA
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Saw of a sawfish : SERRA
55
Writer Lafcadio ___ : HEARN
57
Tartan patterns : SETTS
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U.K. awards : DSOS
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Cunning : SLY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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