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Weil
Weil

New York Times, Wednesday, April 11, 1979

52-Across : Deteriorates

Author:
Weil
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Weil has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,746
Across
1
Assemble : AMASS
6
Bay off Portland, Me. : CASCO
11
La predecessor : TRA
14
___ blanche : CARTE
15
Upstate N.Y. city : OLEAN
16
Glutton : HOG
17
Protect or condense : ENCAPSULATE
19
Ram's mate : EWE
20
Sea birds noted for endurance in flying : GANNETS
21
Hand measure : SPAN
22
Cow, to Cicero : BOS
25
Release : LETGO
26
Ruse in the ring : FEINT
27
Libido : EROS
29
Suffix for Taiwan or Vietnam : ESE
30
Western lily : SEGO
31
Potato or shrimp follower : SALAD
33
George Eliot or George Sand : PSEUDONYM
37
Recluse : EREMITE
39
___ riche (upstart) : NOUVEAU
40
Circe, e.g. : TEMPTRESS
42
Quays : PIERS
43
Basketballer Archibald : NATE
44
"___ Act," Broadway hit : THE
46
"Rule Britannia" composer : ARNE
47
Army material : CHINO
49
Tamarack : LARCH
51
Ship's course : SSE
52
Deteriorates : ROTS
53
Resembling DNA : HELICAL
55
Flightless bird : EMU
56
Up from the gutter : REGENERATED
60
Strew hay : TED
61
Crop up : ARISE
62
___ Gay, Col. Tibbett's bomber : ENOLA
63
"Maid of Athens, ___ we part ... " : ERE
64
Riot site in California: 1965 : WATTS
65
Tasty : SAPID
Down
1
Red Baron, e.g. : ACE
2
Isle of ___ : MAN
3
Jeanne d'___ : ARC
4
Kind of party : STAG
5
Part of a primrose : SEPAL
6
German W.W. I admiral : COUNTSPEE
7
Offers as a plea : ALLEGES
8
Treaty acronym : SEATO
9
Ailurophiles' pets : CATS
10
Romberg's "___ Alone" : ONE
11
Cooper novel, 1823 : THEPIONEERS
12
Comedian Dan : ROWAN
13
Seller of insurance policies : AGENT
18
Snick and ___ : SNEE
21
Spanish guitarist : SEGOVIA
22
Harassed : BESET
23
"___ Ben Jonson!" : ORARE
24
Seriousness; sobriety : SOLEMNITUDE
26
Disgusted with the whole mess : FEDUP
28
Far Eastern boats : SAMPANS
30
___ jure (in one's own right) : SUO
32
As aforesaid : DITTO
34
Cherishes as sacred : ENSHRINES
35
Tales : YARNS
36
The Louvre, to Jacques : MUSEE
38
Three, in Turino : TRE
41
Least fresh : STALEST
45
Behold! : ECCE
47
Minotaur's island : CRETE
48
Fenway Park thrill : HOMER
49
Not bootleg : LEGIT
50
Hounds' quarries : HARES
53
Zeus' spouse : HERA
54
Actress Turner : LANA
56
Like sashimi or steak tartare : RAW
57
Child's toy : TOP
58
Yalie : ELI
59
June V.I.P. : DAD

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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