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Daniel Girardi
Daniel Girardi

New York Times, Saturday, April 14, 1984

25-Across : Austrian statesman

Author:
Daniel Girardi
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Daniel Girardi has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,576
Across
1
Muzzles : GAGS
5
Forest denizen : STAG
9
Plant pores : STOMATA
12
"___ Hunter" : THEDEER
15
U.S.N. missile : POLARIS
16
Pituitary secretion : HORMONE
17
Helpful device : AID
18
Claude and John : PEPPERMILLS
20
Author Deighton : LEN
22
Sasquatch features : BIGFEET
23
Egg follower : NOG
25
Austrian statesman : RAAB
26
Lingerie item : BRA
29
Burnett tugs hers : EARLOBE
32
Ate sparingly : NIBBLED
35
Bestial : BRUTAL
36
Hero of a famous chanson : ROLAND
37
Teed off : RILEDUP
39
Cites : ADDUCES
40
Homophone for owed : ODE
41
Fish dish : EELS
43
R.A.F. aircraftsman: Colloq. : ERK
44
Secretly : SUBROSA
47
Draft initials : SSS
49
Howard and Robert W. : FASTSERVICE
53
Former TV squad : MOD
55
Seize an opportunity : MAKEHAY
56
Obsequious : SERVILE
58
Watercraft : SAILERS
59
___ stay (ship's fastening device) : TRIATIC
60
Wimp : NERD
61
British order : BATH
Down
1
Harry and Janice : GOLDENRULE
2
Early church chalice : AMA
3
Robin Williams role : GARP
4
Blue Jay twirler : STIEB
5
Dinah and Larry : SHOREBIRD
6
Time period, in Bayonne : TERME
7
Own : ADMIT
8
An earth sci. : GEOL
9
Salubrious spot : SPA
10
Helot's lot : TOIL
11
Have high hopes : ASPIRE
12
Bacall movie : THEFAN
13
Photog. blowup : ENL
14
In medias ___ : RES
19
Kite's org. : PGA
21
Nick from Omaha : NOLTE
24
Cattleman's stick : GOAD
26
Karen and Al : BLACKSMITH
27
M. Coty : RENE
28
Appends : ADDS
29
Spain's longest river : EBRO
30
Hardscrabble : ARID
31
Ben and Dan : BLUEBEARD
33
Augur : BODE
34
Mackles : BLURS
38
Como and Mason : PERRYS
39
Diamond play : ASSIST
42
___ Bensey, in "Tobacco Road" : LOV
44
Stone slab : STELE
45
Poe house : USHER
46
Tart : ACERB
48
Horne arias : SOLI
49
Radio bands : FMS
50
Motorists' org. : AAA
51
Outer layer : SKIN
52
Assam silkworm : ERIA
54
Ten: Comb. form : DEC
57
Tub : VAT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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