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Robert H. Wolfe
Robert H. Wolfe

New York Times, Friday, April 19, 1991

31-Across : Dearer

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { J K Q Y }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
Robert H. Wolfe has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 60 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,137
Across
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Nucleus of trained people : CADRE
6
Native-born Israeli : SABRA
11
Doc. certifiers : NPS
14
A prince of Simeon: I Chr. 4 : ADIEL
15
Afoot, in Arles : APIED
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Yes, to Yves : OUI
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Acclaim for Liszt? : VIVELAFRANZ
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Amalgamation : MIX
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"What's ___?" : INANAME
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Places : STEADS
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Singer Cantrell : LANA
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Ornamental case : ETWEE
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Half of a comedy team : DESI
28
Brews, in Barcelona : CELIAS
30
Of a cranial nerve : VAGAL
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Dearer : COSTLIER
34
___ liberation movement : WOMENS
35
Actress Hartmann of TV : ENA
36
Belafonte's pet name for his daughter? : MASHARI
38
Sarnoff's org. : RCA
39
Feels : SENSES
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Displaced persons : EVICTEES
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Genus of geese : ANSER
44
Harassing person : BAITER
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Tabula ___ : RASA
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Begin's peace mate : SADAT
47
Intellection product : IDEA
51
Hauberks : TUNICS
53
Hair-raising activity : TEASING
55
Columnist Smith : LIZ
56
Life's purpose for singer James? : RAISONDETTA
58
Dalmatian number : IOI
59
Capp character : ABNER
60
Double quartet : OCTET
61
Ethyl ending : ENE
62
Ogee shapes : ESSES
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Warehouse : STORE
Down
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Quibble : CAVIL
2
Donizetti heroine : ADINA
3
Couch : DIVAN
4
Perform again : REENACT
5
Cinders of comics : ELLA
6
Football two-pointers : SAFETIES
7
Second Roman mo. : APR
8
Slants : BIASES
9
Pierre's annual income : RENTE
10
Axelike tool : ADZE
11
Pen name for actor Richard? : NOMDEGERE
12
Power : PUISSANCE
13
Ice-hockey team : SIX
18
Fielding and Menotti heroines : AMELIAS
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An original sinner : ADAM
25
Missile's forward part : WARHEAD
27
"Casablanca" heroine et al. : ILSAS
29
___ Sperry, aeronautics pioneer : ELMER
30
Kind of box : VOICE
31
Actor Romero : CESAR
32
"___ under God ... " : ONENATION
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Carefree like Wong? : SANSSUZIE
34
"___ on the Wind," 1956 film : WRITTEN
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Post, Odom et al. : AVIATORS
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Penn name : SEAN
42
Cut into thirds : TRISECT
44
Sinks : BASINS
46
Eschars : SCABS
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The same : DITTO
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Use an ingress : ENTER
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A May birthstone : AGATE
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Dies ___ : IRAE
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Fusses : ADOS
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Equivocate : LIE
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Comprehend : SEE

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

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