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Calista Luminati
Calista Luminati

New York Times, Tuesday, April 23, 1991

52-Across : Trees of the birch family

Author:
Calista Luminati
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Calista Luminati has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,141
Across
1
Cool; detached : ALOOF
6
Rhyme scheme : ABBA
10
See 19 Across : BASS
14
Small: Comb. form : MICRO
15
Steamer : CLAM
16
Med.-school subject : ANAT
17
On the go : ASTIR
18
Protagonist : HERO
19
Enzo ___ of the Met : DARA
20
Reeds : OBOES
22
Play addendum : EPILOG
24
SW South Dakota region : BADLANDS
27
Scram! : BEGONE
28
Consent : ACCEDE
29
Rotten guys : BADEGGS
30
N.J. neighbor : DEL
31
Call : NAME
34
Lanny or Diana : ROSS
35
Net game : BADMINTON
38
Jewish month : ADAR
40
Large dam in Germany : EDER
41
Lyric poem : ODE
44
Nether world: Job 26:6 : ABADDON
46
" ... ___ what your country ... ": J.F.K. : ASKNOT
49
Alf or Michael : LANDON
50
Playful, teasing talk : BADINAGE
52
Trees of the birch family : ALDERS
53
Gland: Comb. form : ADENO
54
Tarnish : SOIL
55
To be, in France : ETRE
57
Sir, in Swahili : BWANA
61
It has a cap : KNEE
62
Wrigley Fld. covering : TARP
63
Famed fabulist : AESOP
64
Ethereal : AERY
65
Bird food : SUET
66
O'Neill's specialty : DRAMA
Down
1
Physicians' org. : AMA
2
Fleur-de-___ : LIS
3
Fall mo. : OCT
4
Hangnest : ORIOLE
5
Proscribed : FORBAD
6
Pined : ACHED
7
Glorify : BLESS
8
Tavern : BAR
9
One-celled organism : AMOEBA
10
Carpenter's or mason's paste : BADIGEON
11
Things similar in certain respects : ANALOGS
12
Lamour's wraps : SARONGS
13
"Upon a hundred thousand ___": Yeats : STAGES
21
Upright : ONEND
23
Five of trumps : PEDRO
24
Michael Jackson album : BAD
25
Suit topper : ACE
26
Cato's 650 : DCL
29
Part of N.B. : BENE
32
TV sitcom : AMEN
33
Day or night preceder : MID
35
Actress Hermione from England : BADDELEY
36
Elan : ARDOR
37
Barter : TRADE
38
Mother-of-pearl source : ABALONE
39
More foppish : DANDIER
41
"___ Clear Day" : ONA
42
Follow : DOG
43
Après printemps : ETE
44
Location of Naknek Lake : ALASKA
45
Starts : ONSETS
47
Famous sailor : SINBAD
48
Savvy one : KNOWER
50
Ballerina's handrail : BARRE
51
Expert : ADEPT
56
Greek tee : TAU
58
Biblical king : ASA
59
___ de plume : NOM
60
Tropical timber tree : APA

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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