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Michael A. Rampino
Michael A. Rampino

New York Times, Friday, April 27, 1990

42-Across : Skeins

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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P
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C
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S
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U
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C
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N
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C
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,780
Across
1
Musical inspired by T. S. Eliot : CATS
5
Flank : SIDE
9
Depose : SWEAR
14
Latin I verb : AMAT
15
Walked over : TROD
16
Laconic : TERSE
17
Emulates a scryer : FORECASTS
19
Retreat : OASIS
20
Value : ESTEEM
21
Pledge : EARNEST
23
School like Groton : PREP
25
Calx : LIME
26
Irregular triangles : SCALENES
30
Decrease : REDUCE
34
Child born in early Apr. : ARIES
35
Quoted : CITED
37
Forthwith : NOW
38
Passing modes : FADS
39
Fence pickets : PALES
40
Ireland, to a Gael : EIRE
41
She raised Cain : EVE
42
Skeins : HANKS
43
Perfume ingredient : ESTER
44
Dunkirk event: 1940 : RESCUE
46
Plugs : STOPPERS
48
Oriental nursemaid : AMAH
50
Agitate : STIR
51
Steroid or insulin : HORMONE
54
Glacial epoch : ICEAGE
58
Arabian ruler : EMEER
59
Their printing is raised relief : EMBOSSERS
62
River at Tours : LOIRE
63
Rostrum : DAIS
64
"Honi ___ ... " : SOIT
65
Single-celled organism : MONAD
66
"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
67
Existence: Comb. form : ONTO
Down
1
Kind of society : CAFE
2
Old Testament book : AMOS
3
Pastry : TART
4
Church towers : STEEPLES
5
Flower organ : STAMEN
6
D. C. collection agency : IRS
7
Period : DOT
8
Ford's folly : EDSEL
9
Raged : STORMED
10
Disaccustomed : WEANED
11
A Celtic language : ERSE
12
Sale condition : ASIS
13
Repose : REST
18
Vegetation goddess : CERES
22
Buenos ___ : AIRES
24
Pie nut : PECAN
26
Morley of "60 Minutes" : SAFER
27
Desire strongly : CRAVE
28
Assistants : AIDES
29
Jockeys' uniforms : SILKS
31
Join : UNITE
32
Kitchen utensil : CORER
33
Wide-mouthed jugs : EWERS
36
Assays : TESTS
39
Song of triumph : PAEAN
40
Italian beverage : ESPRESSO
42
Indulged : HUMORED
43
"Odyssey" and "Iliad" : EPICS
45
It gives fun to Funt : CAMERA
47
Idle : OTIOSE
49
Obeys : HEEDS
51
Tiller : HELM
52
Melville book : OMOO
53
Restrain : REIN
55
Very long time : AEON
56
Fortitude : GRIT
57
This, in Toledo : ESTO
60
Edna ___ Oliver of films : MAY
61
Storage crib : BIN

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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