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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Tuesday, April 29, 1986

20-Across : Slapstick comedy team

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,321
Across
1
Unit of elec. current : AMP
4
Noisy frolic : SPREE
9
___ facto : IPSO
13
Hamburger meat : BEEF
15
Pope's triple crown : TIARA
16
Happy : GLAD
17
This, in Spain : ESTA
18
Singing voices : ALTOS
19
Old stringed instrument : LUTE
20
Slapstick comedy team : THETHREESTOOGES
23
Word with pepper or potato : HOT
24
Kern song : WHO
25
Sire : BEGET
28
Beat it! : SCRAM
31
Wager : BET
34
Habituate : INURE
35
Trip : TOUR
36
Anger : RAGE
37
Comedy team : STILLERANDMEARA
40
Paris suburb : ORLY
41
Fine powder : DUST
42
More indisposed : ILLER
43
Snare : NET
44
Golf strokes : PUTTS
45
Prehistoric tombs : CISTS
46
Fox's relative : SAC
47
Bleat : BAA
48
"Hellzapoppin" comedy team : OLSENANDJOHNSON
57
He painted Helena Rubinstein : DALI
58
Element used in metallurgy : BORON
59
___ canem (beware of the dog) : CAVE
60
Arabian gulf : OMAN
61
Rental contract : LEASE
62
Water pitcher : EWER
63
Neural system : RETE
64
Playwright Rice : ELMER
65
Theater sign : SRO
Down
1
Help a felon : ABET
2
Interlock : MESH
3
Rozelle or Rose : PETE
4
Begin : START
5
Heap : PILE
6
Evaluate : RATE
7
Greek god of love : EROS
8
In the direction of Asia : EASTWARD
9
Eskimo hut : IGLOO
10
Stopper : PLUG
11
Satisfy : SATE
12
Horatian creations : ODES
14
Paternal : FATHERLY
21
TV series : HOTEL
22
German physicist: 1787-1854 : OHM
25
Buffalo or wisent : BISON
26
___ nous (confidentially) : ENTRE
27
Culpability : GUILT
28
Swaggering walk : STRUT
29
Seashore : COAST
30
Undersized creatures : RUNTS
31
False gods : BAALS
32
Showy bird : EGRET
33
Rips : TEARS
36
Trust : RELIANCE
38
Fit for instruction : EDUCABLE
39
Hebrew prophet : MICAH
44
Shallow container : PAN
46
River surrounding Notre Dame : SEINE
47
Boo-boo : BONER
48
Smell : ODOR
49
Rich fabric : LAME
50
Bedstaff : SLAT
51
Carol : NOEL
52
Small amount : DRAM
53
Feliciano or Ferrer : JOSE
54
Cutting tools : SAWS
55
Above : OVER
56
Claudius I's successor : NERO

Answer summary:
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