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Peter G. Snow
Peter G. Snow

New York Times, Saturday, April 5, 1986

15-Across : A Van Buren

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { F J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,297
Across
1
Winged : ALATED
7
W.W. II rifles : GARANDS
14
Rock group : ALABAMA
15
A Van Buren : ABIGAIL
16
Rosie, e.g. : RIVETER
17
Obtain : RECEIVE
18
Org. for periodontists : ADA
19
Dignify : ENNOBLE
21
Actor Chaney : LON
22
Carried away: Slang : GAGA
24
Sups : DINES
25
Enclose : GIRD
26
He wrote "I Can't Sleep" : ODETS
28
Browning's "___ Bratts" : NED
29
Away : HENCE
30
Reserves : NESTEGGS
32
Word with fish or war : MONGER
33
Type of grape : IVES
34
Annina in "La Traviata" : MAID
35
Christie's "The ___ Adversary" : SECRET
38
Calorie collectors' courses : DESSERTS
42
Pallid : ASHEN
43
"___ the ramparts ... " : OER
44
Word in Fla.'s motto : TRUST
45
Chills : ICES
46
Emulates Thraso : BRAGS
48
El Nath, e.g. : STAR
49
Hood's exit : LAM
50
Blushes : REDDENS
52
Part of the U.K. : IRE
53
Serial section : EPISODE
55
Cole or Wood : NATALIE
57
Dweller : RESIDER
58
Least refined : CRUDEST
59
Playground equipment : SEESAWS
60
Firstborn one : ELDEST
Down
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Surveying instrument : ALIDADE
2
Washings, in hospitals : LAVAGES
3
Beame or Fortas : ABE
4
London gallery : TATE
5
Correct, as a text : EMEND
6
Articles repaired by a seamstress : DARNINGS
7
Clothed : GARBED
8
Walter and I. W. : ABELS
9
Grantland of sportswriting fame : RICE
10
Ripen : AGE
11
Carpenter's activity : NAILING
12
Tidbit for Rona Barrett : DIVORCE
13
Like most models : SLENDER
14
French poet-novelist : ARAGON
20
Change for a five : ONES
23
Dresses : ATTIRES
25
Masculine and feminine : GENDERS
27
Number of Roman hills : SEVEN
29
Lift : HOIST
31
Contract : GET
32
More, in Madrid : MAS
34
Union : MERGENCE
35
Some boats : SAILERS
36
One who got away : ESCAPEE
37
Shift : CHEMISE
38
Fearing's "___ Reckoning" : DEAD
39
Dark red minerals : RUTILES
40
Follower of Nicholas or Peter : TSARIST
41
Easy or Fleet : STREET
43
Mandates : ORDERS
46
Dampen : BEDEW
47
Traffic jam : SNARL
50
Nile island : RODA
51
Scantling : STUD
54
Amy, to Chip : SIS
56
He wrote "The County Chairman" : ADE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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