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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, April 9, 1984

10-Across : Assert

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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G
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P
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,571
Across
1
Resting : ABED
5
Stage : PHASE
10
Assert : AVER
14
Indefinite amount : SOME
15
Positioning system for seamen : LORAN
16
Arnaz : DESI
17
Journey : TRIP
18
Unit follower : ARIAN
19
Clock face : DIAL
20
Service at D.C. : INTERNALREVENUE
23
Commercial papers : NOTES
24
Song : AIR
25
Thompson or Hawkins : SADIE
27
Eur. sea : ADR
28
Ending for verb or glob : OSE
31
Tamarisk salt tree : ATLE
32
Distribute playing cards : DEAL
35
Frozen : GELID
37
Pours : RAINS
39
Hosp. workers : RNS
40
Zinc ___ : OXIDE
41
Rasp : GRATE
42
On the summit : ATOP
44
Level : EVEN
45
Approvals : OKS
46
Decay : ROT
48
Having weapons : ARMED
50
Drink : SUP
51
Pause : LETUP
53
1040A form : INCOMETAXRETURN
60
Calm : COOL
61
Right-hand page : RECTO
62
Dies ___ : IRAE
63
Everywhere: Comb. form : OMNI
64
City in Ill. : ALTON
65
Monster : OGRE
66
Require : NEED
67
Travels via water : SAILS
68
Close : NEAR
Down
1
Italian wine region : ASTI
2
Née : BORN
3
Give forth : EMIT
4
Person supported : DEPENDENT
5
Sowed : PLANTED
6
Book of Hours : HORAE
7
Seed coverings : ARILS
8
River in West Germany : SAAR
9
Set of nine : ENNEAD
10
Totalizer : ADDER
11
Blood vessel : VEIN
12
Jacob's twin : ESAU
13
"Aggravex" : RILE
21
Hugh Capet was one : ROI
22
Zodiacal sign : VIRGO
25
Bleak : STARK
26
Pseudonym of a sort : ALIAS
27
Too : ALSO
28
___ branch (peace emblem) : OLIVE
29
Sympathized (with) : SIDED
30
Paradise : EDEN
31
Jason's ship : ARGO
33
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
34
Hill dweller : ANT
36
Taxpayer's delight : EXEMPTION
38
An antibody : SERUM
43
Certain Met supporters : PATRONS
47
"Aïda" and "Carmen" : OPERAS
49
Regret : RUE
50
Neither liquid nor gaseous : SOLID
51
Milk: Comb. form : LACTI
52
Praise highly : EXTOL
53
Image : ICON
54
Alaskan city or cape : NOME
55
Ice-cream ___ : CONE
56
Brain tissue : TELA
57
Importune : URGE
58
___ avis : RARA
59
"Two of one trade ___ love": Dekker : NEER

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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