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Christopher Page
Christopher Page

New York Times, Thursday, May 14, 1987

36-Across : What poor Uncle Harry wanted

Author:
Christopher Page
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Christopher Page has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 8 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,701
Across
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Hops oven : OAST
5
Place : LOCUS
10
Tonsure site : PATE
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Camembert cousin : BRIE
15
Silly : INANE
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Andy's buddy : AMOS
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Company for rabid canines : ENGLISHMEN
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Liquidates, in a way : PAYS
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Tokyo tender : YEN
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Comedian Wilson : FLIP
22
Portage burden : CANOE
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Place for 17 Across : THEMIDDAYSUN
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Venerates : ADORES
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"Celeste Aïda," e.g. : ARIA
30
Middle : CORE
31
Less irrational : SANER
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Catered a banquet : FED
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What poor Uncle Harry wanted : TOBEAMISSIONARY
40
"___ longa ... " : ARS
41
Past or imperfect : TENSE
42
Ely's river : OUSE
43
Statesman Douglas-Home : ALEC
44
Brought into balance : EVENED
46
Gertrude Lawrence hit : PRIVATELIVES
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Germanic inscriptions : RUNES
52
Part of F.D.R. : INIT
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Gowiddie, e.g. : TEA
56
Redolence : ODOR
57
Co-star of 46 Across and star of this puzzle : NOELCOWARD
60
Outlet : VENT
61
Sired : BEGAT
62
King of the Huns : ATLI
63
Contents of lodes : ORES
64
Manpower, afloat : CREWS
65
Subject for a best seller : DIET
Down
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Comply : OBEY
2
"Judith" composer : ARNE
3
Manifestation : SIGN
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___ quel (such as it is, in Tours) : TEL
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Fine knits : LISLES
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"To think ___ that's far awa": Burns : ONHIM
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College precincts : CAMPI
8
French article : UNE
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J.F.K.: 1953-61 : SEN
10
Tropical fruit : PAPAYA
11
"The way to ___ heart ... " : AMANS
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"Happy birthday ___" : TOYOU
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Steel city : ESSEN
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" ... ___ shall gain the whole world ... " : IFHE
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The City of Victory : CAIRO
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Banyan or baobab : TREE
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"___ Macabre" : DANSE
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Vier predecessor : DREI
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Minutes : ACTA
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Portal : DOOR
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Spheres : ORBS
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Because : SINCE
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Burro : ASS
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Mythical man-beast : FAUN
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Padraig's tongue : ERSE
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Gave hue : DYED
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Mercator work : ATLAS
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Proper : MEET
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Negative answers : NOES
43
Turns away : AVERTS
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Turns out : EVICTS
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Turndown : VETO
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Utah city : PROVO
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Less refined : RUDER
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Golfer's hole-___ : INONE
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Sovereign : LIEGE
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A type of mother : INLAW
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Jacques of film : TATI
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A Gardner : ERLE
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Colliery entrance : ADIT
57
A TV network : NBC
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Across, in poesy : OER
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Bankroll : WAD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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