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Meisler
Meisler

New York Times, Tuesday, May 29, 1979

54-Across : Off target

Author:
Meisler
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Meisler has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,794
Across
1
"Too bad!" : ALAS
5
Couple : LINK
9
Gnat : MIDGE
14
Lancaster : BURT
15
Augury : OMEN
16
"There was ___ woman ... " : ANOLD
17
Most populous continent : ASIA
18
___ facto : IPSO
19
Dome-shaped house : IGLOO
20
Incredible : HARDTOSWALLOW
23
Standoffs : TIES
24
Drinks served in steins : BEERS
25
Wire measure : MIL
28
The Ancient of Days : CREATOR
31
Notched, as leaves : EROSE
33
Shepherded : LED
34
Relating to aircraft : AERO
38
Shore-dinner tidbit : SOFTSHELLEDCRAB
42
Pony up : ANTE
43
Frequent follower of long : AGO
44
Encampment spot : ETAPE
45
Field laborers : PLOWMEN
48
Pen : STY
49
Corals' creation : ATOLL
52
Dedicated : AVID
54
Off target : WIDEOFTHEMARK
59
The stock in some card games : TALON
60
Dolt : LOON
61
One of Byron's names : NOEL
63
Turn away : AVERT
64
Touch upon : ABUT
65
Part of a West Pointer's garb : CAPE
66
In disorder : MESSY
67
Piscataway five : NETS
68
Exhale : EMIT
Down
1
Arabian garment : ABA
2
Succulent : LUSH
3
Highlight at La Scala : ARIA
4
Word on a maze puzzle : START
5
Dawdle : LOITER
6
Levy : IMPOSE
7
Loch ___ : NESS
8
"By their fruits ye shall ___ them" : KNOW
9
He wrote "The Prisoner of Sex" : MAILER
10
Fireplace : INGLE
11
Sorrow : DOLOR
12
Blushes or flushes : GLOWS
13
Ancient Tokyo : EDO
21
Cuts into cubes : DICES
22
Domicile : ABODE
25
Flattop of the Southwest : MESA
26
Symbol of endurance : IRON
27
Garret : LOFT
29
Grant : ALLOW
30
Monogram of a British soldier in Arabia : TEL
32
Agathe or Thérèse : STE
34
Feign : ACT
35
Ages : ERAS
36
Absorbed : RAPT
37
Mind : OBEY
39
Hunter's cry : HALLO
40
Self-esteem : EGO
41
Dungaree, if blue : DENIM
45
Horn of ___ : PLENTY
46
Elephant keeper and driver : MAHOUT
47
Sports contests : EVENTS
49
"Oh, lift me as ___ ... ": Shelley : AWAVE
50
Mah-jongg pieces : TILES
51
Bouquets : ODORS
53
Cotillion : DANCE
55
Custard pie : FLAN
56
Start of a Hamlet soliloquy : TOBE
57
Range : ROAM
58
Military hat : KEPI
59
Cap for Jock : TAM
62
Assign, as a contract : LET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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