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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, June 11, 1990

54-Across : Adhesive friction of tires on roads

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,825
Across
1
Waitt role in "The Waltons" : PAPA
5
Dey or Hayward : SUSAN
10
Foster a felony : ABET
14
Poker players' "bullets" : ACES
15
Loosen : UNTIE
16
Went by bus : RODE
17
Game surface for Kasparov : CHESSBOARD
19
Wise : SAGE
20
Indian shelters : TEPEES
21
Touched up old masters : RESTORED
23
Shadowed : TAILED
25
Plus : AND
26
Globe : ORB
29
Opposite of NNW : SSE
30
Steeple : SPIRE
32
Word with keeper or lifter : SHOP
34
Explosive : TNT
36
Classify : ASSORT
38
Fly high : SOAR
39
Author-newscaster Newman : EDWIN
41
Roman robe : TOGA
42
Dantley of the N.B.A. : ADRIAN
44
Not even : ODD
45
Smoke and fog : SMOG
46
Allow entrance : ADMIT
47
Roman goddess of the harvest : OPS
49
Parts of N.Y.C. : STS
50
Pallid : WAN
51
Brackish : SALINE
54
Adhesive friction of tires on roads : TRACTION
57
Chase : PURSUE
61
Hindu festival : HOLI
62
A World Series cynosure : SCOREBOARD
64
Actress Sommer : ELKE
65
Tree of the birch family : ALDER
66
Naturalist Fossey : DIAN
67
Suffix with sad or glad : NESS
68
Oboes and clarinets, e.g. : REEDS
69
Fitzgerald of songdom : ELLA
Down
1
Covenant : PACT
2
Yearn : ACHE
3
Emulate Tom of Coventry : PEEP
4
Charm or intellect : ASSET
5
Inherent : SUBSISTENT
6
One, in Pisa : UNO
7
Look fixedly : STARE
8
Ventilated : AIRED
9
Beatty and Sparks of movies : NEDS
10
Firebugs : ARSONISTS
11
Executives' conference areas : BOARDROOMS
12
Advantage : EDGE
13
Started golfing : TEED
18
Yellow and Black, e.g. : SEAS
22
Nocturnal sound at camp : TAPS
24
Afford temporarily : LEND
26
Pelion's supporter : OSSA
27
V. Harper's TV character : RHODA
28
Promenade platforms near beaches : BOARDWALKS
30
Small shore birds : SANDPIPERS
31
Rye disease : ERGOT
33
Archbishops' jurisdictions : PRIMACIES
35
Couple : TWO
37
Labels : TAGS
40
False god : IDOL
43
"___ Misbehavin'" : AINT
48
Give the cold shoulder to : SNUB
51
Column base : SOCLE
52
Part of an X-ray machine : ANODE
53
Wear away : ERODE
54
At that time : THEN
55
Rocky, to Stallone : ROLE
56
Munich's river : ISAR
58
Spanker or crossjack : SAIL
59
Russian river : URAL
60
Ferber or Millay : EDNA
63
Incarnadine : RED

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

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