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Joel D. Lafargue
Joel D. Lafargue

New York Times, Thursday, June 16, 1983

24-Across : Shank

Author:
Joel D. Lafargue
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Joel D. Lafargue has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,273
Across
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Casper's wife in comics : TOOTS
6
Absent : AWAY
10
___ and proper : PRIM
14
Victorious : ONTOP
15
Exist : LIVE
16
Songstress Horne : LENA
17
Nobility panel? : JURYOFONESPEERS
20
Explorer Johnson : OSA
21
Zilch : NONE
22
HOMES, e.g. : LAKES
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Pointed arch : OGEE
24
Shank : CRUS
26
Black suit : SPADES
29
Joan Collins, for one : BRUNETTE
33
Scheherazade offering : TALE
34
Famed illustrator : FLAGG
35
Predecessors of 32 Down : ARS
36
Einstein's touch at golf? : ASTROKEOFGENIUS
40
Follower: Suffix : ITE
41
Do a knee jerk : REACT
42
Opening bet : ANTE
43
Koestler's "___ at Noon" : DARKNESS
45
Year units : MONTHS
47
Engrossed : RAPT
48
Theda in theaters : BARA
49
October alternative : TREAT
52
Something in the air : AURA
53
G-man, for short : FED
56
Steinbrenner's resourcefulness? : YANKEEINGENUITY
60
Appraise : RATE
61
Victim in Genesis : ABEL
62
Grind into shreds : GRATE
63
First place : EDEN
64
Pitcher nicknamed Schoolboy : ROWE
65
Put on the books : ENTER
Down
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Axis figure : TOJO
2
Burden : ONUS
3
___ vez (again): Sp. : OTRA
4
Trifle (with) : TOY
5
Diver's quest, at times : SPONGE
6
Sans company : ALONE
7
Vintner's wares : WINE
8
Relative of blvd. : AVE
9
Referendum choice : YES
10
Word used in courtesy : PLEASE
11
Smell rancid : REEK
12
Concerning : INRE
13
Sunday event for some : MASS
18
Adversaries : FOES
19
Dive : PLUNGE
23
European river : ODER
24
Plumbing is one : CRAFT
25
Influential U.S. educator : RUGG
26
Sober; sedate : STAID
27
Trattoria staple : PASTA
28
___ ego : ALTER
29
Alliances : BLOCS
30
Contaminate : TAINT
31
This sometimes hurts : TRUTH
32
Curvy letters : ESSES
34
Sumptuous repast : FEAST
37
Decorative : ORNATE
38
Maintain : KEEP
39
Dog in a Barrie play : NANA
44
Norse sea monster : KRAKEN
45
Stable mother : MARE
46
Resort in SE France : ORANGE
48
Military "alarm clock" : BUGLE
49
Where Hiram ruled : TYRE
50
Electric catfish : RAAD
51
Grafted: Her. : ENTE
52
Once more : ANEW
53
Decree : FIAT
54
Diminutive ending : ETTE
55
Textile worker : DYER
57
Attention : EAR
58
Nigerian native : IBO
59
Homophone for earn : URN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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