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Morton B. Braun
Morton B. Braun

New York Times, Tuesday, June 16, 1992

39-Across : Not quite

Author:
Morton B. Braun
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 3, Spans: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Morton B. Braun has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,561
Across
1
Back or head follower : ACHE
5
Latin friends : AMICI
10
Can. armed-forces arm : RCAF
14
Urban heliport : ROOF
15
Munchausen's title : BARON
16
Song Bernstein composed : OHIO
17
Nelson is on a pedestal here : TRAFALGARSQUARE
20
Famed Greek physician : GALEN
21
Newer, in Neuss : NEUER
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Actor Jonathan ___ : PRYCE
24
___ Culp Hobby : OVETA
26
He wrote "St. Joan" : GBS
29
Contest : RACE
30
Type of 56 Down : PLAT
31
"Internal Affairs" actor : GERE
32
Stowe girl : EVA
33
Hideout : LAIR
34
I-beam : GIRDER
36
Unwelcome visitor : PERSONANONGRATA
39
Not quite : ALMOST
40
Terrible or Great : IVAN
41
A dandy : FOP
42
Reformer Jacob : RIIS
43
___ friendly : USER
44
Part of Morocco : IFNI
45
Abbr. in a business letter : ENC
46
Elec. measure : AMPHR
48
" ... jawbone of ___" : ANASS
49
Biblical mountain : HOREB
51
Sleep: Comb. form : SOMNI
53
Hemingway novel : AFAREWELLTOARMS
58
Canal in Germany : KIEL
59
___ on the line : LAYIT
60
Shade of blue : TEAL
61
Wheel shaft : AXLE
62
Boer towns : STADS
63
Catch sight of : ESPY
Down
1
Skill : ART
2
Heart : COR
3
He wrote "Star Dust" : HOAGYCARMICHAEL
4
Wipe out : EFFACE
5
Qualified : ABLE
6
"Show Boat" role : MAGNOLIA
7
Novelist Levin : IRA
8
One of the brasses : CORNET
9
A 56 Down within another : INSET
10
Debauchee : ROUE
11
Consular official : CHARGEDAFFAIRES
12
Part of 10 Across : AIR
13
Burr, to Hamilton : FOE
18
Pothouse order : ALE
19
Sine ___ non : QUA
22
Get ready : PREPARE
23
Type of fortification : RAVELIN
25
Wood finish : VARNISH
27
Rennes citizens : BRETONS
28
Loser to Bon Homme Richard: 1779 : SERAPIS
30
Gasp : PANT
31
Bear sound : GRR
33
___ Alamos : LOS
34
Growl : GNAR
35
It starts an SST : IGN
37
Help! : SOS
38
Failed trying to steal a base : OVERSLID
43
Optimistic : UPBEAT
44
Inherent : INNATE
46
"You ___ My Sunshine" : ARE
47
Cries like a baby : MEWLS
48
Start of a Latin trio : AMO
50
Heraldic arrangement : ORLE
52
Giant Mel and family : OTTS
53
Alias : AKA
54
Remedy : FIX
55
___ de Putti, 1920's screen star : LYA
56
Plan : MAP
57
Cunning : SLY

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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