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Thomas Bohm
Thomas Bohm

New York Times, Tuesday, June 21, 1988

56-Across : "Cannery Row" author

Author:
Thomas Bohm
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Thomas Bohm has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,105
Across
1
Information : DATA
5
"Shoo!" : SCAT
9
Degrade : ABASE
14
Aid a criminal : ABET
15
"The Sun ___ Rises" : ALSO
16
Boner : ERROR
17
Bedstead part : SLAT
18
Crawford film from a Maugham work : RAIN
19
Carpenter's need : NAILS
20
TV part for Stacy Keach : HEMINGWAY
22
Bracken or Fisher : EDDIE
23
Female red deer : ROES
24
Chew the fat : GAB
25
Recorded, in a way : TAPED
28
Supposed : PRESUMED
33
Actress Lupino : IDA
34
Pilfered : STOLEN
37
Function : ROLE
38
Country-club sport : GOLF
40
Close, to Cowper : ANEAR
41
Christmas : YULE
42
Columnist Bombeck : ERMA
43
Weighing machines : SCALES
45
Morose : SAD
46
Arose as a consequence : RESULTED
48
Journalists : PRESS
50
Prevaricate : LIE
51
Peter, Paul and Mary, e.g. : TRIO
53
Bandleader Jones : SPIKE
56
"Cannery Row" author : STEINBECK
61
Lengthwise : ALONG
62
Canvas covering at Shea Stad. : TARP
63
Presage : OMEN
64
In India, reigning queen : RANEE
65
Otherwise : ELSE
66
Fatigue : TIRE
67
Knots in wood : KNARS
68
Part of a hammer's head : PEEN
69
Goulash, e.g. : STEW
Down
1
Dollop : DASH
2
Competent : ABLE
3
Bad News Bears, e.g. : TEAM
4
Clothes : ATTIRE
5
Bilko's rank, for short : SARGE
6
Talons : CLAWS
7
Largest continent : ASIA
8
Actor Danza : TONY
9
Defender of Troy : AENEAS
10
Noted sci-fi author : BRADBURY
11
Dry : ARID
12
Performances by one person : SOLI
13
Irish Gaelic : ERSE
21
Affirmative motions : NODS
24
Type : GENRE
25
"Save the ___," Lemmon film : TIGER
26
Worship : ADORE
27
"The Wild ___," book by 39 Down : PALMS
28
Beg : PLEAD
29
Genuine : REAL
30
Mickey or Minnie : MOUSE
31
Greece, to Greeks : ELLAS
32
Actions : DEEDS
35
Flavor : TASTE
36
Formerly : ONCE
39
Creator of the Snopes family : FAULKNER
44
Rotate : SPIN
47
Vassals : LIEGES
49
Automatons : ROBOTS
51
Succinct : TERSE
52
Mature : RIPEN
53
Scotsman's shirt : SARK
54
Scheme : PLAN
55
Variety of grape : IONA
56
Gait : STEP
57
Malamud product : TALE
58
Give off : EMIT
59
Part of a bird's beak : CERE
60
Was aware of : KNEW

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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