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Jack L. Steinhardt
Jack L. Steinhardt

New York Times, Thursday, June 26, 1980

15-Across : "Unsafe at Any Speed" author

Author:
Jack L. Steinhardt
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jack L. Steinhardt has 39 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,188
Across
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Nazareth native : SABRA
6
Criminal gang : MOB
9
Large mackerel : CERO
13
Asian title : EMEER
14
Copier : APE
15
"Unsafe at Any Speed" author : NADER
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Bonanzas : GOLDMINES
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Financial backer : ANGEL
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In a state of awareness : ONTO
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With penitence : CONTRITELY
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Suggestive glances : LEERS
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___ atque vale : AVE
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Amphibious jeep : SEEP
27
"___ catfish!" : SUFFERING
32
Fanfare for a stage entrance : SENNET
34
Set in opposition : PIT
35
Neighbor of Swed. : NOR
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Old clothes : TATTERS
38
Portia's waiting woman : NERISSA
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Goddess of recklessness : ATE
42
Small key : AIT
44
Pavement productions : RAREES
45
Author of "Julian" : GOREVIDAL
49
Shavers : TOTS
50
Old hand : VET
51
Domestic duck : ROUEN
53
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Kind of weight or cord : SASH
61
Type of concern : GOING
62
Small roll of tobacco : CIGARILLO
64
Wife of Alcinous : ARETE
65
Follower of Mao : TSE
66
Parlance : IDIOM
67
They share a bench with Bench : REDS
68
Pleased expressions : AHS
69
Midler : BETTE
Down
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Bell-shaped flower : SEGO
2
Egyptian primeval deity : AMON
3
Hefty swig : BELT
4
Sweet-smelling : REDOLENT
5
Garment part : ARM
6
Messuages' kin : MANORS
7
Begins firing : OPENSUP
8
Worst : BEST
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Pace that is not quite a gallop : CANTER
10
Upper hand : EDGE
11
Lurch : REEL
12
Suburb of Paris : ORLY
15
Guileless : NAIVE
17
Diamonds, on the street : ICE
21
Flock of turkeys : RAFTER
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Foil's cousin : EPEE
25
Former treaty acronym : SEATO
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Make a ledger notation : ENTER
28
Half a sawbuck : FIN
29
Channel : INSET
30
Ships' prows : NOSES
31
Stout, in St.-Lô : GRAS
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For men only : STAG
33
Attributes : TRAITS
37
Caesar : SID
39
Be in good standing : RATE
40
Strong or brave man : IRONSIDE
43
Discoloration : TARNISH
46
Some are current : EVENTS
47
Brink : VERGE
48
Becomes implanted : LODGES
52
Dos Passos trilogy : USA
53
Thickening agent : AGAR
54
Canonized English statesman : MORE
55
Mottled : PIED
56
Official records : ACTA
58
Settled : ALIT
59
Type of machine or back : SLOT
60
Rooftree, figuratively : HOME
63
Umbrella support : RIB

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

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