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Edward Bobb
Edward Bobb

New York Times, Thursday, June 7, 1984

62-Across : F.D.R. relative

Author:
Edward Bobb
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { G J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Edward Bobb has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,630
Across
1
Always, to Antony : SEMPER
7
"Bellefleur" author : OATES
12
Conflict : COLLIDE
13
Joyous : BLITHE
15
Surrounding : AMBIENT
16
Subject of "Born Free" : LIONESS
18
Nigerian native : IBO
19
Seat of the Kuomintang since 1949 : TAIWAN
21
Vaulted recess : APSE
22
Like the media, at times : NEWSY
24
Summons : CITES
26
Female lobster : HEN
27
Once, once : ERST
28
Henri's father : PERE
29
Rectify : EMEND
31
Unaccompanied : ALONE
33
Origin : SOURCE
34
Slight : AFFRONT
37
Cad : BOUNDER
38
Ryun and Coe : MILERS
39
Iranian coins : RIALS
40
Embellish : ADORN
41
Type of chair : DECK
42
Etc.'s relative : ETAL
46
Morning moisture : DEW
47
François's farewell : ADIEU
49
Cigar type : CLARO
50
___ d'Hyères, France : ILES
52
Water crossed by Moses : REDSEA
54
Hwy. : RTE
55
Choice beef cut : SIRLOIN
57
With 1 Across, Coast Guard motto : PARATUS
59
His motto is "Can Do" : SEABEE
60
Lines on certain maps : ISOBARS
61
Tinters : DYERS
62
F.D.R. relative : DELANO
Down
1
Melancholy : SOMBER
2
Rush-hour weapons on subways : ELBOWS
3
Year in reign of Edward the Confessor : MLI
4
Devotion : PIETY
5
Best or Millay : EDNA
6
Taciturn : RETICENT
7
Secular person : OBLATE
8
Type of coat : ALINE
9
José's uncle : TIO
10
Alcohol lamp : ETNA
11
He's often seen with a crook : SHEPHERD
12
Ship of the "Yellow Stain" : CAINE
14
Basic quality : ESSENCE
17
A ham, sometimes : SENDER
20
Litz, e.g. : WIRE
23
Earnest gazer : STARER
25
Asian capital : SEOUL
28
Coloratura Lily : PONS
30
Soprano Patrice : MUNSEL
32
Blackmore heroine : LORNA
33
Overcharge : SOAK
34
Hero of a Lully opera : AMADIS
35
With 1 Across, Marine Corps motto : FIDELIS
36
Bloomed : FLOWERED
37
Premolar tooth : BICUSPID
39
Bassoon or oboe : REED
41
Chemical compounds : DIENES
43
Clan cloth : TARTAN
44
Toscanini : ARTURO
45
Windblown loam : LOESS
48
More arid : DRIER
49
Vadnais of the N.H.L. : CAROL
51
Destroy : SLAY
53
Assuage : EASE
56
"___ some other name": Juliet : OBE
58
Arab garment : ABA

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

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