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Bert Rosenfield
Bert Rosenfield

New York Times, Saturday, June 9, 1990

17-Across : Upbraid mendacity

Author:
Bert Rosenfield
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Bert Rosenfield has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,823
Across
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"Island in the Sun" author : WAUGH
6
Cookbook direction : BASTE
11
Narrow inlet : RIA
14
It had 2,377 Broadway performances : ANNIE
15
Swiss mathematician : EULER
16
Film or song preceder : ART
17
Upbraid mendacity : RAILATALIAR
19
Arced letter : CEE
20
Rapturous : ECSTATIC
21
City on the Oka : OREL
23
"Yo te ___" : AMO
24
Scoring rundown on an Indiana five : PACERRECAP
27
Strange specialty : BIRDIE
30
Chabrier composition : ESPANA
31
Precept : CANON
32
Book of the N.T. : APOC
35
Drunk and dull endings : ARDS
36
Prefers unsheathed burgers : SNUBSBUNS
39
Italian harp : ARPA
42
Hulot's creator : TATI
43
Followers of Henri and Mari? : ETTAS
47
American, for one : LEAGUE
49
Settle accounts : CASHIN
50
Medicament for a Stuart : ANNESSENNA
54
Treasury Dept. part : IRS
55
U.S. artificial satellite : ESSA
56
Pearl blue : MOONBEAM
59
Scottish alder : ARN
60
Mil. technician of the 60's : NAMRADARMAN
63
___ Pogner of "Die Meistersinger" : EVA
64
Kind of course or dive : CRASH
65
Ouzo ingredient : ANISE
66
G.H.W.B. is one : REP
67
Alleviates : EASES
68
Horse attribute : SENSE
Down
1
Kind of dance or horse : WAR
2
Lifelessness : ANAEMIA
3
Heraldic creature : UNICORN
4
Gerard and Hodges : GILS
5
___ up (become acute) : HEAT
6
___ retreat (retire in haste) : BEATA
7
Of royal courts : AULIC
8
Golfer's goof : SLICE
9
Congou, e.g. : TEA
10
Miscues : ERRORS
11
Vehicle for Rick Mears : RACECAR
12
John or Jill of films : IRELAND
13
Goddess of strife : ATE
18
Obstacle in red : TAPE
22
Spreads : REPASTS
23
A network logo : ABC
25
Received, in Rouen : RECU
26
___ de chat (ballet leap) : PAS
28
Therapeutic amounts : DOSAGES
29
Tyrolean river : INN
32
Arab cloak : ABA
33
Jan. hrs. in Oakland : PST
34
Kimono sash : OBI
37
Utility trucks : UTES
38
Educational org. : NEA
39
___ mode : ALA
40
Invigorate anew : RENERVE
41
Shut-eye for a forest deity : PANSNAP
44
Vitamin B1 : THIAMIN
45
Meteorologist's concern : AIRMASS
46
Symbols for at. no. 50 : SNS
48
Interest of a sort : USANCE
49
Fluorite : CAND
51
Eames and Samms : EMMAS
52
Bergen-born : NORSE
53
Tennis star Yannick and family : NOAHS
57
Fold sounds : BAAS
58
Early lightweight champ : ERNE
59
Chalice veil : AER
61
Southern constellation : ARA
62
Born : NEE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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